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Complete Collection of Guides to Enterprise Architecture (EA)

This collection of guides to enterprise architecture (EA) is a curated repository of resources (guidebooks, handbooks, manuals, tutorials, and other guidance)  designed to provide practical guidance, step-by-step instructions, and actionable insights for CIOs, IT executives, and technology leaders in developing and implementing effective blueprints of their organizations’ structure and operations.

These Enterprise Architecture (EA) Guides are curated for IT executives and other business leaders seeking to understand better how to develop and implement effective EA initiatives within their organizations.

The articles and documents in this catalog clarifies a wide range of topics related to EA guides, such as:

  • Developing an EA roadmap: This includes references that instruct developing an EA roadmap, such as identifying business goals and objectives, defining architectural principles, and creating a phased approach for implementing the roadmap.
  • EA governance: This includes manuals that direct in developing effective EA governance frameworks, such as establishing roles and responsibilities, defining decision-making processes, and implementing performance metrics.
  • EA modeling and visualization: This includes handbooks that guide EA modeling and visualization techniques, such as using ArchiMate, UML, and BPMN to develop EA models.
  • EA tools and technologies: This includes guidebooks that explore selecting and implementing EA tools and technologies, such as repository tools, modeling tools, and simulation tools.
  • EA and digital transformation: This includes tutorials that illuminate how to leverage EA to support digital transformation initiatives, such as cloud migration, the adoption of emerging technologies, and the creation of new business models.

This compendium of guides to enterprise architecture is a valuable resource for IT executives and other business leaders seeking practical guidance and best practices for developing and implementing effective EA initiatives. The resources in this repository provide insights into developing an EA roadmap, implementing effective EA governance frameworks, leveraging EA tools and technologies, and using EA to support digital transformation initiatives. By leveraging these guides, organizations can develop effective EA initiatives that align with their business goals and objectives and achieve better outcomes.

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.

Enterprise Architecture Guide

This guide explains the key concepts in enterprise architecture planning using a case study of an EA implementation in an organization. The organization was moving from its current client server model of computing to a web based architecture – this guide explains the enterprise architecture considerations that facilitated this enterprise transformation. Excellent resource for anyone who wants to understand practical enterprise architecture through an implementation example.

e-Book – An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture

This book provides an in-depth introduction to enterprise architecture and its practice from a practical, enterprise-wide perspective. The author provides an enterprise view of enterprise architecture because a siloed IT centric definition not only does not do justice to the practice but also diminishes its stature, dilutes its effectiveness, and decreases its ability to create business value. Excellent Read! (150 pages)

A Guide to Designing and Implementing a Solid Enterprise Architecture

This in-depth eBook provides guidance on designing and implementing enterprise architecture in an organization – from the need for enterprise architecture, a concise definition of enterprise architecture, enterprise architecture frameworks to infrastructure and technology and most major things in between. (500 pages).

Practical Enterprise Architecture Planning

This excellent presentation provides an in-depth primer on enterprise architecture planning: What is enterprise architecture? What are the challenges an enterprise architecture addresses? What are the challenges in implementing an enterprise architecture? How to implement enterprise architecture – a step-by-step guide to the enterprise architecture process? All illustrated with real

CIO’s Guide to Enterprise Architecture Planning

This in-depth guide to enterprise architecture planning provides guidance on almost all aspects of designing, and implementing an enterprise architecture. What is enterprise architecture planning? Why is enterprise architecture planning important? What are some common enterprise architecture frameworks? How to implement enterprise architecture step-by-step? What is enterprise architecture governance? How to implement enterprise architecture governance? What are the key roles in enterprise architecture? (300 Pages)

Enterprise Architecture As Story

This eBook presents an interesting approach to enterprise architecture – using literature, narrative and storytelling. This approach to enterprise architecture uses storytelling to make the connection of business value – the main focus of creating an enterprise architecture in the first place! – with the thing that matters most in the enterprise: people. If people identify with the story, can understand it, can communicate it, then they can implement it and that is the way to produce sustainable results! (200 pages)

Enterprise Architecture Tool Kit

Enterprise Architecture Development Tool-Kit guides in the definition, development, utilization, maintenance, and institutionalization of an enterprise architecture program supported by stakeholders of all levels, from the executive to the user. The Tool-Kit addresses Architecture Governance, Business, Information, Technology and Solution Architectures. (900 pages)

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