Presenting a model for evaluating of the Alignment and convergence of enterprise architecture of Sports and Youth headquarters, Mazandaran Province
Subject Areas : Infomartion TechnologySomayye Abolhasan Zade Zoeram 1 , Mohammad hami 2 , vahid Shojaei 3
1 - Department of Sport Management, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, I.R. Iran
2 - Department of Sport Management, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, I.R. Iran
3 - faculty member of Islamic Azad university of Sari Branch
Keywords: Enterprise architecture, Sports and Youth General Directorate, Alignment and convergence,
Abstract :
This study aimed to investigate the enterprise architecture (EA) of the status quo at the Sports and Youth General Directorate (SYGD), Mazandaran Province, in order to present a model of desirable situation. Today, enterprise architecture is one of the most practical enterprise solutions for aligning strategic of the information technology with enterprise business and also is powerful tool for organizing complex information systems. This research applied a descriptive-survey method based on quantitative and qualitative analysis using documentary and Delphi methods. The statistical population (n =148) of this study consisted of all managers, deputies and employees of Mazandaran SYGD, who were on occupation during 2018. After distributing 148 questionnaires, 140 available questionnaires were obtained, so the sample size was 140 people. Data were collected with a researcher-made questionnaire, Includes 7 questions. The reliability coefficient was 0.88 by Cronbach's alpha. The Delphi documentation and methodology has been done with an adaptive approach by using spss software for data analysis. The results show that the status quo is moderate in most of qualitative features of alignment and convergence and requires improvements. Therefore, a new service-based model was designed to draw the future status, which was evaluated using the Delphi method.
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