Business and Information Technology Alignment Measurement -- a recent Literature Review
Leonardo Munoz, Oscar Avila

TL;DR
This literature review analyzes 15 years of research on Business and Information Technology Alignment (BITA) measurement, highlighting current models, their focus areas, and identifying gaps for future investigation.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of existing BITA measurement models and frameworks, emphasizing the need for more focus on external environment alignment.
Findings
Classical-internal alignment is most measured
External environment alignment is least measured
Identifies gaps and future research directions in BITA measurement
Abstract
Since technology has been involved in the business context, Business and Information Technology Alignment (BITA) has been one of the main concerns of IT and Business executives and directors due to its importance to overall company performance, especially today in the age of digital transformation. Several models and frameworks have been developed for BITA implementation and for measuring their level of success, each one with a different approach to this desired state. The BITA measurement is one of the main decision-making tools in the strategic domain of companies. In general, the classical-internal alignment is the most measured domain and the external environment evolution alignment is the least measured. This literature review aims to characterize and analyze current research on BITA measurement with a comprehensive view of the works published over the last 15 years to identify…
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