Additional facts from the papers

Question 1

What is needed for a full EA treatment, according to FEA?

Answer 1

• A perspective on how EA should be viewed (the segment model);
• A set of reference models for describing the different perspectives of EA (the 5 mentioned);
• A process for creating an EA;
• A transitional process for migrating from a pre-EA to a post-EA paradigm;
• A taxonomy for cataloguing assets that fall in the scope of the EA;
• An approach to measuring the success of using the EA to drive business value.

Question 2

What are the 5 reference models for describing the different perspectives of EA, according to FEA?

Answer 2

• Business
• Service
• Components
• Technical
• Data

Question 3

What are the 2 segment types, according to FEA’s segment model?

Answer 3

• Core mission area segments (one central to the mission, i.e. health)
• Business services segments (one foundational to most political organizations, i.e. finance)

Question 4

What is the difference between an enterprise service and a segment?

Answer 4

An enterprise service’s scope encompasses the entire enterprise, whereas a segment only encompasses a single political organization.

Question 5

What are the 4 steps in the overall segment-architecture development process (FEA)?

Answer 5

1. Architecture analysis - define a simple and concise vision for the segment
2. Architectural definition - define the desired architectural state of the segment
3. Investment and funding strategy - consider how the project will be funded
4. Program management plan and execute projects - create a plan for managing and executing the project (milestones, performance measures for success…).

Question 6

What are the 3 categories for measuring success of an EA implementation, according to FEA?

Answer 6

1. Architectural completion (maturity level)
2. Architectural use (how effectively it is used to drive decision-making)
3. Architectural results (benefits realized by the use of the architecture)

Question 7

What are the 3 main goals in TOGAF’s preliminary phase of ADM?

Answer 7

• Make sure everybody is comfortable with the process
• Modify the process to fit the organization’s culture
• Set up the governance system that will oversee future architectural work

Question 8

What are the 2 most important things to Gartner?

Answer 8

• Where are we going

- How will we get there