A Review of Critical Success Factors of Enterprise Architecture Implementation

Enterprise Architecture (EA) optimizes an enterprise's Information Technology investments and translates business strategies into implementable technology solutions to achieve business competitive environment. This paper provides a review of the Critical Success Factors (CSF) which influences successful EA implementation. Various factors from different CSF models for effective EA implementation and comparisons among models are presented. It is informational and useful for Enterprise Architects considering conducting research on EA and practitioners seeking to assess the 'state-of-play'.