Executive Update

The Purpose of Enterprise Architecture

Posted March 1, 2005 | Technology |

Recently, I talked with several senior IT executives who, in different ways, asked about the purpose of enterprise architecture (EA). Now, "What's EA's purpose?" is a good question because it asks what the value of EA is and how that value can be measured.

About The Author
Oliver Sims
Oliver Sims was a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. Mr. Sims had more than 35 years' experience in many areas of IT, primarily in enterprise architecture. Mr. Sims has held leading positions in enterprise middleware and for EA consulting companies over the past 15 years. He served as the CTO of Agile Enterprise Ltd., a UK-based startup. Previously, he held a senior technical position with… Read More
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