MBA FP6182 U05A1 Techniques For Enter
U05A1 – Techniques for Enterprise Architecture (EA) Assessment
May 19, 2014
Kristal Singletary
Capella University
MBA-FP6182 – Impact of Advances in Information Technology
Instructor: Joe Johnson
Introduction
Enterprise architecture (EA) is defined simply as a theoretical roadmap that identifies the formation and function of an organization with the goal to establish how the organization can most successfully attain its current and future objectives (SearchCIO, 2007). While there are many available EA frameworks available, a common theme between them are four distinct points-of-view. The business perspective defines the routine operational procedures and benchmarks. The interaction among these processes and standards is classified as the application perspective. An information perspective defines and classifies data the organization requires in order to effectively operation. Finally, the hardware, operating systems, programming, and networking solutions used by the organization make up the technology perspective. Apparent returns seen by the organizations utilizing enterprise architecture include enhancing managerial decision-making, increasing flexibility to shifting demands and market situations, removing unproductive and unnecessary procedures, enhancing resource usage.
Developed as methods to simplify the process of architecture development, enterprise architecture frameworks provide best practices, tools, standards, and templates to aid in the development of the EA (Oracle, 2009). The EA framework provides a method for streamlining the creation and maintenance of architectures and allows the organization to leverage best practices of architectural design. While a number of enterprise frameworks exist, each framework has the primary objective of tackling the basic challenge of assessing, aligning, and organizing business goals with technical requirements and strategies.
In this paper, I will discuss two EA frameworks – The Gartner Methodology and
May 19, 2014
Kristal Singletary
Capella University
MBA-FP6182 – Impact of Advances in Information Technology
Instructor: Joe Johnson
Introduction
Enterprise architecture (EA) is defined simply as a theoretical roadmap that identifies the formation and function of an organization with the goal to establish how the organization can most successfully attain its current and future objectives (SearchCIO, 2007). While there are many available EA frameworks available, a common theme between them are four distinct points-of-view. The business perspective defines the routine operational procedures and benchmarks. The interaction among these processes and standards is classified as the application perspective. An information perspective defines and classifies data the organization requires in order to effectively operation. Finally, the hardware, operating systems, programming, and networking solutions used by the organization make up the technology perspective. Apparent returns seen by the organizations utilizing enterprise architecture include enhancing managerial decision-making, increasing flexibility to shifting demands and market situations, removing unproductive and unnecessary procedures, enhancing resource usage.
Developed as methods to simplify the process of architecture development, enterprise architecture frameworks provide best practices, tools, standards, and templates to aid in the development of the EA (Oracle, 2009). The EA framework provides a method for streamlining the creation and maintenance of architectures and allows the organization to leverage best practices of architectural design. While a number of enterprise frameworks exist, each framework has the primary objective of tackling the basic challenge of assessing, aligning, and organizing business goals with technical requirements and strategies.
In this paper, I will discuss two EA frameworks – The Gartner Methodology and
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