Evaluation and selection of free tools enterprise architecture, a multicriterial approach

Authors

  • Lisandra Leal-Rodríguez Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4425-5342
  • Aleida González-González Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5553-901X
  • Ester Susana Michelena-Fernández Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-8114
  • Daylí Morales-Fonte Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8810-9793

Keywords:

enterprise architecture, free tools or shareware, multicriteria methods.

Abstract

This paper presents the evaluation and selection of free Enterprise Architecture tools according to their contribution to enterprise performance in the environment of public entities.In this regard, the Gartner and Forrester methodologies for evaluating Enterprise Architecture software and the multicriterial evaluation methods Electre, Promethee, PRESS II, MacBeth, NAIADE are identified and analyzed. As a key result, a procedure based on the PRESS II method was obtained. Using PRESS II method, an index is obtained for each alternative evaluated. This index represents the level of dominance of each alternative. In this context, Archi tool was selected as the “best alternative”. Archi provide a comprehensive solution for organizations that are looking to support their processes, business aligning IT with free EA tools, demonstrating their added value in performance improvement in the public entities.

Author Biographies

Lisandra Leal-Rodríguez, Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba

Ingeniera Industrial. Máster en Calidad Total. Profesora Asistente del departamento de Ingeniería Industrial,

Aleida González-González, Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba.

Ingeniera industrial. Doctora en Ciencias Técnicas. Profesora Titular del Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial. Coordinadora de la maestría “Calidad Total”.

 

Ester Susana Michelena-Fernández, Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba

Ingeniera industrial. Doctora en Ciencias Técnicas. Profesora Titular del Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial. Directora de Calidad de la Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE).

Daylí Morales-Fonte, Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), La Habana, Cuba.

Máster en Calidad Total. Profesora del departamento de Ingeniería Industrial

Published

2021-04-13

How to Cite

Leal-Rodríguez, L., González-González, A., Michelena-Fernández, E. S., & Morales-Fonte, D. (2021). Evaluation and selection of free tools enterprise architecture, a multicriterial approach. Industrial Engineering (Ingeniería Industrial), 42(1), 1–10. Retrieved from https://rii.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaind/article/view/1084

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