Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 1 Building EA Management Standards: A Progresses Report from the EA Management Guide Project The EAMG Project Team

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 2 Topics EA Management Guide (EAMG) Project Background and Overview Approaches and Progress Draft Samples Call for Participation

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 3 Project Background: Why We Need EA Management Standards The EA discipline is a relatively new and evolving field The EA Body of Knowledge has three major deficiencies: Inconsistency Incompleteness Lack of community participation and ratification

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 4 Build consensus and common ground Fill knowledge gaps Involve participation and establish commitment Raise levels of effectiveness, quality, reliability, efficiency, interoperability, and return on investment for EA services. Benefits of Developing EA Management Standards

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 5 EA Management Guide Project Overview Purpose: –Identify and organize EA knowledge and best practices for every aspect of EA management; –Assemble EA management information that is generally recognized as good EA practice and knowledge in most enterprises, most of the time. Project Management: Led by a|EA’s EA Standards Committee Objectives: –Complete an EA Management Guide (Version 1.0). –Establish the Guide as an a|EA standard. –Pursue acceptance with international standards organizations. Target Timeline for the Guide’s Content: Nov 2005 – Oct 2007

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 6 Principles: Open participation; Transparent process; Consensus-building journey. Team: Currently over 70 volunteers from 9 countries, representing practitioners and scholars with EA expertise in public and private sectors, civilian and military institutions, and different industries. Progress: – Project initiated and planned. – Call for Participation distributed to the EA community. – Outline reviewed by the EA community. – Second draft authoring is underway. Overview (cont.)

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 7 Scope of the EAMG in the EA Management Reference System* *System: A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole. EA Management Guide High level summary EA Handbook Focused explanation By subject area or industry EA Handbook EA Standards Technical specifications from all sources EA Standards References: supporting and source materials Scope of this Project

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 8 Challenges Encountered Disagreement on concepts and terminologies Divergence on goals and outcomes Discrepancy in processes and approaches

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 9 EAMG Approaches and Progresses Clarify and harmonize concepts and terminologies Specify goals and outcomes Identify key principles, major processes and core approaches Encourage innovation and creativity while standardize good practices

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 10 EAMG Focus Areas Concepts and Terminology: Establish concepts, terms, definitions, a common language, and a basic understanding of the EA discipline and EA management. Methodology: Utilize and integrate methods and techniques from wide sources to form an EA management arsenal. Design Principles and Patterns: Identify criteria for good architectures and feasible ways to reach the good architecture. Processes and Techniques: Specify the standard processes and techniques for architecting an enterprise’s Architecture. Program Management: Build a high quality and strong performing EA program to carry out the EA mission. Problem Solving & Decision Support: Apply the EA discipline to solve common types of real world problems and provide support for specific decision- making.

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 11 Current Chapter Outline 1.Introduction to the Enterprise Architecture Discipline 2.Enterprise Architecture Fundamentals 3.Enterprise Architecture Management Core 4.Enterprise Architecture Management Methodology 5.Enterprise Architecture Information Management 6.Enterprise Architecture Designs 7.Enterprise Architecting Lifecycle Management 8.Enterprise Architecture Program Management 9.Enterprise Architecture Applications

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 12 EA Management Methodology Matrix Activity Type >>DocumentAlignEvaluateNurture Method Group A1A2A3A4 Engage M1yyyy Communicate M2yyyy Model M3y Record M4yyyy Relate M5yyy Analyze M6yyyy Design M7yy Plan M8yy Coordinate & Pace M9yy Govern M10yyy Monitor M11yyyy Measure M12yyyy Compare M13yyy

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 13 Architecting Lifecycle EA Management Core EA Drivers EA Principles EA Governance EA Information Base EA Intelligence Capacity Document Existing Architecture Strategic Mgmt Perspective Business Mgmt Perspective Resource Mgmt Perspective Risk Mgmt Perspective Electronic Mgmt Perspective Design & Ratify Target Architecture EA Design EA Policy EA Standards EA Processes Implement EA Plans Build new components Align existing components Monitor changes Analyze Existing Architecture EA Statistics EA Diagnoses EA Analyses EA Reports EA Recommendations Plan & Commit Transitions EA Planning EA Governance Process EA Review EA Stakeholder Mgmt Evaluate Implemented Changes Output Quality Analyses EA Performance Analyses Continue Architecture Management Project Closure Maintain Architecture Measure operation performance Identify future change needs.

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 14 Architecting Lifecycle Management

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 15 Summary The EA Discipline needs standards to guide practices. The EA Management Guide project assembles existing standards, extracts EA community’s wisdom and best practices, and align them all into a more consistent and complete set of standards to support the delivery of sound architectures. Progresses have been made but much work is still ahead. We call for your continuous support, input, and participation to achieve our common goal.

Association of Enterprise Architects International Committee on Enterprise Architecture Standards Jan 23, Collaborative Expedition Workshop #57aeajournal.org 16 Summary How to help: –Authoring –Reviewing –Promoting –Funding Contact Information –Haiping Luo, CEA, EAMG Project Manager