CORPORATE ARCHITECTURE MODEL FOR THE INDUSTRY 4.0: ANALYSIS FOR THE STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT BETWEEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS

The objective of this work is to propose a motivational model of corporate architecture (CA) that represents the vision of IT executives and enhances the alignment of IT with business in the face of Industry 4.0 challenges. A Systematic Literature Review was carried out and the Design Science Research method was applied, the methodological choice was complemented with the qualitative character and fifteen IT executives from national and multinational companies were interviewed. EA model, the research result, evolved the model proposed by Costa Silva et al. (2018) contributing to the alignment of IT with business in the fourth industrial revolution.