Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Developing an Enterprise Architecture Management Guide Haiping Luo a|EA Standards Committee

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards January 2006aeajournal.org2 Topics EA Management Guide (EAMG) Project Overview Business Case for the EAMG Project Approaches and Progress

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards January 2006aeajournal.org3 EA Management Guide Project Overview Purpose: Provide guidelines and references for enterprise architects by identifying and organizing EA knowledge and best practices along the life cycle of EA management. Project Management: Led by a|EA’s EA Standards Committee Objectives: –Complete an EA Management Guide (Version 1.0). –Establish the Guide as an a|EA standard. –Pursue acceptance with international standards organizations. Target Timeline for the Guide: Nov 2005 – July 2007

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards January 2006aeajournal.org4 Business Case for the EA Management Guide In the EA field, there is lack of consensus on EA concepts, theories, approaches, and best practices. Confusions and disagreements are widespread. For example: –What is enterprise architecture (The actual structure? The documentation and blueprints? A management process? A discipline?) –What makes a sound architecture? –How to architect an enterprise to reach architectural soundness? Lack of consensus causes difficulty in judging the quality of EA. Consequently, the quality of EA suffers. The EAMG development process will foster the EA evolution and standardization. The guide would improve: understanding, adoption, and quality of EA. It may also improve its standing with non-architects, i.e, be seen as more credible.

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards January 2006aeajournal.org5 Approaches and Progress Principles: Open participation; Transparent process; Consensus-building journey. Team: Currently over 30 volunteers from 6 countries, representing practitioners and scholars with EA expertise in public and private sectors, civilian and military institutions, and different industries. Progress in 2005: –Project initiated and planned. –Call for Participation distributed to the EA community. –The first stage, outline development, is underway. –Near term goal: distribute the outline draft to the EA community to Request for Comment in March, 2006

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards January 2006aeajournal.org6 Final Notes Call for your support, input, and participation Will answer questions offline Contact Information –Haiping Luo