Business Architecture Development and Process and Project Maturity

Purpose Business architecture is the basis for the development and implementation of information systems. In turn the basis for business architecture are business processes and project portfolio. The article is aimed at the development of theoretical foundation of business architecture design on the basis of such business technologies as business process management and the corporate standard of project management. Design/methodology/approach The article analyses the place and role of business processes and projects within the enterprise architecture as well as the interdependence between maturity levels of process and project management in order to develop the approach to the design of the balanced business architecture of a process and project oriented company. Findings Maturity of project management depends on the maturity of process management. In turn, the maturity of process management is determined by the capabilities of the company to implement projects for the re-engineering of business processes. Development of project and process activity of the company is a mutually conditioned process. Research limitations/implications In their research of the mutual conditionality of maturity of the project and process management, the authors have to rely largely on their research experience, because the process and project management maturity in the literature are reviewed separately. Originality/value The paper’s findings extend current knowledge. Its results provide guidance for scholars and practitioners involved in the design and implementation of enterprise architecture. Paper type Research paper