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Building an Enterprise Architecture Practice: Tools, Tips, Best Practices, Ready-to-Use Insights
Is your enterprise architecture making a difference? Does it contribute to the goals of your company? Are the architects your best paid employees? If you are striving for a full-hearted yes to these questions, this is the book for you.
Building an Enterprise Architecture Practice provides practical advice on how to develop your enterprise
architecture practice. The authors developed different tools and models to support organizations in implementing and professionalizing an enterprise architecture function.The application of these tools and models in many different organizations forms the basis for the book. The result is a hands-on book that will help you to avoid certain pitfalls and acheive success with enterprise architecture.
A lot of organizations nowadays have a team of enterprise architects at work but struggle with questions like:
*How do I show the added value of enterprise architecture?
*How do I determine what specific architectures are necessary for my organization?
*What steps do i need to take to improve my enterprise architecture practice?
*How do i fulfill the role of enterprise architect?
These questions are answered in this book and illustarted with a lot if best practices.
After reading the book the reader will have a better understanding of what makes enterprise architecture successful and will possess the tools to analyse his own situation and build an enterprise architecture pracice accordingly.
Introduction
Success with Architecture IsNot Automatic
Vision of Architecture
Effective Architecture
A SWOT Analysis of the Process
Priorities in the Architectural Process
The Architect as a Success Factor
Making Changes One Step at a Time
Conclusion
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