SIM Enterprise

Architecture

The SIM Guide to Enterprise Architecture

Edited by

Leon A. Kappelman

C\ CRC Press Taylor &. Francis Group

Boca Raton London New York

CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

Contents

List of Figures xiii

List of Tables xv

List of Charts xvii

Notices xxiii

About the Cover Art xxv

Acknowledgments xxvii

SIMEAWG Membership Roster (2007-2009) xxix

Editor and Contributing Authors, Panelists, Artists, and Reviewers xxxiii

Foreword xli JEANNE W.ROSS

Preface xliii

CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS EA? WHY DOES IT MATTER? Introduction 1

The Pioneers of Enterprise Architecture: A Panel Discussion 9 LEON A. KAPPELMAN

CHAPTER 2 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE THEORY Introduction 27

Bridging the Chasm 35 LEON A. KAPPELMAN

Architecture Is Architecture Is Architecture 37 JOHN A. ZACHMAN

Why Enterprise Architecture Matters: Surfing the Waves 46 BRUCE V. BALLENGEE

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To Be or Not to Be: Recognize Enterprise Architecture as a True Profession? 52 MARK LANE

John Zachman's Concise Definition of the Zachman Framework 61 JOHN A. ZACHMAN

Framework Standards: What's It All About? 66 JOHN A. ZACHMAN

Enterprise Architecture as Politics: An Actor-Network Theory Perspective 70 ANNA SIDOROVA AND LEON A. KAPPELMAN

EA Maturity Models 89 BRIAN SALMANS

Enterprise Architecture: Charting the Territory for Academic Research 96 LEON A. KAPPELMAN, THOMAS MCGINNIS, ALEX PETTIT, BRIAN SALMANS, AND ANNA SIDOROVA

CHAPTER 3 ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE Introduction I l l

Enterprise Architecture: Not Just Another Management Fad ...117 LEON A. KAPPELMAN

Why Does E-Commerce Need Enterprise Architecture? 122 ED CANNON

Using Language to Gain Control of Enterprise Architecture: On the Verge of Major Business Reengineering 127 GARY F. SIMONS, LEON A. KAPPELMAN, AND JOHN A. ZACHMAN

Enterprise Architecture: Time for IT to Break Out! 147 BRUCE BALLENGEE

A Pragmatic Approach to a Highly Effective Enterprise Architecture Program 156 LARRY R. DEBOEVER, GEORGE S. PARAS, AND TIM WESTBROCK

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CHAPTER 4 THE SIM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SURVEY

Introduction 163

The State of EA: Progress, Not Perfection 165 BRIAN SALMANS AND LEON A. KAPPELMAN

Detailed Survey Results 188

CHAPTER 5 REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

Introduction 219

The Society for Information Management (SIM) 221

The SIM Enterprise Architecture Working Group 223

Bibliography, Suggested Readings, and Websites 225

Enterprise Architecture Glossary 245 LARRY BURGESS, THIAGARAJAN RAMAKRISHNAN, BRIAN SALMANS, AND LEON A. KAPPELMAN

Index 265