Business and technology alignment represents the extent to which an IT enterprise and its automated systems can mirror and evolve in alignment with the business.

Service-oriented computing promotes the abstraction and accurate encapsulation and expression of business logic in services. This supports business and technology alignment.

The pursuit of business and technology alignment can be supported by the collaboration of business analysts and technology experts during analysis and modeling phases.

In order for an IT enterprise to increase business and technology alignment, its business analysts must become more technical and assume the responsibilities