| Summary: | Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011. === The adoption of Enterprise Architecture (EA) methodologies within organizations is causing an
interest in the methodologies and supporting technologies available. Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA) supports EA in many facets. However, there is much suspension with regard to the relationship
between EA and SOA within organizations as well as the guidelines that organisations should follow
in order for SOA to enable EA. There are potential problems that may arise if this relationship
between SOA and EA is not agreed to at the outset of implementing an EA. The purpose of this
research is to investigate the guidelines that are needed for SOA to enable EA, in order to provide
practical steps that organisations can use to begin aligning SOA and EA, ensuring that these
initiatives are driven from a business perspective. A qualitative approach using a case study was used
as a methodology for this research. The data collection was conducted using semi-structured
interviews, and the guidelines that were derived were validated through a survey that was distributed
to industry architecture practitioners. The contribution of this research was a set of guidelines that can
be used for SOA to enable EA. Further research areas were highlighted, including investigating the
mapping of the guidelines that were derived from this research, into the EA frameworks that exist
such as TOGAF and ZACHMAN.
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