The Core Concepts of EA A Few Final Words EA Course Summary The Core Concepts of EA A Few Final Words http://internationaleainstitute.org/ea-approaches/ Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Core Concepts There are about five things that are needed for every EA projects A Governance approach A Framework A Methodology List of artifacts Repository Best Practices Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Governance The guiding light of the project This is a collection of: Policies Processes These guides the people who make the decisions Oversees and plans the direction of the project and team Governance is always under the authority of the Board and/or CEO Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Framework We have seen several frameworks The book emphasizes the EA Cube The framework determines the scope of the project Defines the relationships of the various levels and threads of the project Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Methodology The steps needed to create and maintain the original architecture Recall the four phases: Establishment Framework and Tool Selection Documentation Maintain and Use Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Artifacts The types of documents to accumulate or create Each level has a different set of documents The process on how these are discovered or created Generally a list of artifacts that will describe the enterprise Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Repository A mechanism to store the artifacts that have been found or created This function is used by the EA team Should be easy for any enterprise member to access Also should be able to index and search for appropriate artifacts Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Best Practices The tried and true ways to document the architecture Best practices are typically an evolving set of processes that guide the EA team One good reason to have an experienced hand as the chief architect Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Now What? You are as yet not qualified to be Enterprise Architects! Sorry to have to break it to you Enterprise Architects need more knowledge and experience than a single semester course may provide Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill What should you do? Obtain a succession of IT jobs Acquire 5-10 years of experience in these positions Become familiar with: IT operations Software development Planning of IT acquisitions and purchasing Corporate culture Business practices Getting onto an EA team Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill The Final Thursday, May 11 at 8:00 Counts for two tests Unit test over untested stuff The comprehensive final I will send email results when complete Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill

Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill Finally This concludes the instruction of this course I hope that this course will help you in your career Either as one who cooperates with the EA team or as one of its members Good luck on the final and your career Copyright © 2015-2017 – Curt Hill