Information systems architecture: a consulting methodology

A digital consulting methodology for information technology planning is presented. The approach provides improved communications across organizational boundaries throughout the enterprise, resulting in greater management involvement and a clearer understanding of business directions, generating the information technology architecture as well as specific applications requirements. The architecture is developed by studying the business objectives and their supporting processes to derive the underlying information flows and systems. Five key factors are considered in these analyses: the business goals, the organizational culture, the personnel, the measurements, and the tools that help the enterprise achieve its goals