Collaborative enterprise architecture enriching EA with lean, agile, and enterprise 2.0 practices
Ever-changing business needs have prompted large companies to rethink their enterprise IT. Today, businesses must allow interaction with their customers, partners, and employees at more touch points and at a depth never thought previously. At the same time, rapid advances in information technologie...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waltham, MA :
Morgan Kaufmann
2012, c2013.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628554906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Collaborative Enterprise Architecture: Enriching EA with Lean, Agile, andEnterprise 2.0 Practices; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Why Collaborative Enterprise Architecture?; Content; Reasons for this book; Goals and benefits of enterprise architecture; Controlling IT complexity; Aligning business and IT; The gray reality: Enterprise architecture failures; Between success and disappointment; Perspective: Between bird's-eye view and nitty-gritty on the ground; Governance: A host of directives, but no one follows them; Strategy: Marathon or 100m run?
- Transformation: Between standstill and continuous revolutionEnriching EA by Lean, Agile, and Enterprise 2.0 Practices; How this book is structured; Chapter 2: What Is Enterprise Architecture?; Content; The meaning of architecture; Applying architecture to an enterprise; EA applicability and use; Chapter 3: What Enterprise Architects Do: Core Activities of EA; Content; Defining the IT strategy (EA-1); Defining the goals; Stipulating the rules; The Gartner Grid; Identifying the initiatives; The role of an enterprise architect; Modeling the architectures (EA-2)
- Models and views of various architecturesVisualizing cross-relations and transformations; Modeling standards; Evolving the IT landscape (EA-3); Application rationalization; Identifying applications and key performance indicators; Assessing applications; Assessing alternatives; Summary; General IT transformations; SOA transformations; Assessing and building capabilities (EA-4); Competence development for enterprise architects; Competency tree for an enterprise architect; Building the competence; Formalizing enterprise architecture; Team organization; Team composition
- EA team position in the organization structureDeveloping and enforcing standards and guidelines (EA-5); Standardizing on technology usage; Introducing new architectural paradigms; Enforcing standards and guidelines; Monitoring the project portfolio (EA-6); Building the project portfolio; Pushing IT-focused effort into the portfolio; Prioritizing the projects; Auditing the portfolio; Patrolling for architecture conformance; Taking a collective view of portfolio performance; Making it a two-way dialogue; Leading or coaching projects (EA-7); Managing risks involved in IT (EA-8)
- Chapter 4: EA FrameworksContent; What is an EA framework?; The Zachman framework for enterprise architecture; The open group architecture framework (TOGAF); TOGAF architecture development methodology (ADM); TOGAF architecture content framework; TOGAF architecture capability framework; Gartner methodology (formerly META framework); The role and use of EA frameworks; Chapter 5: EA Maturity Models; Content; Applying maturity model to EA; What is a maturity model?; Relevance of maturity models in EA; A rule of thumb for the architectural maturity of an enterprise; OMB EA assessment framework
- Architecture capability maturity model of the US department of commerce
