Analyzing the Indicators and Requirements in Main Components Of Enterprise Architecture Methodology Development Using Grounded Theory in Qualitative Methods

Abstract

Many organizations apply EA as part of their IT management and planning activities. From their perspective, it would seem that EA should play an important role in strategic planning, alignment and prioritization. Today we know the four top EA frameworks, which are often used in preparing the EA. The four top EA frameworks are the Zachman, Gartner, TOGAF and FEA. But in reality we have to be sure whether the four top EA frameworks can be directly adopted into organizations. To answer these questions, we conducted a study of the basic functions and staging in the development of EA in order to obtain certainty on the indicators and requirements in main components of EA methodology development.

In this study we will use qualitative methods with a strategy of inquiry using grounded theory. This process involves using multiple stages of data collection and refinements and finding interrelationship of categories of information. Two primary characteristics of this method are the constant comparison of data with emerging categories and theoretical sampling of different perspective to maximize the similarities and the differences of information.

Keywords: Enterprise Architecture, IS/IT Strategy, Methodology, Grounded Theory, Qualitative Method