文档介绍：Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures
Vol. 3, No. 1, July 2008
36 Ralph Foorthuis, Sjaak Brinkkemper
Ralph Foorthuis, Sjaak Brinkkemper
Best Practices for Business and Systems
Analysis in Projects Conforming to
Enterprise Architecture
This paper aims to identify best practices for performing business and systems analysis in projects that are re-
quired ply with Enterprise Architecture. We apply two qualitative research methods to study real-life projects
conforming to architecture at herlands. First, a Canonical Action Research approach is applied to par-
ticipate in two business process redesign projects. Second, we use Focus Group interviews to elicit knowledge about
carrying out projects conforming to architecture. Based on this empirical research we present seven observations
and ten best practices. The best practices point to the fact that project conformance is not only the responsibility of
project members, but also of enterprise architects. Considering four levels of best practices (good idea, good prac-
tice, local best practice, industry best practice), we argue that our guidelines are located at the second (good prac-
tice) level. More research is required to prove or falsify them in other settings.
1 Introduction Working with EA is said to improve project ess, to
reduce project risk, duration plexity, to speed
up the initialization of a project, and to reduce project
Enterprise Architecture (EA) provides anization
costs [BFKW06], [WBLS05], [Capg07], [Pulk06].
with high-level solution directions, constraints, and
overall views. EA therefore focuses on the relatively Several governmental anizations
stable essentials of the enterprise as a whole have developed approaches for stimulating projects
[Lank05], [OpPr07], [WBLS05]. This should lead to conform to EA [Line07], [FDoT06], [USDA07],
various benefits [BFKW06], [TOGR03], [Lank05], [CaAm07]. Important recurring elements here are ar-