EA and its Impact on Business

Question: Describe about "EA and its impact on Business". Answer: Executive Summary An enterprise is an organization which has its own business plans and actions to perform so that it can earn maximum profits and maintain its credibility in the market. And the word architecture means the art and methods of carefully designing and building the structural framework of something in a professional way(Booch, 2010). Therefore, combining both these words, the meaning of Enterprise Architecture can be understood very clearly. Enterprise Architecture An Enterprise Architecture is a well-defined art or practice of designing and building the structural and functional framework of an organization. The main motive of enterprise architecture is to understand the business information and to formulate its strategies so that the overall objectives of the business can be achieved efficiently and effectively(Gulledge, 2008). There are various departments within a business in where the process of architecture is required which can be understood with the help of this diagram: Impact of Enterprise Architecture on Business In todays contemporary and competitive environment, organizations are looking for methods or procedures that can enhance the productivity of the business, maintain its profit-making capacity, and maximize its effectiveness and efficiencies. To overcome these issues and to survive the challenges of day-to-day business, businesses need to concentrate on the architecture of the enterprise. A deep understanding of the company's policies and procedures is required which helps in the formulation of strategies, and their execution to achieve the desired results(Nrman, Johnson, and Gingnell, 2014). By applying EA procedures into the business, a company can improve its business operations described below: It provides a deep understanding of the current IT infrastructure of the company. It helps in identification and mitigation of risks involved in the business. There are a lot of threats involved in the business which it helps to identify. It helps in the development and improvement of strategies formulated for the business infrastructure. It develops an efficient decision support system for the business which helps in the long-run. It provides a systematic vision to perform the business operations and achieve operational excellence. Issues with Enterprise Architecture EA has recently gained much importance in the field of business, but apart from his assistance, there also exists many implications while performing the EA functions and those are as follows: Misinterpreting EA as an IT function. Misalignment of IT, and business goals. The disconnected community of Architecture. Wrong representative in the major role of EA. Not measuring the future impacts of EA on business. Establishment of ineffective EA governance. Conclusion Enterprise Architecture plays a significant role in organizations. It is basically a strategy plan which is developed for the use of organizations, and its various departments. It is managed, and implemented through specific processes known as Enterprise Architecture Implementation Methodology (EAIM). This report represents the relevance of Enterprise Architecture and its impact on businesses(Niemi and Pekkola, 2015). It also focuses on the problems that are associated with it and the different contributions that has been recorded. There still has been ambiguity among researchers, and scholars about the role and importance of Enterprise Architecture but it will be wrong to say that the practice of EA is worthless considering its contributions and benefits. References Booch, G. (2010). Enterprise Architecture and Technical Architecture.IEEE Softw., 27(2), pp.96-96. Gulledge, T. (2008). Architecture-driven Enterprise Integration.International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 5(3), p.265. Nrman, P., Johnson, P. and Gingnell, L. (2014). Using enterprise architecture to analyse how organisational structure impact motivation and learning.Enterprise Information Systems, 10(5), pp.523-562. Niemi, E. and Pekkola, S. (2015). Using enterprise architecture artefacts in an organisation.Enterprise Information Systems, pp.1-26.