An enterprise engineering approach for the alignment of business and information technology strategy

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 974-992

  Cuenca, Llanos ^a   Boza, Andres ^a   Ortiz, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

business and IT strategic alignment; enterprise architecture framework; enterprise engineering

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ALIGNMENT DESIGNS; BUSINESS AND IT ALIGNMENTS; ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE; ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS; SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 80054716376     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2011.579172     Document Type: Article

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