This is an in-depth guide to enterprise architecture planning - how to create, maintain, and use an enterprise architecture that helps meet business objectives. CIOs can learn how to establish an enterprise architecture practice using this excellent discussion. (150+ pages)
This enterprise architecture planning guide helps you with the following:
- What is enterprise architecture?
- What are the components of an enterprise architecture?
- What are the different types of enterprise architecture?
- What are the benefits of enterprise architecture planning?
- How does enterprise architecture create value in common business situations?
- What are the key enterprise architecture frameworks (Zachman, Togaf, DoDAF, FEA, FEAF etc.)?
- How to implement enterprise architecture?
- What are the tools available and how do they assist?
- How to setup an enterprise architecture discipline in the organization?
- How to govern enterprise architecture?
And more. This is a very good guide that can get you started on the path to a practical treatment of enterprise architecture planning. That is an absolute requirement for an enterprise architecture plan and a CIO.
The highlight of this guide to EA is it explains enterprise architecture in context - it makes key connections between EA and IT Strategy, IT Governance, IT Service Management, Application Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management, etc.
Note: you will have to skip over tool specific information but it is well worth the time.