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Brundage on Enterprise Architecture Article 1
Part 1 of a five part article by George Brundage, retired Enterprise Architect at the Department of Homeland Security
EACOE Toy Story Example Report
This is a suggested "final report" for an Enterprise Architecture initiative.
Brundage on Enterprise Architecture Article 2
Part 2 of a five part article by George Brundage, retired Enterprise Architect at the Department of Homeland Security.
Brundage on Enterprise Architecture Article 3
Part 3 of a five part article by George Brundage, retired Enterprise Architect at the Department of Homeland Security.
EACOE Architecture Model -Goals
This Architecture Model will help you describe the Goals that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
Customer Relationship Management and Enterprise Architecture
Article Describing the Revolution of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to Cooperatively Optimized Relationships (COR).
EACOE Architecture Model -Business Events
This Architecture Model will help you describe the Business Events that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Business Events (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model will help you describe the Business Events that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Goal Ranking Template insert
This is a side-bar insert for the Goals Architecture Model, to assist in managing Goal Ranking activities.
EACOE Architecture Model -Goals (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model will help you describe the Goals that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Locations
This Architecture Model will help you describe the Locations that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Locations (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model will help you describe the Locations that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Materials
This Architecture Model will help you describe the Materials that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Materials (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model will help you describe the Materials that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Processes
This Architecture Model will help you describe the Processes that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Processes (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model will help you describe the Processes that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Roles
This Architecture Model will help you describe the Roles that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model -Roles (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model will help you describe the Roles that are of importance to your enterprise, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Classification
This simple Visio diagram reminds the architects that Architecture Models must be classifications [\"X is a type of Y\"] and not decompositions [\"X is a part of Y\"].
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Business Events
This simple Visio diagram example shows the clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Business Events Architecture Model.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Business on a Page
This simple combined Visio diagram example shows a powerful, clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Goals, Processes, and Materials Architecture Models.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Goals
This simple Visio diagram example shows the clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Goals Architecture Model.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Locations
This simple Visio diagram example shows the clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Locations Architecture Model.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Materials
This simple Visio diagram example shows the clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Materials Architecture Model.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Processes
This simple Visio diagram example shows the clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Processes Architecture Model.
EACOE Architecture Model Taxonomical Graphic -Roles
This simple Visio diagram example shows the clean, clear message conveyed via taxonomical presentation of the enterprise Roles Architecture Model.
EACOE Architecture Models' Authority Trace
This Architecture Model support tool will help you index and organize information about harvested source documents and key personnel interviews. This trace-back is vital in establishing trust and confidence in your Enterprise Architecture efforts, and is frequently referenced throughout the EA projects and the future EA lifecycle.
EACOE Architecture Models' Authority Trace (w/ Macros)
This macro-assisted Architecture Model support tool will help you index and organize information about harvested source documents and key personnel interviews. This trace-back is vital in establishing trust and confidence in your Enterprise Architecture efforts, and is frequently referenced throughout the EA projects and the future EA lifecycle.
EACOE Definition of Enterprise Architecture
The definition of Enterprise Architecture.
EACOE Developing Initiatives -Using the Toolset
This document works with the Affinity Analysis wallchart graphic to describe the steps to run the EACOE Affinity Analysis toolset.
EACOE Developing Initiatives -Wallchart Graphic: Using the Toolset
This wallchart-size (ANSI E, 42\"x24\") graphic provides a graphical flow through the involved steps of developing affinity-based initiatives, groups of highly related processes.
EACOE Enterprise Architecture Glossary Concepts
This high level description and diagram discusses the importance of defining acronyms, terms and enterprise specific jargon to clarify the language for Enterprise Architecture artifacts to a common, consistent voice across Business and IT.
EACOE Executive Sponsor Commitment Template
Enterprise Architecture Commitment letter template that describes an Enterprise Architecture effort and the role of the Executive Sponsor, and the commitment required.
EACOE Implementation Model -Locations Relate to Systems
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships showing Locations that support each System.
EACOE Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Business Events
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships between Processes and Business Events -both those that trigger the process, and those that the process triggers. These relationships will be important in assessment of the sequence results driven by the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Goals
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships showing enterprise Goals that each Process supports, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Materials
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships identifying which Materials each Process requires to successfully complete, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Roles
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships showing Roles that are key to successfully completing Processes, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Systems
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships showing Processes that are mechanized by existing or planned Systems, and contributes key information to the EACOE Initiatives Engine.
