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