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CENTER FOR
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
RESEARCH
Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Creating a Strategic IT Architecture
Competency: Learning in Stages
Jeanne W. Ross
April 2003
CISR WP No. 335
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper No. 4314-03
© 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.
R Research Article: a completed research article drawing on one or
more CISR research projects that presents management frameworks, findings and recommendations.
£ Research Summary: a summary of a research project with preliminary findings.
£ Research Briefings: a collection of short executive summaries of key findings from research projects.
£ Case Study: an in-depth description of a firm’s approach to an IT management issue (intended for MBA and executive education).
£ Technical Research Report: a traditional academically rigorous research paper with detailed methodology, analysis, findings and references. This paper also can be downloaded without charge from the
Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://ssrn.com/abstract=416180 CISR M ISSION
CISR was founded in 1974 and has a strong track record of practice based research on the management of information technology. As we enter the twentyfirst century, CISR’s mission is to perform practical empirical research on how firms generate business value from IT. CISR disseminates this research via electronic research briefings, working papers, research workshops and executive education. Recent and current research topics include:
2002 Projects
§ The IT Portfolio – Benchmarks & Performance
§ Assessing IT Governance Effectiveness
§ Architecture-Driven Business Strategies
§ Converting Customer Data into an Asset
§ Strategies for Web Service
2003 Projects
§ Business Models and IT Investments
§ Governing IT for Different Performance Goals
§ Assessing Architecture
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
RESEARCH
Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Creating a Strategic IT Architecture
Competency: Learning in Stages
Jeanne W. Ross
April 2003
CISR WP No. 335
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper No. 4314-03
© 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.
R Research Article: a completed research article drawing on one or
more CISR research projects that presents management frameworks, findings and recommendations.
£ Research Summary: a summary of a research project with preliminary findings.
£ Research Briefings: a collection of short executive summaries of key findings from research projects.
£ Case Study: an in-depth description of a firm’s approach to an IT management issue (intended for MBA and executive education).
£ Technical Research Report: a traditional academically rigorous research paper with detailed methodology, analysis, findings and references. This paper also can be downloaded without charge from the
Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://ssrn.com/abstract=416180 CISR M ISSION
CISR was founded in 1974 and has a strong track record of practice based research on the management of information technology. As we enter the twentyfirst century, CISR’s mission is to perform practical empirical research on how firms generate business value from IT. CISR disseminates this research via electronic research briefings, working papers, research workshops and executive education. Recent and current research topics include:
2002 Projects
§ The IT Portfolio – Benchmarks & Performance
§ Assessing IT Governance Effectiveness
§ Architecture-Driven Business Strategies
§ Converting Customer Data into an Asset
§ Strategies for Web Service
2003 Projects
§ Business Models and IT Investments
§ Governing IT for Different Performance Goals
§ Assessing Architecture