Building an Enterprise Architecture EA Knowledge Digest

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Building an Enterprise Architecture (EA)
Knowledge Digest

• Tyson Brooks
• Haiping Luo
• aEA International Standards Committee

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Topics

• EA Knowledge Digest Project Overview
• Rationale for the EA Knowledge Digest Project
• Structure of the EA Knowledge Digest
• EA Knowledge Digest Taxonomy
• EA Knowledge Digest Artifact Submission
• Next steps

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EA Knowledge Digest Project Overview

• Purpose Store and relate knowledge items
  pertinent to enterprise architecture in a common
  repository
• Project Management Led by aEAs EA Standards
  Committee
• Objectives
• Capture the wisdom and business practice relating
  to EA field
• Establish central EA knowledge repository
• Build, manage and expand an EA knowledgebase
• Target Timeline for the EA Knowledge Digest
  FY2006

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Rationale for EA Knowledge Digest Project

• Currently, there is no EA repository to obtain
  information regarding EA concepts, theories,
  approaches, and best practices.
• Use repository to capture the wisdom and best
  practice in the EA field and other related fields
  to support our EA work. Answer the following
  questions
• What are the principles and approaches to
  transform business architecture?
• What are the best practices to examine
  improvement opportunities through the insertion
  of new technology?
• How do I implement a successful EA program within
  my organization?
• The EA Knowledge Digest seeks to reduce
  complexity, and provide assistance with stable
  referenced sources.

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Structure of the EAKD
EA Knowledge Fabric is woven within the EA
collaborative intelligence community across all
components.

EA Knowledge Fabric

EA Intelligence
EA Profession Advancement
EA Community
EA Technology
EA Encyclopedia
EA Knowledge Digest Repository
1. Repository provides reliability,
scalability, knowledge, and the
foundation for EAKD
3. Efficient strategies, intelligence and
methodologies used in EA
2. Significant EA events and related governance
information
4. EA Education, Research and Projects
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EAKD Taxonomy
EA History

• Significant Events
• Annual Review/Forecast
• Trend Analyses

EA Community

EA Profession Advancement

• Organizations
• Calendar
• Collaboration Projects
• News
• Regional Views

• Training and Education
• Certifications and Accreditation
• Publications and Books
• Conferences

EA Encyclopedia

• Vocabulary, Dictionary, Definitions
• Standards
• Frameworks
• Methods/Principles
• Ontologies
• Architectures

EA Governance

• EA Management Life Cycle/Guide
• CPIC Information
• Communications
• Governance Structures

EA Technology

• Tool Category
• Tool Evaluation Methodology

EA Intelligence

• EA Intelligence Methodology
• EA Intelligence Best Practice

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High-Level EAKD Artifact Submission Process

Contributor
Knowledge Manager
Knowledge Manager
EA Knowledge Digest
EA Knowledge Items
Receives Value Added Information
Knowledge Manager
Knowledge Manager
EA User Community
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Next Steps

• Finalize Knowledge Areas
• Develop EAKD Metamodel
• Identify Knowledge Managers to maintain a
  knowledge area in the Digest
• Communicate with EA community to provide
  individual knowledge items
• Continue development of repository website
  http//69.46.27.111/AEA (under construction)

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Final Notes

• Call for your support, input, and participation
• Will answer questions offline
• Contact Information
• Tyson Brooks (tyson.brooks_at_baesystems.com)
• Haiping Luo (haiping_at_aeajournal.org)