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Enterprise Architecture Research Collection

The “Enterprise Architecture Research” category in the CIO Reference Library contains articles and documents that provide insights into the latest research and developments in Enterprise Architecture (EA). This category is designed for IT executives and other business leaders who want to better understand EA.

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

  • Emerging trends and technologies: This includes articles that provide insights into emerging trends and technologies in EA, such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain.
  • Academic research: This includes articles that summarize the latest academic research on EA, including empirical studies, theoretical frameworks, and case studies.
  • Best practices and thought leadership: This includes articles that provide thought leadership on best practices in EA, including insights into the role of EA in digital transformation, IT governance, and business process management.
  • Regulatory and compliance issues: This includes articles that provide updates on the latest regulatory and compliance issues related to EA, including GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulatory frameworks.
  • EA research case studies include articles that provide real-world examples of successful EA research initiatives within organizations across various industries and sectors.

Overall, the “Enterprise Architecture Research” category is a valuable resource for IT executives and other business leaders seeking to stay up-to-date on the latest research and developments in EA. The resources in this category provide insights into emerging trends and technologies, the latest academic research on EA, thought leadership on best practices, updates on regulatory and compliance issues, and real-world examples of successful EA research initiatives. By staying up-to-date on the latest research and developments in EA, organizations can make informed decisions about their EA initiatives and achieve better outcomes.

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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)

Using Architecture Perspectives

This paper reviews the idea of the architectural perspective and relates a specific experience of applying them to the architectural definition of an enterprise integration project for a financial markets organization, explaining the strengths and weaknesses we found in the approach.

Using DODAF for Service Oriented Architectures

This paper provides a brief overview of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and explains how to use Department of Defense Architecture Framework<br />(DoDAF) to describe a SOA.

A Framework For Software Architecture Design

This paper presents a software architecture design framework and approach based upon five industrial software architecture design methods. It also compares and contrasts this general software architecture design framework with the five industry standard approaches.

What a CIO Must Ask Their Enterprise Architect

The author presents a set of questions that a CIO should ask their enterprise architecture team to make sure that their enterprise architecture is designed to deliver business value.

Designing an IT Architecture for the Global Enterprise

This article discusses designing an Information Technology (IT) Architecture to meet the seemingly paradoxical demands of organizational flexibility and product standardization – the former helps an organization quickly adapt to business change thereby creating the maximum shareholder value while the latter helps reduce cost of business operation.