Working for the Man: enterprise architecture as a strategic discipline: Frank Schlier

Enterprise Architecture beyond IT

Enterprise Architecture will be about architecting the enterprise; the traditional focus has been technical architecture - very mature

Business architecture is still in its infancy

Business architecture is about competitive differentiation

Enterprise Vision is inspirational in nature

Architecting never stops; until the enterprise becomes static (which is never); then you stop architecting.

Defining measurements is part of IT.

We are architect with now not for you

The architecture and what is the enterprise varies by organization

Enterprise is a system put together to fulfill their own needs; needs of the person establishing those needs and exchanging the generated stuff in marketplace. Reality the enterprise needs to go into market place to get stuff to accomplish the set out needs

A need fulfillment system.

Transition from industrial age to the information age - in the automation transition -

Industrial age - leveraging muscle with technology

Information Age - leverage all resources with information

Pre 1995 - IT was used to cut costs

Internet age lets try to grow revenue, while trying to contain costs

Today, do both

Conclusion: Interesting perspective of Enterprise Architecture