Measuring Enterprise Architecture Success

Published: 02 December 2008

ID: G00203632

Analyst(s): Mike Rollings

Summary

Many enterprise architecture (EA) programs are failing or losing steam because they cannot demonstrate their business value. Maturity scores alone yield little to show the value EA delivers. Instead, architects need to look beyond the scores to understand EA's contribution to business value. In this Perspective document, Research Director Mike Rollings examines various ways to measure EA success.

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