Tracing the theoretical roots from the four-layer architecture when establishing an IT governance structure in line with the pm3 framework
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Abstract [en]
In this paper we investigate whether it is fruitful to use an organization´s enterprise architecture (EA) when constructing an IT governance structure. Our results are based on a qualitative case study at a Swedish bank. The findings show that an EA and an IT governance structure can be two interacting instruments for successful IT governance. Construction of steering committees would form a good basis for measuring IT from a business perspective. Cross boarder steering committees are useful to avoid development of the same functionality in more than one IT system. We also identify some challenges in our study; when an IT system supports more than one workflow process it is difficult to decide in which IT governance area it should be placed. It is also important to emphasize that the complexity in reaching good IT governance structures should not be underestimated regardless of approach. This study also suggests three new concepts for IT governance construction; IT governance area, IT governance architecture and IT governance families. These concepts are defined and discussed in the paper.
Keywords [sv]
IT governance, IT governance structure, IT governance architecture, enterprise architecture, IT service Management
National Category
Information Systems, Social aspects
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-190767DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24423.93603OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-190767DiVA, id: diva2:1722767
Projects
Kunskapsinitiativet om systemförvaltning
Note
The conference paper: Possibilities and challenges when using enterprise architecture to establish an IT governance structure, 2013 was not accepted to the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS). The paper was immediately improved based on the reviewer’s suggestions but was still not submitted to a conference.
The reason I now choose to publish the paper is that it describes the theoretical roots of the four-layer architecture in pm3 (på maintenance management model). pm3 is a product, based on the results of my PhD thesis from 2005. Pm3 has become a de facto standard for refinement and improvement of an organization's architectural landscape. It is primarily used in the Swedish public sector. I sold the immaterial rights to pm3 in 2011. After an evaluation in 2020, about how pm3 expresses itself in practice, I made a statement in spring 2021; there is a need of new knowledge.
The evaluation showed that IT governance structures that took their starting point in the current business conducted in an organization, inevitably leads to a focus on the prevailing motley digital landscape and counteracts strategy driven by vision.
This publication primarily fills the need for reporting a central knowledge contribution the storyline of my research over three decades, primarily written in Swedish. The conference paper has its equivalent in a research report written in Swedish. I have renamed the paper to receive the purpose for the publication. The new title is Tracing the theoretical roots from the four-layer architecture when establishing an IT governance structure in line with the pm3 framework.
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