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Congruence of the firms IS strategy with the business strategy (types of alignment) Strategic alignment TERM 2 Congruence of the business and IS structures within the organization (types of alignment) DEFINITION 2 Structural alignment TERM 3 The level of mutual understanding of and commitment to the business and IT mission, objectives and plans (types of alignment) DEFINITION 3 Social alignment TERM 4 IT can only be implemented after business requirements are identified (EA as a managment tool) DEFINITION 4 Business TERM 5 provides strategy and business context for resource planning(EA as a management tool) DEFINITION 5 Technology
The primary objective of the enterprise Strategic goals TERM 7 Business and technology activities, programs, and projects that can enable accomplishment of strategic goals DEFINITION 7 Strategic initiatives TERM 8 Outcome measures that identify when an initiative has met a goal DEFINITION 8 Strategic measures TERM 9 EA requires a firm to document and define: DEFINITION 9 Supporting strategic goals Documentation of business activities Supporting Technologies TERM 10 The business plans that directly support the strategic plan DEFINITION 10 Supporting strategic goals
Financial, Lack of acceptance, schedule delays, software and tools Risks Associated with an EA TERM 17 Risks can be mitigated through DEFINITION 17 change management TERM 18 the process of setting expectations and involving stakeholders in how a process or activity will be changed, so that the stakeholders have some control over the change and therefore may be more accepting of the change DEFINITION 18 Change management TERM 19 SWOT Analysis / CONOPS (Artifcats) DEFINITION 19 Goals and Initiatives TERM 20 Businss Plan/ Node conntectivity diagram (artifcats) DEFINITION 20 Products and Services
Logical data model/ physical data model(artifcats) DATA AND INFORMATION TERM 22 web application diagram/ system evolution diagram(artifcats) DEFINITION 22 systems and applications TERM 23 network inventory/ network center diagram(artifcats) DEFINITION 23 Network and infrastrcutre TERM 24 3 deminsions of the EA grid DEFINITION 24 level, segments, and artifacts TERM 25 Connects goals, activities, and resources DEFINITION 25 Strategic Alignment
Views of to-be strategies, processes, and recourses Future Views TERM 32 A plan to move from the current to the future EA DEFINITION 32 EA Management plan TERM 33 overall EA that documents one or more lines of business at all levels and threads DEFINITION 33 Architecture segment TERM 34 are changeable goals, processes, standards and resources that may extend enterprise- wide or be contained within a specific line of business or segment DEFINITION 34 EA components TERM 35 changeable goal, process, program, or resource that serves ONE line of business DEFINITION 35 : Vertical Component
changeable goal, process, program or resource that serves SEVERAL lines of business Horizontal (crosscutting) Component TERM 37 articulates the EA program and documentation approach DEFINITION 37 EA management plan TERM 38 provides descriptions of current and future view of the architecture, and a sequencing plan for managing the transition of the future business/technology operating environment DEFINITION 38 EA management plan TERM 39 is a living document that is essential to realizing the benefit dog the EA as a management program DEFINITION 39 EA management plan TERM 40 threads of common activity that are present in all levels of the framework. DEFINITION 40 securtiy standards skills
is essentially a website and database that stores information and provides links to EA tools and other EA program resources EA repository TERM 47 to align the technology used by the company to the corporate strategy DEFINITION 47 ultimate goal for a successful IT organization TERM 48 The steps of the EA implementation process DEFINITION 48 Establish an EA program EA framework and Tool selection Documentation of the EA Use and Maintain the EA TERM 49 is the first step in coordinating the EA documentation approach DEFINITION 49 EA Methodlogy TERM 50 a structure for organizing information that defines the scope of the architecture DEFINITION 50 EA Framework
