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Research Briefing

Maturity Matters: How Firms Generate Value from Enterprise Architecture

Learn about how a firm’s learning about the strategic role of IT can be represented in four stages of enterprise architecture maturity.

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Abstract

To better serve customers and cut operating costs, firms are instituting enterprise-wide efforts to leverage synergies and reap economies of scale. CISR research indicates, however, that before firms can use IT strategically, they must learn how to make IT a strategic competency. A firm’s learning about the strategic role of IT can be represented in four stages of enterprise architecture maturity, with each stage compounding benefits for the firm. In this briefing we describe how firms capture and formalize the learning from each architectural stage so that they can benefit from the current stage and, if appropriate, migrate toward later stages.

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About the Author

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Jeanne W. Ross, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR)

MIT CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH (CISR)

Founded in 1974 and grounded in MIT's tradition of combining academic knowledge and practical purpose, MIT CISR helps executives meet the challenge of leading increasingly digital and data-driven organizations. We work directly with digital leaders, executives, and boards to develop our insights. Our consortium forms a global community that comprises more than seventy-five organizations.

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Cemex (Mexico)
Cencora
Cochlear Limited (Australia)
Commonwealth Superannuation Corp. (Australia)
Cuscal Limited (Australia)
CVS Health
Dawn Foods
DBS Bank Ltd. (Singapore)
Doosan Corporation (Korea)
Fidelity Investments
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