An Enterprise Application Architecture Assessment Framework: Driven by Business Value and Focusing on IT Supportability.

This paper proposes a composite architecture assessment framework for evaluating an enterprise application from eight key dimensions viz. business enablement, architecture governance, application architecture, architecture quality, integration architecture, security architecture, technology and vendor perspective, and application delivery and operations. The framework can help the application owner building developing a comprehensive understanding on the IT supportability of an enterprise application. Besides investigating and assessing the internal architecture of the enterprise application, the framework also evaluates the ancillary areas around the application from delivery, operation, support, technology and vendor perspective, which have significant impacts on the total cost of ownership and time to market delivered by the application. The framework has been successfully used in practical situations in multiple global enterprises with positive feedback. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]