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33 Cards in this Set
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EA Definition |
Is the intersections between business, technology, and strategy. Its where you are now and where you want to be in the future. |
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Six core elements of EA |
*Best Practices *Artifacts *Governance *Standards *Methodology *Framework |
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Enterprise |
Whole enchilada |
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Architecture |
Analysis and documentation of an organizations current and future state |
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Current State |
Where assets inventory and culture is today |
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Future State |
Where organization is trying to get to |
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Strategic Alignment |
Connects goal, resources, and activities |
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Standardized Policy |
resource governance and implementatopm |
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Decision Support |
Financial control and configuration managent |
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Resource Oversight |
Life cycle approach to development |
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Management Plan |
Moving from current to planned EA |
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EA3 Cube |
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Six Elements of EA A&D management plan |
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Resistance to EA |
*Change *Points lack of business knowledge in IT staff *Points lack of technical knowledge in bus staff *Threatens pet projects *Lowers importance of politics |
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Qualifications of enterprise architect |
*Experience *Education *Industry |
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Organizational Culture |
*SB - The beliefs, customs, values, structure, normative rules, and material traits of a social organization. Culture is evident in many aspects of how an organization function. *JL - The look and feel (vibe) of a place |
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Stakeholder |
*SB - anyone who is or will be affected by a policy, program, project, activity, or resource. Stakeholders for the EA program include executive sponsors, architects, program managers, users, and support staff *JL – anyone with some skin in the game |
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Leavitt Diamond |
A change in any one will impact the other 3 |
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Who developed Parsons/Thompson Model |
Sociologist Talcott Parsons and refined by James Thompson |
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Parsons/Thompson Model Diagram |
*ORGAN LEVEL=STRUCTURE=FUNCTION *MANAGERIAL = Mediation between the organization and the immediate task environment occur =More political activity *INSTITUTIONAL = Where organization establish rules and relates to larger society=very open to environment do determine its domain *TECHNICAL=Where product is processed=tries to seal off to protect from external uncertains |
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Organizational Network Model |
*Cooperative networks of function teams *Semi-autonomous labor force *Flatter than traditional hierarchies *Trusted outside firms |
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Organizational Network Model - Impacts |
*An enterprise may be a subset of an organizations or consist of multiple organizations |
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Organizational Network Model - Diagram |
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Organizational Network Model - EA Cube |
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Vertical Components |
Lines of business or segments |
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Horizontal Components |
Crosscutting enterprises (cross-functional teams) |
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Extended Components |
Extra-nets and Supply Chains |
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Increase EA Success |
*Involve stakeholder *Communicate EA activities to stakeholders *Allow stakeholder to input to EA *Manage stakeholders expectations |
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Benefit of EA |
Focus on the goal, it provides a vision for the future, helps the planning process |
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Quantify EA Value |
*Short planning Cycles *More effective meetings *Shorter decision making cycles *Reduced Duplication *Reduced rework *Increased Integration *Fewer people needed *Improved communication *Reduced cycle time |
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Enterprise Architecture (EA) Activities |
Managerial Program Analysis and Design Method |
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EA Managerial Program |
Strategic Alignment Standardized Policy Decision Support Resource Oversight |
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EA Analysis and Design Method |
EA Approach Current Views Future Views EA Management Plan |
