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EA's Importance:

         Global competition and the recent financial crisis have caused organizations of all types to look for ways to become more efficient, effective and agile. More and more organizations are looking at enterprise architecture as the discipline needed to achieve these long term organizational transformations. Therefore, enterprise architecture is becoming an area of increasing importance in organizations of all types over the next five years. Actually, there are little programs which really look at larger organizations' issues and strategic issues around enterprise technology. If you look at academia, technology-related programs are typically two types. At one end of the spectrum, you have MIS programs which in many cases it is said somewhat dated, business-heavy technology like. The other end of the spectrum have traditional computer science programs which software and system development oriented. Another in the middle, we do have IT programs that many started during the dotcom boom. They tend to be skill-oriented and certification-oriented. That's why many see Enterprise architecture as a possible future for MIS programs in academia. 

My involvement in EA

         My initial involvement in EA was in 2006 during the time I worked part time in ePeyk. After having accepted into the firm, I passed a one-month introductory class in Enterprise Architecture. Then, I worked in two EA projects sequently.

Job Experience in EA

         I've worked for 1.5 years in EA projects. It's worthwhile to mention that during the project, I obtained great expriences:

  • EA is really powerful in finding business process problems. Customers were astonished finding that after 2-3 months, we knew their organizations better than themselves. You should've seen their faces while we were enumerating their organizaations' problems; some of them hadn't been evinced by then.
  • There is a huge demand for EA professionals. This even became a threat to the EA projects because almost all our customers tried to poach our project members.
  • It is really difficult to convince senior managers (CEO ,CIO, ...) to adopt or continue EA projects because their results wouldn't be revealed in the short run. It's even hard to evaluate the results of EA projects and we really had problem in showing positive effects of EA on the customers' conditions.

Research Efforts in EA

During the time in ePeyk, I had to choose a title for my master's thesis. I decided to choose "A Framework for Measuring ROI of Enterprise Architecture" to find a solution for the third aformentioned problem. Therefore, I studied all the articles I had found in Elsevier, Emerald, etc. But, I couldn't find enough experts and also a proper advisor to continue with that. As a result, I had to choose a title in IT Public Policy which is my second area of interest.

However, I didn't get disappointed. I proposed "A Methodology for Developing a Master Plan for Integrating e-Government Information Systems" based on EA principles. Besides, currently, I am working on "e-Government Integration value measurement" with two students of mine. I have, also, planned to work on Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge (EABOK) which is a panoply of my research interests and also important to the future of information systems field of study because many see Enterprise Architecture as a possible future for MIS programs in academia. I, also, continually study books, articles, and projects in Enterprise Architure area.

Teaching Efforts in EA

         I've lectured for 5 semesters various EA topics such as Zachman Framework, DODAF/C4ISR, FEA, EAP, Business Modeling, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, Technology Architecture, ...  under the name of IT Strategic Planning at MUST. I've used these references for that class:

  • Finkelstein, Enterprise Architecture for Integration: Rapid Delivery Methods and Technologies,2006
  • Spewak, Enterprise Architecture Planning: Developing a blueprint for Data, Applications, and Technology, 1993
  • David, F. R. , Strategic Management Concepts and Cases, 2004
  • Golsoft.com, Persian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), IT Master Plan and Enterprise Architecture, 2005

EA Frameworks/Methodologies:

I'm familiar with the below frameworks/methodologies:

  • Enterprise Architecture Frameworks/Methodologies: Zachman Framework, DoDAF, EAP , FEA, ...
  • Software Analysis & Design Methodologies: RUP, BPM, SOA, OO , Realtional Database Design, ...

Publications (based on EA):

  • Khodabandeh Amiri, A., Naderseresht, N., Ramezani Chemazi, M., Taheri, A. (2010), "A Methodology for Developing a Master Plan for Integrating e-Government Information Systems", The 4th National Conference on Management of Technology (IRAMOT 2010), November 8-9, 2010. Teheran, Iran. [sent to The International Information and Library Review]
Just Started:
  • KKhodabandeh Amiri, A., Reyhanian, A. Ahmadi, M., "eGovernment Integration Value Measurement"
on the table/ future researches/i>:
  • "eGovernment Integration Measurement"
  • "eGovernment Integration Success Factors"
  • "Enterprise Architecture Value Measurement"
  • "Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge"
    • "Main Characteristics of EA graduates"
    • "EA Curricular Models"