Applying the Zachman Framework for the Enterprise Architecture of Research Organizations (Case Study: Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research of Iran)

Abstract

In this paper, the enterprise architecture engineering model is presented for research organizations which Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) has chosen as a case study. Also the Zachman framework has been used to complete the layers of enterprise architecture. By studying the research background, it was observed that most of the studies are in the field of organizational architecture technologies and the difference between this research and other studies on the implementation of organizational architecture in research organizations has not been done in previous studies. So we decided to study the layers of organizational architecture in Jihad, which is a research center. This paper has a qualitative approach as a purpose and survey-analytical as a data collection. The statistical population includes all personnel and its statistical sample includes the representatives of ACECR of East Azerbaijan province. Based on the four phases performed in accordance with the Zachman framework, the organization’s processes were identified and information related to the Zachman layers was completed. Finally, organizational, systematic and planning models for ACECR were presented. To determine the level of maturity of enterprise architecture, a questionnaire was distributed and the significant effect of layers on each other were studied. The results showed that “access to information and data”, “business processes” and “information technology” have the highest positive impact on enterprise architecture maturity, respectively.