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In the recent posts, I discussed about the changes in the Zachman framework 3.0. also discussed about the prevailing myths about the framework. Thanks for the overwhelming response and of course several questions as well . Some questions – what’s the difference between primitive and composite? Why do you need primitive models ? how these concepts are helpful in the context of business ...

Updated 19th March 2012 at 03:29 PM by Sunil Dutt Jha

Tags: business process, deconstruct, framework principles, model, zachman

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Enterprise Architecture , BPM & BPMS , Architecture Trends & Surveys

You will agree that the most complex object of the information age is “Enterprise.” The inherent complexity is nothing less than what you will find inside a human body (anatomy). Human beings existed much before the arrival of medical science. Medical science brought common understanding about the anatomy, various systems such as Muscular, Nervous, and Reproductive, etc.

This resulted in discovery of the fact that every human being is different, yet they follow a common ...

It’s interesting to note that Enterprise Architecture has made their way up to the boardroom just as a board-level talk of outsourcing did in the 1990s.

The CFOs and board are looking at the economics of enterprise architecture as a blueprint to business transformation. It has been established beyond doubt that successful organizations have achieved significant performance achievements based on architecture driven initiative resulting in reduction in IT ...

Tags: enterprise, enterprise architect, enterprise architecture, john zachman

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Last year, we had a discussion in iCMG Linkedin group (over 20,000 members) which ignited the passion and invited over 1000 comments. The title of the thread was “What’s killing the Enterprise Architecture? – quote extracted from one of John Zachman’s article.”

As the time has gone by, the number of people who misrepresent and misinterpret the Zachman framework has gone up significantly. The problem is that the framework is easily available for download ...

Updated 23rd February 2012 at 03:30 AM by Sunil Dutt Jha

Tags: enterprise, framework, myths, zachman

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Enterprise Architecture , Architecture related Business Opportunities , Architecture Trends & Surveys , Architecture Roles & Responsibilites

It's few months since Zachman Framework version 3, was announced. Interestingly, this is the most EA-inclusive representation of the Zachman Framework over the last 40 years. The new version is the culmination of 4 decades of experience and it took nearly 12 months for Zachman International to prepare the " The Zachman Ontology for Enterprise Architecture".
There are several noteworthy changes in the new version which raises the understanding level and discards ...

Updated 23rd February 2012 at 03:37 AM by Sunil Dutt Jha

Tags: architecture, architecture framework, business, business process, enterprise, enterprise architecture, framework, ontology, zachman, zachman framework

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Software Architecture , Enterprise Architecture , SOA & SaaS , Business Intelligence , BPM & BPMS , Architecture related Business Opportunities , Architecture Trends & Surveys , Architecture Roles & Responsibilites