Comment on the Framework comparision article

Coming from an accounting perspective, and thus an industry that is well established in terms of maturity and practice, I keep coming back to the the lack of any standardization within EA. Before this article can even begin the comparision of the four frameworks, the author must first set out a list of terms and define them as he is going to use them during his comparision. It seems to me that in order to progress as field (both career and academic) there needs to be a standard setting body that can enforce consistency.

Comparison of 4 Enterprise Architectures - by Roger Sessions

Hi,

We all have studied 3 Enterprise Architecture Frameworks/methodologies in good detail. Here is a nice article that compare our three frame works : TOGAF , FEA and Zachman along with a Gartner framework. In fact, he is the author of Simple Architectures of Complex Enterprises.

He pretty much starts out by highlighting the same points that we have studied - challenges, limitations and present day context. He motivates the topic with some interesting facts and figures. He highlights the fact that no-one has spent more money on developing enterprise architecture more than the federal government. He discusses the emergence of Gartner as a premier meta group with a sound Enterprise architecture practice port 2005. He lays out all the important events in the field of enterprise architecture from 1987 to present. he goes on to discuss frameoworks with case studies and finally concludes with recommendations of organizations.

Full Article: http://www.objectwatch.com/whitepapers/4EAComparison.pdf

Thanks,

Avinash

Microsoft Solutions recognized as a valid IT Architecture

From the following website: http://www.mikethearchitect.com/,

"For all of you out there that use or embrace the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) there is some good news for you. Today The Open Group officially confirmed that the MSF meets all criteria to be recognized as a valid IT Architecture method and is now listed and available to all architects that want to pursue ITAC certification.


In addition, Mike Walker (Principal Architect in Microsoft’s Enterprise Strategy & Architecture organization) will be speaking at the Open Group Conference in in Austin Texas from July 18 - 22 on the "New World of Enterprise Architecture from IT Architecture to Enterprise Architecture."

Enterprise Technical Architecture in 4 Slides

Enterprise Technical Architecture in 4 Slides

A nice presentation by Gartner Analyst - Bruce Robertson.

Economic Conditions Snapshot, June 2011: Survey results - McKinsey Quarterly - Economic Studies - Productivity & Performance

Economic Conditions Snapshot, June 2011: Survey results - McKinsey Quarterly - Economic Studies - Productivity & Performance