Business value of enterprise architecture – why CEOs should recognize and empower their EA departments: key takeaways from the McKinsey & Company and Henley Business School EA Survey

Bossert, O., Fehskens, L., Manwani, S. and Sokalski, J. (2017) Business value of enterprise architecture – why CEOs should recognize and empower their EA departments: key takeaways from the McKinsey & Company and Henley Business School EA Survey. Journal of Enterprise Architecture. ISSN 2166-6792

Abstract/Summary

Recent research on IT’s future value proposition (Khan et al. 2017) revealed that both business and IT leaders expect IT to play a new role in companies’ strategic directions. The focus of IT will shift from supporting the creation of business value to value-generating, technology-based business innovation and digital initiatives. Yet, it is recognized that IT today struggles to perform – just 12% of research participants believe IT organizations are “highly effective” at leading digital initiatives. The Enterprise Architecture (EA) Survey by McKinsey & Company and Henley Business School finds that EA can enable digital transformation while reducing business and IT complexity. Therefore, if set up well, it can become a strategic function. CEOs who recognize and enable the full potential of their EA departments can position their organizations for successful digital innovation. This article builds on the EA Survey results to position EA, firstly in its role, secondly in its value to the CEO, and finally in how to increase its contribution.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/74976
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Publisher	Association of Enterprise Architects
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