The paper discusses the findings of the case study of applying multiple-criteria decision-making\n(MCDM) method to select attributes of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) frameworks for an e-\nGovernment implementation in a developing country. The paper follows on earlier work by the same\nauthors, which focussed on identifying critical success factors to deploy a good enterprise architecture\nproposed for e-Government projects in Botswana. The research continues to contribute to an e-\nGovernment service architecture, and here to explore the processes of selecting an appropriate\nenterprise architecture framework in the context of a developing country such as Botswana. This\nselection process aligns the organisational goals with the known attributes of EA Frameworks. The\nauthors apply an MCDM tool, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to select EA frameworks attributes\nfrom four alternatives which are; the Zachman Enterprise Architecture Framework (ZEAF), Federal\nEnterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF), The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and\nTreasury Enterprise Architecture Framework (TEAF). These frameworks constitute the four common\nEA frameworks for e-Government projects. The research concludes that adopting enterprise\narchitecture when developing e-Government helps to visualise business functions and to support ICT\ncomprehensively. The government must select a suitable EA framework before they implement\nEnterprise Architecture. Also, the findings demonstrate that ZEAF attributes are the most preferred\nattributes. The results are also consistent with the literature review, and they establish the viability of\nutilising MCDM methods in EA projects to improve decision making.
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