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Architecting the Firm – Coherency and Consistency in Managing the Enterprise
Patrick Turner1, John Gøtze2, and Peter Bernus3
1ASPL, Brisbane, AU
Patrick.Turner@aspl.net.au
2Copenhagen Business School and IT-Univ Copenhagen, DK
john@gotzespace.dk
3Griffth University, Brisbane, AU
P.Bernus@griffith.edu.au
Abstract. Traditional Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice lacks a clear and effective governance and management layer that is easily understandable and intuitive to senior decision makers with the modern organisation. This paper uses three case studies to demonstrate the relative maturity of different EA practice groups within these organisations to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of a traditional ICT management approach versus those that include EA practice in all levels and domains of management. Concepts of Coherency Management and Pervasiveness will be used to explain the idea of a next Generation of EA practice that permeates all layers of the organisation and no longer remains the domain of technologists but instead influences and informs decision-making at all levels (operational, tactical, managerial / strategic) of the organisation. Conditions of such future EA practices are also discussed.
Keywords: Next Generation Enterprise Architecture, Coherency Management, Enterprise Architecture Maturity, Interoperability
LNCS 5872, p. 162 ff.
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