Enterp. arch. as a Bus. Strat - EA as a Framework for design - Zachman Framework

4 important questions on Enterp. arch. as a Bus. Strat - EA as a Framework for design - Zachman Framework

What is so special about the Zachman Framework in contrast to typical EA's and how did the framework develop over the years?

  • ZF suggests no artifacts (diagrams), but ZF specifies what types of models should exist.
  • To have a complete picture of an enterprise or IT organization, every cell to be populated.
  • The phenomenon in ZF 1989 and 1992 is an Information System => IS Architecture.
  • The phenomenon in ZF 2008 is an organization => Enterprise Architecture.
    • systems are not just information systems, they can also be manufacturing systems, transportation systems, etc.

What are the benefits of the Periodic table and Zachman Framework?

  • Zachman Framework:
    • 1. Organized the current artifacts
    • 2. Predicted the need for unkown artifacts
  • Periodic Table:
    • 1. Organized the current elements
    • 2. Predicted the existence of unkown elements

What are the columns in the Zachman Framework?

  • Primitive interrogatives as columns
    • 1 DATA - What
    • 2 FUNCTION - How
    • 3 NETWORK - Where
    • 4 PEOPLE - Who
    • 5 TIME - When
    • 6 MOTIVATION - Why
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What are the rows in the Zachman Framework?

Stakeholders:
  • SCOPE  - Planner (contextual)
  • BUSINESS MODEL - Owner (Conceptual)
  • SYSTEM MODEL - Designer (Logical)
  • TECHNOLOGY MODEL - Builder (Physical)
  • DETAILED REPRESENTATIONS - Sub-contractor
  • FUNCTIONING ENTERPRISE

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