Enterprise Architecture Essentials
The Extreme Architecture Perspective

Code:

IS130-040

Series:

Information Management

Duration:

1 day

Introduction
What is an Architecture?
Architecture and Buildings
What is an Enterprise?
Examples of Enterprises
What is an Enterprise Architecture?
What are Architecture Elements?

Extremes of Architecture
Perfection vs. Chaos
Exploring the "Middle Ground"
Urban Planning - a Better Metaphor for Enterprise Architecture

The Need for Frameworks
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
The Zachman Framework
The NIST and OMB Frameworks
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
Architecture and Solution Continuums
The Role of the Standards Information Base
"Boundaryless" Information Flow
The Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model

Systems and Interoperability
Human Activity Systems
Software Systems
Representing Systems
Systems as Hierarchies
Systems as Containers
Contemporary Business Drivers
Independent Overlapping Systems

Architectural Views
Activity
Information
Software
Data
Technology

The Extreme Architecture Framework
Mapping Systems to Views
Framework Influences
Framework Elements vs. Enterprise Elements
Why Extreme?
A Brief Tour of Framework Elements
Business Elements
Information System Elenments
Technology Infrastructure Elements

Architectural Content
Architectural Principles
Vision
Lists, Definitions and Models
Assessments
Potential Risks
Potential Rewards
Strategies

Architectural Development Methods
The TOGAF ADM
The Extreme Architecture Framework and the TOGAF ADM

Enterprise Architecture and Projects
Business Modelling Projects
Software Requirements Definition Projects
Software Construction Projects
Projects with Arbitrary Scope

Enterprise Architecture and Governance
Business Process Management
Information Management
Software Portfolio Management
Data Administration
Infrastructure Management
Projects vs Governance


Enterprise Architecture Essentials


After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • understand the need for an enterprise architecture
  • appreciate and describe the benefits of frameworks
  • describe the main features of the eXtreme Architecture Framework (XAF)
  • use the XAF as a basis for discussing typical enterprise architecture content
  • describe the practical use of an enterprise architecture framework

Target Audience:


CIOs, CTOs, IT/IS Managers, Consultants, Architects, Analysts, Designers and other IT professionals who need to understand the basics of enterprise architecture.