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Success and Failure Factors for Software Architecture
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)This paper provides a view of the software architecture development and management process. It reviews the literature and practitioners’ experiences relating to the factors that cause success and failure for software ... -
The Role of Architecture Evaluations in ICT-companies
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Architecture evaluation is a way to get answers to organisation’s information needs and problems relating to its business and ICT. Companies’ needs to move towards business value driven ICT-development and pressures to ... -
Quality Evaluation Question Framework for Assessing the Quality of Architecture Documentation
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)The present day demanding business environment and increasing complexity of ICT development have raised the significance architecture work. The architecture processes, practices and documents have become increasingly ... -
Quality Management Activities for Software Architecture and Software Architecture Process
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Architecture processes are considerably new parts of organisations’ processes. These processes have the responsibility to aim at high quality and financially successful architectures. However, the activities which promote ... -
A Goal-Oriented Way to Define Metrics for an Enterprise Architecture Program
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Metrics are becoming more and more important in the development of enterprise architecture (EA) programs. Therefore, guidelines and support to define metrics for EA programs are needed. A goal-oriented approach for defining ... -
Towards a Generic Evaluation Model for Enterprise Architecture
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)During the past few years, enterprise architectures (EAs) have become one of the major interests of both business and information technology (IT) practitioners and academics. It has been suggested that EA is an approach ... -
Defining Enterprise Architecture Risks in Business Environment
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a modern approach for managing and developing organizations and enabling them to tackle with the challenges induced by constant changes and increased complexity in their environment. However, ... -
Enterprise Architecture Process of a Telecommunication Company - A Case Study on Initialization
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Objectives such as business-IT-alignment, lower costs, higher quality, better time-tomarket and greater customer satisfaction are some of the drivers for the development of enterprise architecture (EA) process. Several ... -
Enterprise Architecture Evaluation Components
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a holistic view of an organization, including the viewpoints of business, information, systems and technology. It is stated to provide significant benefits to organizations, and is therefore ... -
Enterprise Architecture Compliance: the Viewpoint of Evaluation
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides a holistic view of entire organization, including various viewpoints such as business, information, systems and technology. It is of interest for academics and practitioners alike. It ... -
Enterprise Architecture Benefits: Perceptions from Literature and Practice
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Enterprise Architecture (EA) is considered a means for acquiring a multitude of benefits in organizations by most academic literature and practitioners alike. However, academic research has almost omitted the domain of EA ... -
Potential Critical Success Factors for Enterprise Architecture
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)During the past few years, enterprise architectures (EAs) have garnered considerable attention from both practitioners and academics in the fields of information systems and business management. It is suggested that EA is ... -
A Framework to Support Business-IT Alignment in Enterprise Architecture Decision Making
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Business-IT alignment is one of the key concerns of general management and chief information officers. It is commonly recognized as an important instrument for realizing organizational effectiveness. Achieving ... -
Analysis of the current State of Enterprise Architecture Evaluation Methods and Practices
(University of Jyväskylä, Information Technology Research Institute, 2008)Today, more and more organizations adopt enterprise architecture (EA) processes to cope with the changing environment and to improve their performance and competitiveness. However, the evaluation of EA regarding its quality ...
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