Using technology to solve an immediate, pressing problem is relatively easy. Designing and implementing a robust architecture that serves the immediate needs to the enterprise and is consistent with the long-term strategic vision of the organization is a bit more difficult. Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the practice of applying a comprehensive and rigorous method for describing, defining, designing, and ultimately deploying a framework that addresses business architecture, performance management, organizational structure, and process architecture.

This two-day seminar explores EA and the move within organizations to adopt a rigorous process for describing the current and future states of an enterprise’s maturity as well as mapping out the steps necessary to move the organization forward. This course will equip managers and team leads with a working knowledge of the scope of EA, a basic understanding for some of the popular frameworks such as Zachman, TOGAF, DoDAF, and EABOK, and a broad awareness for the implications of EA and how to best support the adoption of EA through changes to people, processes, and technology.

Course Topics

• History and background
• Organizations that have invested in EA
• Value Proposition and ROI calculation
• EA, BPM, and SOA in context
• Frameworks and methodologies
• Organizational changes and impacts
• Project management in an EA world
• EA governance
• Adoption strategies
• Tools and infrastructure