Enterprise Architecture
Articles and resources about trends and issues in the implementation of enterprise architecture within government.
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Service-Oriented Architecture
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Articles and resources about trends and issues in the implementation of service-oriented architecture within government.
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Enterprise Architecture - Archive
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Articles and resources about the implementation of enterprise architecture within government.
- New report urges state and local governments to be strategic about analytics tools
- by Jeff Smith. Governing People, September 16, 2010. "Business intelligence (BI) and analytics in state / local government has been gaining over the last several months. News of immediate and huge returns on investment have stoked curiosity in the technology. But according to a report out yesterday, state and local officials still need to treat the applications as they would any IT investment – tying its use to broader strategic goals for enterprise..."
- Do You Think? Or do you Know? Part II:The EA Value Chain, The Strategic Intent Domain, and Principles
- NASCIO Research Brief, September 2010. "... In Part II of this series we continue to lay the ground work for thinking about analytics with additional foundational concepts. First, analytics must be managed at an enterprise level. An enterprise framework is necessary for achieving that end. Analytics has had a presence in state government for some time. However, it has been isolated, uncoordinated, disconnected and unmanaged from an enterprise perspective. This has led to isolated investment, point solutions and a disparity in process and tools. Diversity and complexity in anything will drive up the cost. This diversity in investment needs to rationalized and optimized. The state CIO plays a critical role in leading such an effort and evangelizing the value of managing analytics as an enterprise-wide, shared capability. Proper use of analytics does not always involve additional investment in new analytics tools. For example, state government has in place one of the most important enablers of analytics — geospatial information systems (GIS). However that investment has not been fully exploited. Visualization of facts and outcomes can effectively communicate, develop understanding and inspire commitment..."
- Do You Think? Or do you Know? Improving State Government Operations Through Business Analytics
- NASCIO Research Brief, February 2010. "... This issue brief is an introduction to the broad and compelling subject of business intelligence, business analytics and performance management. Another term that can be used and may come into vogue within state government is government analytics to describe the application of analytics within government. Other terms that are used frequently include analytics, business analytics, and predictive analytics. Bottom line – government is moving toward more sophistication in the process for creating understanding, reaching conclusions, and making decisions... "
- NASCIO Releases Newest Issue Brief in Business Analytics Series
- NASCIO, September 15, 2010. "Lexington, Kentucky, September 15, 2010. "Analytics must be driven from enterprise strategy, according to the latest issue brief, 'DO YOU THINK? OR DO YOU KNOW? The EA Value Chain, the Strategic Intent Domain, and Principles', released today by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)... Published as a continuation of NASCIO's series on business analytics, this report highlights the necessity for foundational principles to guide the application of business analytics as the enterprise moves toward fact-based decision making. Without an enterprise approach to analytics, investment across the enterprise is un-orchestrated and uncoordinated..."
- Managers: How to Understand Your Enterprise Architect
- An enterprise architect can help your company make connections throughout your organization's technical and business communities. But only if you understand how to set the stage for effectiveness--and that begins before the EA's first day of work, by JP Morgenthal. CIO, 10 February, 2009. "You've spent months considering the right person for your open requisition for an enterprise architect (EA). You've had the job candidate meet with representatives from the business and IT, you've extended a job offer, he's accepted it-and now your new enterprise architect will be joining your company. Since the EA is typically a senior role, this is a highly-visible hire and you want the EA to be successful for the company's sake and for your own. Thus, the next step is critical..."
- Software architects still the 'meat in the sandwich'
- It can still be an uphill battle getting enterprise architecture accepted both up and down the chain, says software architect, By Stephen Bell. Computerworld, 13 June, 2007. "Enterprise architecture (EA) for information is starting to be seen as a good idea by Big Business, according to software architect Vish Viswanathan. But it can still be an uphill battle getting EA accepted both up the chain, by management, and down the chain, by individual ICT project managers..."
- EA the DNA Way
- by Sue Bushell. CIO, 6 November 2006. "Enterprise architecture is a means of understanding an organization's DNA as well as providing a platform for innovation and experimentation..."
- Enterprise Classification Framework: The Art of 'How' to Think About ‘What' the Enterprise is
- SDA Asia Magazine, Article #21, July 10 - July 14 2006."The terms enterprise taxonomy or classification, enterprise architecture frameworks and enterprise reference architecture frameworks are often confused and used interchangeably. This is the starting of the enterprise puzzle. Enterprise Rubik cube has now become the prime game for all of the enterprise. We are scratching our hair to extract the enterprise information out of the Houdini's cage. However, "The rules of logic are to mathematics, those of structure are to architecture". This week’s discussion will explain the clear differences between each of these three puzzles game. Our discussion will build a solid foundation of the mind-boggling enterprise mazes with the help of labyrinths of enterprise classification frameworks. This is an open invitation to solve the enterprise architectural twist with the help of classification framework..."
- Enterprise Architecture Tools Overview - 2006
- Institute for Enterprise Architecture Development, 2006. "... Different enterprise architecture (EA) tools exist to help architects model, store, manage and share information about enterprise architecture...."
- Trends in Enterprise Architecture 2004 - in pdf format (2019kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). How are organizations are progressing? Report of the Second Measurement November 2004. Institute for Enterprise Architecture Development, 2004. "This second report is part of a yearly recurrent survey to measure the progress and evelopments in enterprise architecture. The report is based on a 25 questions survey, addressing geographical aspects, branch aspects, EA implementations aspects as well as about tools and mthodologies used in Enterprise Architecture programs and the role of architects in organisations..."
- Trends in Enterprise Architecture 2005 - in pdf format (2325kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). How are organizations progressing? Report of the Third Measurement December 2005. Institute for Enterprise Architecture Development, 2005. "This third report is part of a yearly recurrent survey to measure the progress and evelopments in enterprise architecture. The report is based on a 25 questions survey, addressing geographical aspects, branch aspects, EA implementations aspects as well as about tools and mthodologies used in Enterprise Architecture programs and the role of architects in organizations..."
This category last updated: 7 May 2010