Examining Enterprise Architecture Researches in Iran: A systematic Review

This paper conducts quantitative and qualitative analyses of research on Enterorise Architecture published in Iranian Database over the last twenty years.

A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was carried out. 669 papers were retrieved by a manual search in 4 databases and 70 primary studies were finally included.For Quantitative Analysis, the Researches Were Examined in terms of Frequency Distribution, Year of Publication, Type of Organization, Research methods, and Research themes in the Internal Database.

For Qualitative Analysis, the Target Studies were Grouped into 7 Levels: Policies, actors and structures; Architecture frameworks and Methodologies; Architecture principles and standards; Implementations; Governance; Feasibility and Multi-themes. The findings Show that most studies on Enterprise Architecture in Iran focus on Architecture Frameworks and methodologies and Governance of Enterprise Architecture, Compared to Other Levels.

This Review Provides Significant Scientific Basics for Organizations that are Looking for Appropriate Methods and Tools for Management and Supervision in the Field of Enterprise Architecture, which can have a significant effect on saving cost and time.