1. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Association of Enterprise Architects www.globalaea.org Birgit Hartje

2. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Who We Are… The Association of Enterprise Architects is the definitive professional organization for Enterprise Architects.

3. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Our Vision… To strengthen the practice and professionalism of Enterprise Architecture and increase recognition of EA and its practitioners

4. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Our Goals  Credibility  Increase your opportunities and market value  Advance professional excellence  Recognition  Raise the status of Enterprise Architecture and members’ accomplishments  Community  Access to a worldwide network of EA professionals

5. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Our History 2007 2010 2008 2014 Launched with 730 members Merged with Global Enterprise Architecture Organization Merged with AEA Acquired Journal of Enterprise Architecture >40,000 members strong

6. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Membership More than 50,000 members worldwide 45+ chapters representing 141 countries.

7. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 North American AEA Chapters 7 U.S. Atlanta Boston Washington, D.C. Chicago Michigan Minnesota Ohio North Carolina Seattle SoCal Texas Greenland CANADA Ottawa, Toronto

8. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Asia Pac AEA Chapters 8 AUSTRALIA Adelaide Melbourne Sydney INDIA Bangalore Chennai Hyderabad Mumbai New Delhi Pune HONG KONG TAIWAN

9. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Latin America AEA Chapters 9 BRAZIL COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CHILE MEXICO PERU

10. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 EMEA AEA Chapters 10 BELGIUM DENMARK HUNGARY LUXEMBOURG NORWAY SWITZERLAND POLAND RUSSIA TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM SOUTH AFRICA

11. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Why AEA? The demand… 11 “The market for talented EAs is thriving and demand has never been better. EA as a profession has really come of age since it emerged along service oriented architecture and Agile practices in the mid-2000s.” #1 Open Group Master Architects rank as the highest paid among professional IT certifications (Foote Partners, April 2014) #2 Architecture/TOGAF skills are the second highest paying non- certified IT skills currently on the market; Open Group Certified Architects rank as the second highest paid among IT certifications (Foote Partners, April 2014) 28,000+ TOGAF® 9 Certified individuals worldwide

12. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Membership has its benefits… 12 Membership in a professional association shows hiring managers and colleagues that you are a competent, skilled professional With HR/Hiring Managers: Enhances your reputation Increases your opportunities/market value Boosts your candidacy Shows you take an active role in your career Indicates membership in an elite community With colleagues: Increases your status Demonstrates competency Indicates you have access to resources, knowledge, information, skills

13. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Visibility For You:  A seat at the table  Proven leader  Cutting-edge skillset  Pride of association  Job satisfaction  Success 13

14. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Visibility For your Company:  Hires proven professionals  Understands need for enterprise architecture  Shows interest in helping advance careers  Takes comprehensive approach to the business  Amplifies position in the industry 14

15. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Visibility In the Industry:  Collaborate with others  Demonstrate thought leadership  Gain peer recognition  Showcase expertise 15

16. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Journal of Enterprise Architecture  Peer reviewed  International  Published since 2008 16 Submissions Welcome!

17. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 AEA Community

18. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Get Involved… Chapters/Forums  45+ chapters in 141 countries  Latest additions:  New York Metro  Kuala Lumpur  One chapter per city/region  4 easy steps to start a chapter:  3 officers: Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer/Secretary  Review and endorse AEA bylaws  File articles of formation for city/region  Determine chapter fees (if any)  Meet! 18

19. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Chapter Spotlight - Adelaide  Established 2013  Objectives:  Networking forum for EAs  Guest speakers/chapter talks  Seminars/workshops  C-Suite events  Promote awareness, understanding and education for EA in South Australia  Become an Australian Center of Excellence of Enterprise Architecture  Resource repository 19

20. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Chapter Spotlight - Hungary  Established 2012  2013 Activities:  Translated TOGAF® 9 into Hungarian  8 events  TOGAF training in cooperation with HP Education  Introduced TOGAF to students at Budapest University of Technical Sciences  2014 Activities:  3 events  Further TOGAF training with HP Education and Training360 Ltd.  ArchiMate® 2.1 translation in progress  Guest lecturer on TOGAF at Budapest University of Technical Sciences  Active EA blog 20

21. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Chapter Spotlight – Ottawa Gatineau  Established 2009  AEA a featured link on Canadian Government Intranet  Objectives:  Promote/share best practices in EA  Focus on e-Government  Close cooperation between private/public sectors  Recent meeting highlights:  Presentation on Smart Lean Government by Eric Sweden, Prog. Dir. EA & Governance, NASCIO  Highlighted State CIO Top 10 Priorities for 2014 21

22. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Code of Ethics Work Group  Help establish Enterprise Architecture as a formal profession  Establish guidelines for:  Serving others  Preventing professional malpractice  Setting expectations for roles and values  Dealing with sticky situations  Develop statement demonstrating how EA professionals meet certain standards 22 Get Involved… Work Groups

23. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Technology Management Work Group  Explore relationship between EA and TM  Create an EA framework supporting business innovation  Benefits:  Demonstrate EA is not an IT fad  Create a framework for enterprises beyond the IT department  Enhance EA’s credibility as a general management discipline inside and outside academia  Boost perception of EA as a knowledge-intensive, management- oriented discipline  Virtual meetings on AEA Forum  http://www.globalaea.org/group/Technology_Mgmt 23 Get Involved… Work Groups

24. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Partnerships  The Open Group  IRM UK  WS02  Medical Cities Dubai  IDG Poland  Black Duck  Unicom  VoltDB 24 Get Involved… Partnerships/Events

25. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Upcoming Events  Check the AEA Calendar: https://www.globalaea.org/events/event_list.asp 25 Get Involved… Partnerships/Events

26. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Get Involved…Online Community/Jobs  AEA website – www.globalaea.orgwww.globalaea.org  Career Center for Members:https://www.globalaea.org/networking/https://www.globalaea.org/networking/ 26

27. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Get Involved…Online Community/Jobs  Career Center  https://www.globalaea.org/networking/ https://www.globalaea.org/networking/ 27

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30. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Get Involved…Social Media  Blog  http://www.globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/AEA- Blog  Published monthly  Looking for contributors!  LinkedIn  5500+ members  Twitter  @AssociationEA @AssociationEA 30

31. Copyright © AEA — Association of Enterprise Architects 2013 Questions? 31 THANK YOU! Birgit Hartje b.hartje@globalaea.org www.globalaea.org