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The research behind the method.

AMBIT is grounded in published empirical research on enterprise architecture practice. Our body copy keeps to AMBIT's own vocabulary; this page lists the sources it draws on.

Primary sources

Where AMBIT comes from.

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.Cited in 16 articles
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.Cited in 16 articles
By article

Sources for each Thinking article.

01 · The alignment problem is structural

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing. Chapters 1–3 document the four structural causes through systematic study of real organisations.

02 · Enterprise architecture as a communication practice

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing. Chapter 3 establishes the communicative nature of EA and the role of artefacts as instruments of communication rather than ends in themselves.

03 · Introducing AMBIT

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture: A Modern Approach to Business and IT Alignment. SK Publishing. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing. These two books constitute the primary empirical basis for AMBIT's structural choices.

04 · Six artefact types — the Alignment Matrix

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

05 · Action artefacts and reality artefacts

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing. Chapter 2, Table 2.1 establishes the decisions/facts distinction that AMBIT formalises as Action/Reality.

06 · The D-E-A pattern

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

07 · Strategic Alignment

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

08 · Initiative Alignment

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

09 · Technology Alignment

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

10 · The four governance forums

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

11 · Architecture debt

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

12 · Business Factors and Business Visions

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

13 · Business Outlines

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

14 · IT Standards and IT Landscapes

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

15 · Two hats every architect wears

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

16 · Five architect archetypes

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

17 · Governance forums in practice

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

18 · Establishing a practice

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

19 · The maturity test

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.

20 · AMBIT as a living framework

  1. Kotusev, S. (2019). The Practice of Enterprise Architecture. SK Publishing.
  2. Kotusev, S. (2023). Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation. SK Publishing.
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