E 733 Copyright © 2016, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Category: E-Commerce System Development DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9787-4.ch052 INTRODUCTION A crucial factor in transforming a traditional Business Environment (BE) into an innovative and lean e-business/e-commerce architecture platform, is the role of the e-Business Transformation Manager (e-BTM); who should be assisted with an efficient framework that includes a central decision making module. A just-in-time framework can change the e-business/e-commerce architecture transformation project’s outcomes. The e-BTM’s role is crucial for the finalization of the implementation phase of the very complex e-business/e-commerce transformation project (e-BTP). During this phase the e-BTM’s decisions can be made in a just-in-time manner. There is a need to govern (or control) the e-business and e-commerce transformation project. Unfortunately an adaptable decision making module for such e-projects is quasi non existent. A decision making environment can be also used in the e-commerce’s production phase which comes after the finalization of the implementation phase of e-BTP. This re- search phase’s focus is on the Architecture module of the Selection management, Architecture-modeling, Control-monitoring, Decision-making and Training management Framework (SmAmCmDmTmF; for simplification reasons, in further text it will be referred to as the Environment) supports the e-BTP archi- tecture activities. In this chapter the authors present a set of e-commerce managerial recommendations. BACKGROUND E-BTPs are very difficult to implement, because of their complex and holistic nature, where the big part of complexity is met in its technical implementation phase (Watt, 2014; Gudnason & Scherer, 2012). The Environment can be applied to all e-business/e-commerce business models (Joseph, 2014). E-Business refers to any business conducted using different types of electronic media; where the most common form is the business that makes its business transactions and revenue via the world wide web that is based on internet technologies (e-business, 2014). The development and evolution of e-Business related fields like e-commerce are a fundamental factor for any economy. E-Business/e-commerce related fields added significant savings in the building of business infrastructures where they are also an enabler for optimized decision making and support quicker response to market requests. Market requests known as e-transactions are essential for all e-business related interactions (Kalpić, 2011). The technical implementation phase of an e-BTP is the major cause of high failure rates in e-business/e- commerce transformation projects. That is why the e-BTMs’ skills should encompass knowledge of: The E-Business Transformation Framework for E-Commerce Architecture-Modeling Projects Antoine Trad IBITSM, Switzerland Damir Kalpić University of Zagreb, Croatia