Enterprise Architecture Principles: Literature Review and Research Directions

This report presents a literature review on enterprise architecture principles. Itconsists of twelve articles published in journals and conference proceedings on enterprisearchitecture. The results show that there are various gaps in the research literature: Noaccepted definition of enterprise architecture principles has emerged yet. There is disagreementon the question of how to describe and formalize the connection of architecturegoals, principles, and implications. A detailed conceptual framework that could serve as abasis for conducting quantitative research is still lacking. Business principles, IT principlesand enterprise architecture principles are often mixed up. Research into generic designprinciples is still in its infancy. The review illustrates the necessity to conduct more indepthresearch on enterprise architecture principles. We describe conceptual foundationsand provide guidance for further research in this field...