For any organisation to be successful in an increasingly competitive and
global working environment, it is essential that there is a clear
understanding of all aspects of the business. Given that no two
organisations are exactly alike, there is no definitive understanding of
exactly what these aspects are as they will depend on the organisation's
nature, size and so on. Some of the aspects of the business that must be
considered include: process models, process descriptions, competencies,
standards, methodologies, infrastructure, people and business goals.
It is important that these different aspects of the business are not
only understood, but also that they are consistent and congruent with
one another. The creation of an effective Enterprise Architecture (EA)
provides a means by which an organisation can obtain such an
understanding.
This book looks at the practical needs of creating and maintaining an
effective EA within a twenty-first-century business through the use of
pragmatic modelling. The book introduces the concepts behind enterprise
architectures, teaches the modelling notation needed to effectively
realise an enterprise architecture and explores the concepts more fully
through a real-life enterprise architecture.