Introduction To Enterprise Architecture
Introduction To Enterprise Architecture
• IT Governance and Support – It involves the processes that ensure the - Provides instruments that enable enterprise architecture to describe,
effective and efficient use of information technology in enabling an analyze, and visualize the relationships among different business
organization to achieve its goals (Gartner, Inc., n.d.). domains
o Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology - A common language for describing the construction and operation of
(COBIT) – It is an internationally accepted IT control framework business processes, organizational structure, information flows, IT
that provides organizations with a set of “good practices” that systems, and technical infrastructures
helps in implementing an IT governance structure throughout an
organization. Symbolic and Semantic Models
o Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) – This is • Symbolic Model – This model expresses the properties of a system
the most widely accepted set of best practices in the IT service architecture using symbols that refer to reality.
delivery domain, which is composed of series of documents giving • Semantic Model – This model interprets the meaning of each symbol in
guidance on the provision of good IT services, including the a symbolic model.
facilities that need IT support, in a process-oriented approach.
• IT Implementation – It involves the process of combining the developed
software or application with the other management and engineering
processes (Lankhorst, 2017).
o Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) – This is a model
that provides numerous guidelines for assessing the maturity of
an organization and the improvements needed in various process
areas to proceed from one level to the next.
These are the five (5) maturity levels of CMMI:
1. Initial – Processes are usually impromptu and chaotic.
2. Managed – Processes are planned, performed,
measured, and controlled.
3. Defined – Processes are defined in terms of standards,
procedures, tools, and methods.
4. Quantitatively Managed – Quantitative objectives for
quality and process performance are established and References:
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