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Architects are moving from single frameworks to instead work with a set of frameworks -- each finely tuned to serve a particular purpose. This new report by Roger Evernden explores a simple and pragmatic approach to developing a set of architectural frameworks that can evolve and be used as a constant guide to direct and manage EA. (This report is complimentary for Cutter Members. To purchase, please click the button below.)
August 9, 2016 | Authored By: Roger Evernden
Most enterprise architects have heard of the Zachman Framework. Indeed, many know that John Zachman first developed his eponymous framework in the 1980s and are familiar with its iconic graphic. Still, it truly astonishes me that some architects know very little about Zachman, or his framework. Upon doing my research for this Executive Update, I was amazed to learn that there really isn’t a good summary of the contributions that Zachman’s work has made to enterprise architecture (EA). So … here is my attempt to record the importance of the Zachman Framework.
October 11, 2016 | Authored By: Roger Evernden
This Executive Report looks at the many new challenges social technologies pose for enterprise architecture -- around the use of social media in an enterprise context; challenges around ownership and control of social infrastructure that lies beyond the perimeter of an enterprise; and challenges around the nature of architecture components and the architecture landscape -- and what they mean for EA teams, the enterprise architecture, and the enterprise.
December 12, 2013 | Authored By: Roger Evernden
This Executive Report explains what we mean by a business model, provides a classification of business models relevant to the enterprise architecture (EA) use of business models, and describes some of the key business models and how they relate to EA.
December 22, 2014 | Authored By: Roger Evernden