The alignment factors of business-IT on enterprise architecture : A systematic literature review

Abstract

One of the enterprise architecture (EA) role in organization is the function of aligning business–information technology (IT). The alignment is done to support IT achievement of organizational business goals. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence to the achievement of alignment between business-IT in the organization. To search for IT-business alignment factors, a review literature was conducted and produced eighteen selected papers. From the literature review conducted on eighteen selected papers, there were twenty factors identified as alignment factors. Furthermore, these factors are categorized into two perspectives of alignment factors that are business perspective and IT perspective. Once classified then there are only 5 alignment business-IT factors: Business Process, Methodology, Modeling, Technology that support the application, and Network Collaboration.