How can Enterprise Architecture benefit businesses?

There are many ways that Enterprise Architecture can benefit organisations – some of these are:

Helping a business or organisation achieve its business strategy
Allow new capabilities or innovations to get to market faster
A more consistent and streamlined business process with better information across organisational units
Better security and reliability
Less risk
Streamlining IT and business operations
Reduced risk in terms of future investment and a better return for existing investments
Easier and more streamlined procurement at reduced cost