A Cutter Associates study of enterprise architectures in buy-side asset-management firms cites six reasons why these firms should adopt a framework and structure for enterprise architecture. The report cites six reasons why these firms should adopt a framework and structure for enterprise architecture:

  1. Achieve greater flexibility and capacity for acquisitions, new products and new investment instruments.
  2. Reduce IT’s time to market.
  3. Adapt better to changes in the vendor landscape, industry trends and regulatory environment.
  4. Align IT and business to the same set of priorities.
  5. Reduce cost to business and IT.
  6. Improve communication within IT and between IT and business people.

Source: Wall Street & Technology

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One Response to “6 Reasons to Adopt an Enterprise Architecture”

  1. Serge Thorn on February 6th, 2008 12:54 pm

    You may add to that list:

    7.Enable business changes, technologically based business opportunities
    8.Make easier the introduction of new technologies
    9.Allow standardization
    10.Information (or data) consolidation
    11.Reduce enterprise/application integration complexity
    12.Facilitate outsourcing if required
    13.Better assets utilization
    14.Better assess the impact of changes

    Kind regards

    Serge

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