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Enterprise Architecture 101

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is a strategic management approach that enables organizations to align their business and technology resources to achieve their goals. It involves creating a blueprint of the organization’s current and future state, including its business processes, systems, data, applications, and infrastructure. This blueprint serves as a roadmap for aligning IT and business goals, improving decision-making, and achieving better outcomes.

The Enterprise Architecture 101 category in the CIO Reference Library contains articles and documents introducing EA, its key concepts, and best practices. This category is designed for IT executives and other business leaders seeking a basic understanding of EA and its benefits.

The articles and documents in this category cover a wide range of topics related to EA, such as:

  • Enterprise Architecture framework: This includes an overview of the different EA frameworks available, such as TOGAF, Zachman, and FEAF.
  • Enterprise Architecture components: This includes an overview of the different components of EA, such as business architecture, data architecture, application architecture, and technology architecture.
  • Benefits of Enterprise Architecture: This includes an overview of the benefits of EA, such as improved decision-making, better alignment of IT and business goals, and increased agility and flexibility.
  • Enterprise Architecture implementation: This includes strategies for implementing EA within organizations, such as creating an EA roadmap, establishing governance frameworks, and engaging stakeholders.
  • Enterprise Architecture tools: This includes an overview of the different EA tools available, such as modeling tools and visualization tools.

The “Enterprise Architecture 101” category is a valuable resource for any IT executive or business leader seeking a basic understanding of EA and its benefits. The resources in this category introduce EA, its key concepts, and best practices based on real-world experience and best practices from industry experts. By leveraging EA, organizations can better align IT and business goals, improve decision-making, and achieve better outcomes.

Simply put, enterprise architecture is a tool to convert the conceptual into physical – strategy into implementation. In doing so, it enables the creation on business value. We often get stuck on the cost-saving aspects of EA, forgetting that its primary purpose is realizing business value. With this in mind, please dive into the details provided in these references.

Primer on Enterprise Architecture

This presentation provides a quick overview of enterprise architecture planning – what is enterprise architecture? why is enterprise architecture important? what is the history of enterprise architecture? what are the key frameworks in enterprise architecture planning? what are the steps in implementing enterprise architecture? A good place for the CIO to start or brush up their knowledge of enterprise architecture.

Primer on Enterprise Architecture Planning

This presentation provides a quick primer on enterprise architecture planning – what is EA? why use EA? what are the steps in creating an enterprise architecture? what are the common frameworks used for enterprise architecture planning? Excellent introduction to EA for the CIO.

Introduction to Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

This presentation provides a look at the history, evolution, and common components of key enterprise architecture frameworks. CIOs who want to get an idea of what EA frameworks are out there, and their basic elements will find this discussion very helpful. 

Introduction to Strategy Driven Enterprise Architecture Planning

This presentation set provides an in-depth introduction to enterprise architecture planning in support of enterprise strategy implementation. It covers all key aspects of enterprise architecture as strategy – definition, benefits, frameworks, tools, maturity model, integration, implementation…(200 Pages) Excellent Read! 

Enterprise Architecture Definition

This paper defines enterprise architecture planning building upon the historical origin, and evolution of the term. This historical context adds tremendous value to understanding enterprise architecture that can assist in its usage. Excellent Read!

Lean Enterprise Modeling

This paper discusses enterprise architecture planning for lean enterprises. It provides a good discussion on general enterprise architecture principles and applies them to lean enterprises. 

Understanding Enterprise Architecture

This presentation provides an introduction to enterprise architecture: What is enterprise architecture? Why is enterprise architecture important? What are the benefits of implementing enterprise architecture? What the roles and responsibilities in an enterprise architecture organization? What are the key frameworks in enterprise architecture planning? A good place for a CIO

A Guide to Enterprise Architecture Planning

This guide presents a framework for enterprise architecture planning, and a step by step approach to implement it in the enterprise. An excellent resource for the CIO to understand what enterprise architecture is, why is it important and how to implement it using a structure methodology.

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