344 Pages
70 B/W Illustrations
by
Auerbach Publications
344 Pages
by
Auerbach Publications
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The author developed Lightweight Enterprise Architecture (LEA) to enable a quick alignment of technology to business strategy. LEA's simple and effective framework makes it useful to a wide audience of users throughout an enterprise, coordinating resources for business requirements and facilitating optimal adoption of technology. Lightweight Enterprise Architectures provides a methodology and... Read more
STATE OF ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Chaos
Relation of Technology and Architecture
The Many Faces of Architecture
The Scope of Enterprise Architecture
The Need for Enterprise Architecture
The History of Architecture
The Current Environment
Standardization Barriers
The Need for Lightweight
Architecture in the Enterprise
The Cost of Technology
The Benefits of Enterprise Architecture
The Domains of Architecture
The Gap between Business and IT
Where Does LEA Fit?
LEA's Framework
Frameworks, Methodologies, and Approaches
The Framework of LEA
Types of Methodologies
Types of Approaches
Actual System Environments
FRAMEWORK FOR LEA
LEA Overview
Overview
Realms of LEA
The Goals of LEA
Why Not LEA?
Strategic Architecture
Goals of the Strategic Architecture
Enterprise Principles
Enterprise Patterns
Enterprise Guidelines
Technology Charter
Conceptual Architecture
Goals of the Conceptual Architecture
System Contracts
System Models
Physical Model
System Objectives
Technology Roadmap
Feedback to Strategic
Execution Architecture
Goals of the Execution Architecture
Project Requirements
Project Diagrams
Project Vision
Project Scope
Feedback to Conceptual
IMPLEMENTING LEA
Philosophy of LEA
Beliefs of LEA
Role of LEA
Characteristics of Architects
Communicating LEA
Results of LEA
Cycle of LEA
Architectural Layers
LEA Review Cycles
Challenges to LEA
Deploying Metrics
Deploying LEA
Design of LEA
Commitment to LEA
Dysfunctional Enterprise Architectures
What Is Dysfunctional Behavior?
The Ivory Tower
Prima Donnas
War Campaigns
Tribal Lore
Diagrams Are for Sissies
Happy Analysts
The Absent Leaders
Technology Is Cool
Circling Vultures
Seagull Management
Conclusion
APPENDICES
Appendix A LEA Artifacts
Appendix B Reference Materials
Author's Comments
OAGIS 8.0 Documentation
Application Areas in OAGIS
Verbs in OAGIS
Appendix C Glossary
Architectural Chaos
Relation of Technology and Architecture
The Many Faces of Architecture
The Scope of Enterprise Architecture
The Need for Enterprise Architecture
The History of Architecture
The Current Environment
Standardization Barriers
The Need for Lightweight
Architecture in the Enterprise
The Cost of Technology
The Benefits of Enterprise Architecture
The Domains of Architecture
The Gap between Business and IT
Where Does LEA Fit?
LEA's Framework
Frameworks, Methodologies, and Approaches
The Framework of LEA
Types of Methodologies
Types of Approaches
Actual System Environments
FRAMEWORK FOR LEA
LEA Overview
Overview
Realms of LEA
The Goals of LEA
Why Not LEA?
Strategic Architecture
Goals of the Strategic Architecture
Enterprise Principles
Enterprise Patterns
Enterprise Guidelines
Technology Charter
Conceptual Architecture
Goals of the Conceptual Architecture
System Contracts
System Models
Physical Model
System Objectives
Technology Roadmap
Feedback to Strategic
Execution Architecture
Goals of the Execution Architecture
Project Requirements
Project Diagrams
Project Vision
Project Scope
Feedback to Conceptual
IMPLEMENTING LEA
Philosophy of LEA
Beliefs of LEA
Role of LEA
Characteristics of Architects
Communicating LEA
Results of LEA
Cycle of LEA
Architectural Layers
LEA Review Cycles
Challenges to LEA
Deploying Metrics
Deploying LEA
Design of LEA
Commitment to LEA
Dysfunctional Enterprise Architectures
What Is Dysfunctional Behavior?
The Ivory Tower
Prima Donnas
War Campaigns
Tribal Lore
Diagrams Are for Sissies
Happy Analysts
The Absent Leaders
Technology Is Cool
Circling Vultures
Seagull Management
Conclusion
APPENDICES
Appendix A LEA Artifacts
Appendix B Reference Materials
Author's Comments
OAGIS 8.0 Documentation
Application Areas in OAGIS
Verbs in OAGIS
Appendix C Glossary
Biography
Fenix Theuerkorn (Independent Consultant, Gabriola Island, British Columbia)
