Business value of solution architecture

Authors
Publication date 2009
Host editors
  • E. Proper
  • F. Harmsen
  • J.L.G. Dietz
Book title Advances in Enterprise Engineering II
Book subtitle first NAF Academy Working Conference on Practice-Driven Research on Enterprise Transformation, PRET 2009, held at CAiSE 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 11, 2009 : proceedings
ISBN
  • 978-3-642-01858-9
ISBN (electronic)
  • 978-3-642-01859-6
Series Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Event 1st NAF Academy Working Conference on Practice-Driven Research on Enterprise Transformation PRET 2009
Pages (from-to) 84-108
Publisher Berlin: Springer
Organisations
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam Business School Research Institute (ABS-RI)
Abstract

The theory and especially the practice of IT architecture have been developed quite vigorously the last years. However, hardly any quantitative data about the value of IT architecture is available. This paper presents the results of a study, which measures the value of IT solution architecture for software development projects. The study identifies ten architecture-related project-variables and correlates these with eight project success variables. Statistical analysis of 49 IT projects shows that the use of solution architecture is correlated with decreased budget and time overrun, increased reliability of project planning and increased customer satisfaction. The results of the study indicate that IT usage of solution architecture for custom software development projects leads to better project results. Also the limitations of the study are discussed.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01859-6_6
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