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Abstract
In today's competitive environments, companies must cope with changing customer demands, regulatory uncertainties, and new technological advances. To this end, companies increasingly undergo large-scale agile transformations to meet these requirements. In recent years, enterprise architecture management has established itself as a valuable governance mechanism for coordinating large-scale agile transformations by connecting strategic considerations to the execution of transformation projects. Empirical studies investigating the role of enterprise architects (EAs) in this context are still scarce. We present a multiple-case study of five major German companies that aims to shed light on the role of EAs in supporting large-scale agile transformations. Based on our results from eighteen interviews, we present a set of typical responsibilities of EAs. We also describe the expectations of various stakeholders towards EAs and the challenges they face.
Recommended Citation
Uludag, Ömer and Matthes, Florian, "Investigating the Role of Enterprise Architects in Supporting Large-Scale Agile Transformations: A Multiple-Case Study" (2020). AMCIS 2020 Proceedings. 2.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2020/digital_agility/digital_agility/2
Investigating the Role of Enterprise Architects in Supporting Large-Scale Agile Transformations: A Multiple-Case Study
In today's competitive environments, companies must cope with changing customer demands, regulatory uncertainties, and new technological advances. To this end, companies increasingly undergo large-scale agile transformations to meet these requirements. In recent years, enterprise architecture management has established itself as a valuable governance mechanism for coordinating large-scale agile transformations by connecting strategic considerations to the execution of transformation projects. Empirical studies investigating the role of enterprise architects (EAs) in this context are still scarce. We present a multiple-case study of five major German companies that aims to shed light on the role of EAs in supporting large-scale agile transformations. Based on our results from eighteen interviews, we present a set of typical responsibilities of EAs. We also describe the expectations of various stakeholders towards EAs and the challenges they face.
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