@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000100, title = {Factors That Affect the Effectiveness of Enterprise Architecture Implementation Methodology}, author = {Babak Darvish Rouhani and Mohd Naz’ri Mahrin and Fatemeh Nikpay and Pourya Nikfard and Maryam Khanian Najafabadi}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a strategy that is employed by enterprises in order to align their business and Information Technology (IT). EA is managed, developed, and maintained through Enterprise Architecture Implementation Methodology (EAIM). Effectiveness of EA implementation is the degree in which EA helps to achieve the collective goals of the organization. This paper analyzes the results of a survey that aims to explore the factors that affect the effectiveness of EAIM and specifically the relationship between factors and effectiveness of the output and functionality of EA project. The exploratory factor analysis highlights a specific set of five factors: alignment, adaptiveness, support, binding, and innovation. The regression analysis shows that there is a statistically significant and positive relationship between each of the five factors and the effectiveness of EAIM. Consistent with theory and practice, the most prominent factor for developing an effective EAIM is innovation. The findings contribute to the measuring the effectiveness of EA implementation project by providing an indication of the measurement implementation approaches which is used by the Enterprise Architects, and developing an effective EAIM. }, journal = {International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, year = {2015}, pages = {19 - 25}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000100}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/97}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 97, 2015}, }