Enterprise Architecture as Strategy
by Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, David C. Robertson · Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, David C. Robertson
Based on MIT Sloan CISR research, this book argues that a firm's operating model should drive its IT investments. Readers learn to define an operating model, build a foundation for execution, and progress through four stages of architecture maturity.
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