Towards future-proof Enterprise Architecture in cross organizational business ecosystems in the financial sector

Abstract

Digital innovations and transformations have led to growing interconnectivity between organisations. Consequently, organizations have become involved in value streams from connected organizations that have resulted in emergence of business ecosystems. Understanding IT landscape complexity requires understanding of business and organizational complexity first. Existing literature about Enterprise Architecture(EA) and Enterprise Architecture Management(EAM) is limited in scope to internal organizations. Although EA and EA artifacts have been used for decades as a practise to outline complexity in organizations, scientific knowledge on how EA can be applied in business ecosystems to develop future-proof architecture is lacking. Therefore, this study focusses on how EA artifacts can design and develop future-proof architecture in business ecosystems. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted in the financial sector in the Netherlands showing a fit-for-purpose of existing EA artifacts in ecosystems. However, additional challenges and complexity require additional artifacts to map the complexity. This study gained scientific knowledge about how EA and EA artifacts help business ecosystems to develop a future-proof architecture.

Date of Award	27 Apr 2024
Original language	English
Supervisor	Maurice Pattij (Supervisor) & Rogier van de Wetering (Examiner)