Program-Led Enterprise Architecture for ICT Transformation: A Delivery-Centric Control Framework for Multi-System Integration at Scale
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Enterprise Architecture, ICT Transformation, Multi-System Integration, Program Governance, Integration Risk Management, ERP Modernization.Abstract
Enterprise Architecture (EA) to control their complex ICT transformation programs, which include multiple cloud migrations, enterprise resource planning updates, cybersecurity systems and system interoperability projects. Many organizations are experiencing unstable delivery processes due to their enterprise governance systems being incompatible with their operational program activities. The study makes the following contribution: the Program-Led Enterprise Architecture Control Framework (PLEACF). The framework delivers architectural governance through delivery mechanisms that enable teams to trace architectural elements from design through project completion, using decision gates, dependency tracking, integration risk management, and continuous delivery monitoring. The assessment used simulated enterprise transformation scenarios, including ERP modernization, HR system migration, cybersecurity implementation, enterprise data modernization, and Energy Trading and Risk Management deployment. The results show that the framework outperforms traditional governance methods by improving milestone completion accuracy, schedule predictability, integration stability, deployment readiness and operational visibility. The framework enhances enterprise-wide risk detection capabilities and reduces integration failures. The proposed framework provides a suitable operational organization model based on the governance principle that can be scaled up to help organizations implement ICT transformation projects and multi-system integration projects amidst the current challenges in implementing and adopting them in the organization.
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