The ''Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge'' (EABOK) is a guide to Enterprise Architecture produced by

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's Center for Innovative Computing and Informatics, and is substantially funded by

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agencies. It provides a critical review of enterprise architecture issues in the context of the needs of an organization. Because it provides a " big picture" view of needs and methods, some enterprise architecture practitioners recommend it as starting point for a business establishing an enterprise architecture unit.

Overview

The current printable version is marked DRAFT, dated 06-Feb-2004, and edited by Dr Paula J Hagan. It has been approved for public release; distribution unlimited. No updates have been made to any publicly released version of this document since 2004, and the project appears to have been abandoned. Since the most recent publication, the extensions of

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, including

MODAF The British Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework (MODAF) was an architecture framework which defined a standardised way of conducting enterprise architecture, originally developed by the UK Ministry of Defence. It has since been replaced ...

, as well as the work at the

Object Management Group The Object Management Group (OMG) is a computer industry standards consortium. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a range of technologies. Business activities The goal of the OMG was a common portable and interoperab ...

, have created a model that satisfies both frameworks.

Perspective

EABOK (and the discipline it describes) is evolving (and partially incomplete). Note: The document is dated 2004-02-06 and marked as draft. That is the last version of the document put out by MITRE. It places enterprise architecture ''in context''. Because there are so many different frameworks and viewpoints about enterprise architecture, it provides a critique of alternatives (such as between the original

Zachman Framework The Zachman Framework is an enterprise ontology and is a fundamental structure for enterprise architecture which provides a formal and structured way of viewing and defining an enterprise. The ontology is a two dimensional classification sche ...

TOGAF The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is the most used framework for enterprise architecture as of 2020 that provides an approach for designing, planning, implementing, and governing an enterprise information technology architecture. TOG ...

and

). The bibliographies are particularly useful. It treats Enterprise Architecture as not including merely diagrams and technical descriptions, but gives a holistic view that includes US legislative requirements and guidance, as well as giving technologists a better understanding of business needs with a quick explanation of the

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for a business as outlined by

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. It is worth reading between the lines of many sections, the comments make many experienced information systems and business professionals appreciate the EABOK: while it reviews a range of approaches, it is not frightened to put a personal point of view: Another example of possible implied criticism of some EA practitioners: While many of the references to legislation and guidance are US-centric, the issues and the references are useful to government agencies and businesses across the world.

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Overview

Perspective

See also

References

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