Trends Report

Use Procurement Touchpoints For A Lightweight Enterprise Architecture Governance Process

Targeted EA Artifacts Can Improve Governance Even When Resources Are Tight

March 4th, 2009
Jost Hoppermann, null
Jost Hoppermann
With contributors:
Gene Leganza , Henry Peyret , Matt Czarnecki

Summary

In difficult economic times, enterprise architecture (EA) groups must often switch from a strategic focus to more tactical issues and cost management. Nevertheless, EA groups should maintain some capability to steer toward the future-state vision. A strong link to the procurement function is one of the paths to remaining strategic and keeping EA governance running in times of cost management.

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