A systematic evaluation of the SAM according Enterprise Architecture framework requirements

Overview & Synopsis

Business/IT alignment (BITA) is nowadays an essential research stake. The works around this problematics are various and numerous. On the one hand, Enterprise Architecture (EA) based approaches represent a current and relevant trend. On the other hand, the SAM (Strategic Alignment Model) is one of most widespread model for BITA. In this boarder, the target of this paper is to analyse the links between the EA approach and the SAM. Therefore, we analyse systematically and rigorously the SAM in the view of the ISO 15704 standard on requirements for EA frameworks. The underlying idea is to check the SAM’s compliance with this standard in order to identify its strengths and weaknesses, easing its integration with other EA frameworks. At last, this analysis is put in perspective with related works on EA for BITA in order to identify future research steps.