An approach for adaptive enterprise architecture

Given the fast emergence of new technologies and the highly changing business demands, enterprises are confronted with the need to keep up with the evolving transformation. This one is subject to internal and external factors which make it very often in the form of disruptive changes. As a consequence, various parts of companies’ Enterprise Architecture are impacted. To address the new requirements of these increasingly dynamic environments, enterprises need to transition from heavy and document-centred Enterprise Architecture Frameworks to more agile and continuously adaptive approaches. On the other hand, Agile Software Development (ASD) are commonly used methods for IT development. They are mainly characterized by the high involvement of the requester and the rapid accommodation to development needs. This paper presents an Adaptive Enterprise Architecture model that is inspired from some ASD values. Thus, we begin with a brief summary of the criteria that we consider compulsory for Adaptive Enterprise Architecture. Then we present the related work and the connection between agile values and our criteria. Finally, we describe our model and illustrate it via a case study. Copyright © 2020 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved