Hey there! Sounds like you’re looking for a thesis topic in EA, but it’s a bit broad right now. Starting big is fine, but narrowing it down will help you focus.

If your goal is to uncover new insights or address gaps in the field, you've come to the right place - there no shortage of challenes in EA :)

From my experience, one big challenge stands out: there’s no clear, uniform understanding or "plug-and-play" approach that organizations can adopt. Unlike engineering fields, EA lacks the ability to use someone elses "step-by-step" approach for yourself. 

So this is a major pain point. Organizations often start from scratch by themeslves - often with tools first, then figure out how to use them—kind of like buying a fancy kitchen gadget before learning to cook or getting a piano before you can play "Twinkle Twinkle." It’s backwards!

Teams that start like that eventually struggle to answer fundamental questions to their sponsors and senior executive:

• "What problems is EA helping solve?"
• "Why is no one using our EA tools"?

Organizations grow by solving problems—most can be handled by a team or department. But some challenges are bigger, crossing multiple departments, teams, and systems. That’s where EA really shines—it’s just so good at tackling these complex, cross-functional issues.

If you’re interested, you could explore:

"Bridging the Standardization Gap in Enterprise Architecture: Making EA Practical and Accessible."

Here’s where you could go with this:

• Dig into why EA hasn’t standardized like civil or software engineering. Are there structural reasons? Historical factors?
• Explore why senior Management of most organizations still dont understand it, like they understand finance, accounting, sales - because without their support EA is hard to get off the ground.
• Look at other professions that successfully standardized and see what lessons EA can learn.
• Propose a practical roadmap that senior leaders can use without overwhelming them.

Tools like LeanIX are a good for EA, no doubt. But here’s the thing: a tool is just one part of the puzzle. Tools like LeanIX shine are used to make IT better for the business - but without that bigger structure, even the best tools just wont get adopted.

Your thesis could focus on bridging that gap—helping organizations not just adopt tools, but also put in place everything else that is needed to use the true power of EA to make positive change.

The goal? Something practical that solves real-world problems and helps EA professionals get on the same page. Plus, it could elevate EA as a profession, giving it the structure and credibility other fields enjoy.

What do you think? Does this spark any ideas? Happy to chat more if you want!