Today, as organizations constantly adjust their activities to meet ever-changing circumstances, continuous business transformation is taking place. However, planning and steering this transformation can be a daunting task as complexity has been built into the organization over the years. Enterprise Architecture (EA) has been widely adapted as a planning and governance approach to manage the complexity and constant change, and to align the organization toward a common goal. This article studies the EA benefit-realization process by clarifying how EA benefits are realized. Specifically, the focus is on the strategies, resources, and practices which the EA benefits stem from. The findings, derived from an in-depth case study, show that the EA benefit-realization process constitutes a long, intertwined chain of activities. Organizations benefit from EA through various means: from the initiation, when comprehensive understanding starts to form, until years later, when measurable outcomes such as cost savings materialize. Suggestions on what to incorporate into EA programs are presented.

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企业架构在组织转型中的好处

今天，随着组织不断调整其活动以适应不断变化的环境，持续的业务转型正在发生。然而，规划和指导这种转型可能是一项艰巨的任务，因为多年来组织中已经建立了复杂性。企业架构 (EA) 已被广泛用作一种规划和治理方法，以管理复杂性和不断变化，并使组织朝着共同目标保持一致。本文通过阐明 EA 收益如何实现来研究 EA 收益实现过程。具体而言，重点是 EA 受益的策略、资源和实践。来自深入案例研究的结果表明，EA 收益实现过程构成了一个长长的、相互交织的活动链。组织通过各种方式从 EA 中受益：从开始，当全面理解开始形成时，直到几年后，当可衡量的结果（如成本节约）成为现实时。提出了关于将什么纳入 EA 计划的建议。