Core Operational Business-IT Alignment: Current Trends and Open Challenges

Pascal André (), Hugo Bruneliere (), Dalila Tamzalit () and Ali Benjilany ()
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Pascal André: Nantes University - CNRS / LS2N
Hugo Bruneliere: IMT Atlantique - CNRS / LS2N
Dalila Tamzalit: Nantes University - CNRS / LS2N
Ali Benjilany: Nantes University - CNRS / LS2N

A chapter in Advances in Information Systems Development, 2024, pp 41-62 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In terms of competitiveness, Business-IT Alignment (BITA) is still a crucial challenge for business leaders and CIOs, especially in the context of Digital Transformation and time-to-market challenges. Core Operational BITA is a projection of BITA to the Enterprise Information System perimeter, i.e., the operational alignment between the business processes and supporting IT. It is a major source of issues (e.g., strong couplings, maintenance costs, technical debt, slow adaptation). These issues cause a misalignment and thus contribute to the well-known Business-IT Gap. In this paper, we review the current state of this operational alignment in the context of Enterprise Architecture (EA) i.e. between the Business Process layer and the Application layer. Our analysis focuses on five facets: modelling notations used at the Business Process and Application layers, existence of explicit and implicit links between these layers, potential of these links in terms of alignment or misalignment in the information system, tooling and support. As a result, we notably outline some current limitations, such as modelling disparities, misuse of links between the two layers and an under-coverage of real alignment processes. We also discuss some lessons learned and future challenges, mainly around modelling needs and consistency management between the two considered layers for core operational BITA.

Keywords: Information systems; Enterprise architecture; Core operational business-IT alignment; Business process modelling; Software application modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57189-3_3

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