EACOE Implementation Model -Roles Relate to Business Events
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships showing Business Events that each Role is responsible for handling.
EACOE Implementation Model -Roles Relate to Locations
This Implementation Model will help you capture relationships showing Locations that employ each Role.
EACOE Initiatives Engine
An engine to assist in running the affinity analysis to generate a set of initiatives from the defined Goals, Processes, Roles, Materials, and Systems.
EACOE Pre-Workshop To-Do Template
This is a brief, yet thorough outline of the tasks needed to prepare for a successful Enterprise Architecture workshop.
EACOE Quick Start Enterprise Architecture Program Checklist
An easy to use Checklist to assist Enterprise Architects, and Enterprise Architecture Participants as they develop their Enterprise Architecture.
EACOE Quick Start Enterprise Architecture Project Plan Template
An EACOE Enterprise Architecture Quick Start Process (Project Plan, Dependencies, Timing, Deliverables, Template Drivers, etc.) to assist and Guide Enterprise Architects in the Enterprise Architecture Development Process. This Process is provided in Microsoft Project format (one option available) for ease of use.
EACOE Roles - Mapped to The Enterprise Framework™
This graphic shows existing and proposed business and IT area architecture roles mapped to what we at EACOE believe are their responsible areas as depicted in The Enterprise Framework™ diagram.
EACOE Roles -Who Makes a Good Enterprise Architect?
A document outlining the personal traits and skills that contribute to successful Enterprise Architecture participation.
EACOE Systems Inventory and Health Check
This thorough application system assessment will give your executives key, consistent information to support decisions on existing and planned systems. This is a key reference for executives as they lay out their budgets and business plans for the Enterprise Architecture Initiatives across the upcoming years.
EACOE Systems Inventory and Health Check User Guide
This guide defines the many fields that the application systems\' health assessment document tracks per instance.
EACOE Toy Story Example
Complete set of Quick Start Models, and Initiatives
EACOE Toy Story Goal Ranking Example
Example of Goal Ranking for Toy Story Goals
EACOE Toy Story Initiative List Example
Example List of Initiatives and Content
Enterprise Architecture Reference Cube
Article describing the Enterprise Architecture Reference Cube developed by Gundars Osvalds.
Four Pillars of Enterprise Architecture
One of the most widely quoted articles on Enterprise Architecture describing the four requirements for developing an Enterprise Architecture - Architecture Models, Framework, Methodology, and Solution Models
General Motors and Enterprise Architecture
Link to CIO Magazine on the General Motors Work on Enterprise Architecture Facilitated by Samuel Holcman.
On Enterprise Architecture
The eleven most commonly asked questions about Enterprise Architecture and the answers to these questions.
Value of Enterprise Architecture
An extensive article on the Value of Enterprise Architecture.
Volkswagen and Enterprise Architecture
Link to Harvard University Case Study on the Volkswagen Work on Enterprise Architecture Facilitated by Samuel Holcman
What is a Business Capability and how do you Measure it
Describes what a Business Capability actually is, and how to measure the Capability Ability for an organization.
BACOE Content Available to Certified Members
A B L - Architected Business Language
A brief overview of a business friendly - human consumable language to optimize communications between business people, and business and technology people.
Architect Business Language
Describes a communication language that bridges the understandings between business and technology personnel
BACOE Capabilities Engine Example
This file provides a full Case Study Example using Toy Story II. The Capabilities Engine mechanizes and develops Capabilities from the Architecture Models, Relationship Models, Affinity Analysis, and results in a prioritized list of Business Capabilities
BACOE Goal Vote Template
This file provides an example Excel used to capture Goal Ranking votes.
BACOE Quick Start -Developing Capabilities
This file proivides guidance and instructions on how to develop Business Capabilities using the BACOE Capabilities Engine toolkit.
