Enterprise Architecture value

One of the toughest things to do is to sell an enterprise architecture planning initiative or to get funding to hire enterprise architects. At should be clear in most people’s mind that enterprise architecture adds value. After all, will you live in a house that has not been architected?

What three things must coexist to ensure IT Value? Read on to find the answer!

How does an architect get approval and money from a business executive? Not by being an architect, but by thinking like the executive!

There are four keys to an architecture that unlocks business value; to know them is good, to use them is great.

How can Business Reference Model (BRM) be connected to Business Value? How can BRM help improve business processes?

This article provides a framework to measure the return on investment (ROI) of enterprise architecture investments.

 This paper discusses Enterprise Business Architecture as the "formal link between strategy and results."

 This paper makes the business case for enterprise architecture.

 Does Enterprise Architecture produce business value? This paper answers that question through a pilot Enterprise Architecture implementation using TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Framework.

 This paper argues that reducing IT complexity can reduce IT failure and save trillions of dollars worldwide.