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 this book. The result is a hands-on
book that will help you to avoid certain pitfalls and achieve 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 illustrated with a lot of
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
practice accordingly.
This book clearly describes how to establish an architecture practice
that delivers value for an organization. The authors demonstrate a
wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the multifaceted nature
of this challenging task and they provide sound advice on how to avoid
the many pitfalls that may be encountered along the way.
Recognising that there is no 'one-size-fits-all' approach, they show how
to deploy a range of practical tools and approaches that will enable
each organization to create its own road map to success. In particular,
their Maturity Matrix is invaluable for balancing architecture
priorities and targeting improvements. The book makes a significant
contribution to the professionalization of the architect role.
Sally Bean, Enterprise Architecture Consultant
Too many books on enterprise architecture leave one in a state of mental
fuzziness: After reading them, the reader has learned a lot of
impressive words but still does not know how to design an enterprise
architecture. This step by step guide to DYA is different.
It provides pragmatic guidelines for developing enterprise architecture
and presents a maturity model that helps the users of DYA to state
realistic goals and to outline feasible steps to achieve these goals.
Particularly useful is the emphasis on a coherent enterprise
architecture vision, including the value added by the architecture. I
warmly recommend this book to practicing enterprise architects.
Prof. Dr. Roel Wieringa, Universiteit Twente
