Integrating enterprise architecture and Np Iso 4457

Abstract

The growing importance of NP ISO 4457 and Enterprise Architecture (EA) is becoming increasingly recognized. However, since they are distinct governance approaches with different perspectives, organizations end up facing several challenges, which leads to efficiency problems, waste of resources and misalignment. This thesis proposes to overcome such problems by integrating NP ISO 4457 with EA. This way, a Reference Architecture is developed, using Archimate, which helps organizations to conform to the Standard’s requirements, by determining how processes and resources are organized and realized. This is a unique contribution, since the Reference Architecture can be applied generically to every organization.