o Defines how the EA will be implemented and how documentation will be developed, archived, And used EA Methodology TERM 52 is a detailed, step-by-step description of how the EA program is to be established and run DEFINITION 52 EA Methodology TERM 53 ESTABLSISH THE EA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND IDENTIFTY A CHIEF ARCHITECT DEFINITION 53 PHASE 1: EA PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT TERM 54 ESTABLISH AN EA IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLGY DEFINITION 54 PHASE 1: EA PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT TERM 55 ESTABLISH EA GOVERNANCE AND LINKTS TO OTHER MANAGEMENT PROCESSES DEFINITION 55 PHASE 1: EA PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT
STEP 7: INDENTIFY THE EA COMPONENTS TO
BE DOCUMENTED
PHASE 2: EAFRAMEWORKAND TOOL SELECTION TERM 62 SELECT DOCUMENTATION METHODS APPROPRIATE FOR THE FRAMEWORK DEFINITION 62 PHASE 2: EAFRAMEWORKAND TOOL SELECTION TERM 63 SELECT SOFTWARE APPLICATION/TOOLS TO SUPPORT THE AUTOMATED EA DOCUMENTATION DEFINITION 63 PHASE 2: EAFRAMEWORKAND TOOL SELECTION TERM 64 SELECT AND ESTABLISH AN ON-LINE EA REPOSITORY FOR DOCUMENTATION DEFINITION 64 PHASE 2: EAFRAMEWORKAND TOOL SELECTION TERM 65 EVALUATE EXISITING BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE USE IN THE EA DEFINITION 65 PHASE 3: DOCUMENTATION OF THE EA
STEP 12: DOCUMENT CURRENT VIEWS OF
EXISTING EA COMPONENTS IN AL
FRAMEWORK AREAS
PHASE 3: DOCUMENTATION OF THE EA TERM 67 : DEVELOP SEVERAL FUTURE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLGY OPERATING SCENARIOS DEFINITION 67 PHASE 3: DOCUMENTATION OF THE EA TERM 68 INDENTIFY FUTURE PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS FOR EACH SCENARIO DEFINITION 68 PHASE 3: DOCUMENTATION OF THE EA TERM 69 USE SCENARIOS, PRGRAMS INPUTS, AND SCHEDULED UPDATES TO DRIVE DOCUMENTATION OF FUTURE COMPONENTS IN ALL FRAMEWORK AREAS DEFINITION 69 PHASE 3: DOCUMENTATION OF THE EA TERM 70 DEVELOP AN EA MANAGEMENT PLAN TO SEQUNCE PLANNED CHANGES IN THE EA DEFINITION 70 PHASE 3: DOCUMENTATION OF THE EA
Provides coordination and oversight for transition Enterprise Architecture Management Plan TERM 77 Supports policy development, decision- making, and effective/efficient use of resources DEFINITION 77 Enterprise Architecture Management Plan TERM 78 Program Management Current Architecture Summary Future Architecture Summary EA Glossary and References DEFINITION 78 EA Management Plan four components TERM 79 Describes how decisions are made about EA and who is responsible for those decisions (which components of the EA management plan is this) DEFINITION 79 Governance and Policies TERM 80 Outlines how EA supports the strategy and operations of the company - Program Managment (EA Man Plan) DEFINITION 80 Support for Strategy and Business
Documents who the stakeholders are and what roles that they will play - Program Managment (EA Man Plan) Roles and Responsibilities TERM 82 2nd part of the EA Managment plan DEFINITION 82 II. Summary of Current Architecture create documentation for every aspect of the grid TERM 83 Strategic goals and initiatives, Business Services and information flows,Systems and applications, Technology infrastructure,IT security, EA standards, workforce Skill requirements (2nd part of EA Managment plan) DEFINITION 83 II. Summary of Current Architecture TERM 84 3rd part of EA manament plant DEFINITION 84
. Summary of Future Architecture TERM 85 4th part of EA managment plan DEFINITION 85 Glossary and References
Manage the EA program and documentation process Chief Architect TERM 92 Select and implement the EA framework and documentation methodology DEFINITION 92 Chief Architect TERM 93 Identify EA standards DEFINITION 93 Chief Architect TERM 94 Manage EA configuration management DEFINITION 94 Chief Architect TERM 95 Promote the identification of IT-related requirements and EA solutions for each LOB DEFINITION 95 Line of Business Managers
Participate in EA program decision-making Line of Business Managers TERM 97 Collaboratively identify solutions for IT-related problems within LOB DEFINITION 97 Solutions Architect TERM 98 Support EA documentation DEFINITION 98 Solutions, Data, and Systems Architect TERM 99 Provide technical analysis and design support for SYSTEMS-related EA component selection and implementation DEFINITION 99 Systems Architect TERM 100 Ensure that IT SYSTEMS meet integration and interoperability requirements DEFINITION 100 Systems Architect
