It can be said that the rise of the Enterprise Architecture framework has really taken place at that point where the methodologies of the 1990’s ceased to be of interest.
Some professional also assert that before the UML effect of generally unifying the different systems, many separate schools of methodology vied for supremacy in the marketplace. Often, a new career role usually meant learning a totally new methodology.
However, at the moment, the framework count is certainly a lot less than that of the old methodology index. Still, the enterprise architecture frameworks all have there critics and different interpretations are also freely available.
But many will agree that The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), UML and the Zachman Architecture Framework have now reached a high degree of similar, common practice that many enterprise architects feel confident to use as a reference point for many issues.
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Essentially, the Enterprise Architecture framework is viewed primarily as a guide to applying software in a business environment. And TOGAF itself can be a heavy tome to wield and a complicated system to apply. But the adept Enterprise Architects will certainly add to the mix their commercial experience and be able to create their own unique approach to the tasks involved.
And the emphasis now seems to be focused on harmony and collaboration between real world business and the IT function.
Common sense questions still need to be asked – and answered – when it comes to devising Enterprise Architecture. And in many respects, the aim of any EA framework should always be to help us all keep our feet firmly on a firm, business ground.
Nevertheless, imagination and innovation should also play their part and should never be ignored.