BACOE Quick Start -Developing Capabilities-Diagram
This file is a diagram of the methodology detial used for Business Architecture to produce Business Capabilities
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Business on a Page
This file is an example of the BACOE Business on a page diagram
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Events
This is a Visio Diagram example of the Business Architecture Events Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Goals
This is a Visio example of a Business Architecture Goals Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Locations
This is a Visio example of a Business Architecture Locations Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Materials
This is a Visio example of a Business Architecture Materials (data) Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Processes
This is a Visio example of a Business Architecture Process model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Diagram -Roles
This is a Visio example of a Business Architecture Roles Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Events
This is an Excel Template of a Business Architecture Events Model - the key model for Business Agility and Flexibility
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Goals
This is an Excel Template for the Business Architecture Goals Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Goals
This is an Excel Template for the Business Architecture Goals Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Locations
This is the Excel Template for a Business Architecture Locations Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Materials
This is an Excel Template for the Business Architecture Materials (data) Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Processes
This is an Excel Template for the Business Architecture Process Model
BACOE Quick Start Architecture Model -Roles
This is the Excel Template for the Business Architecture Roles Model
BACOE Quick Start Business Architecture Plan
This is the suggested draft Business Architecture Project Plan - Work Breakdown Structure to conduct an iteration of Business Architecture - developing Architecture Models, Relationship Models, and performing analysis to generate the required Business Capabilities aligned with Business Goals
BACOE Quick Start Business Architecture Project Preparation Checklist
This file provides a checklist format for the tasks required to conduct a Business Architecture iteration.
BACOE Quick Start Executive Sponsor Commitment
This file provides an example Business Executive Sponsor commitment letter
BACOE Quick Start Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Events
This file provides an example template for the Business Process to Business Events Relationship Model
BACOE Quick Start Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Goals
This file provides an Excel Template for the Business Process to Business Goals Relationship Model
BACOE Quick Start Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Locations
This file provides the template for the Business Process to Business Locations Relationship Model
BACOE Quick Start Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Materials
This file provides the template for the Business Process to Business Materials Relationship Model
BACOE Quick Start Implementation Model -Processes Relate to Roles
This file provides the Excel template for the Business Process to Business Roles Relationship Model
BACOE Quick Start Pre-Workshop To-Do template
This file provides Pre-Workshop Guidance and Actions: Things to Do, to Create, to Complete in rough order of precedence
BACOE Quick Start Source Document Indices
This file provides a macro-enabled Excel file for collecting and reporting on the documents used as input/harvesting for Business Architecture
Business Architecture Project Plan
A complete project plan for the development of a Business Architecture - from models to Capabilities - including a Work Breakdown Structure, Tasks, and Timing.
Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, and Human Communication
This article describes and defines the three sets of interpersonal communications that exist in an organization - (1) Business people talking to business people, (2) Technology people talking to technology people, and (3) Business people talking to technology people, and Technology people talking to business people.
Business Capabilities Development Engine
This file provides the software to develop Business Capabilities from the Architecture Models, Relationship Models, performs Affinity Analysis, and results in a prioritized list of Business Capabilities.
Business Capabilities Development Software
This software provides the mechanization of the BACOE Framework and Methodology, to transform Business models into Capabilities that an organization needs to move from its present state to its desired state.
Business Capabilities Software Guide
This document describes and guides the development of Business Capabilities using the BACOE Software
Business Enterprise Human Communication
Describes what is actually required to ensure accurate and transformable discussions between business and technology personnel
Business On A Page
A suggested representation of the strategic content of a Business Architecture summarized in a one page format.
Four Pillars of Enterprise Architecture
One of the most widely quoted articles on Enterprise Architecture describing the four requirements for developing an Enterprise Architecture - Architecture Models, Framework, Methodology, and Solution Models.
Measuring an Organizations Capability Ability
Describes what a Business Capability actually is, and how to measure the capability ability for an organization
Removing the Confusion Surrounding the Concept of a Business Capability
This article fully defines a Capability, its contents, and how an organzation can determine its level of competency in that Capability
Toy Story Business Architecture Example
This file provides an example of a possible Business Architecture report, using the Toy Story example Business Capabilities generated by the Business Capabilities engine.
Value of Enterprise Architecture
An extensive article on the Value of Enterprise Architecture
Four Pillars of Enterprise Architecture
One of the most widely quoted articles on Enterprise Architecture describing the four requirements for developing an Enterprise Architecture - Architecture Models, Framework, Methodology, and Solution Models
Value of Enterprise Architecture
An extensive article on the Value of Enterprise Architecture.
