Why You Need Enterprise Architecture with Your ERP

by Mike Rosen

I've been working with many companies lately whose IT systems are dominated by enterprise resource planning (ERP). This is not surprising, since an ERP system is an essential part of most IT portfolios today. In many organizations, the ERP system contributes as much as 70% of the total IT capability. So one question that many companies are struggling with is: why is it still important to have enterprise architecture (EA)? Didn't you buy an architecture with the ERP?

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Why You Need Enterprise Architecture with Your ERPWed Mar 12 08:58:11 CDT 2008