Enterprise Architecture

Abstract

Good governance, as discussed in Chap. 6, requires more than a structure and regular meetings. There must be real communication. It is necessary to be able to eff ectively communicate plans, priorities, issues, and opportunities throughout the organization. Th is means having a coordinated view that ties together business and technical realities. It must allow nontechnical participants to understand the impact of technology as well as to let technologists understand the realities of business. To accomplish this, communication tools are needed. This chapter focuses on one of those tools—enterprise architecture (EA). Along with portfolio management (Chap. 8), these tools give everyone a coordinated view of what’s happening in all the fields of the farm from the planting to the harvest and from the individual fields to the underlying infrastructure.