Enterprise Architecture by Jeanne Ross of MIT CISR

Enterprise architecture provides a high-level design of one or more digitized platforms. These platforms are the scaffolding for businesses in digital economy. They comprise reusable capabilities essential to business agility.

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Enterprise Architecture Definition

The organizing logic for business processes, data, and IT capabilities reflects the integration and standardization requirements of the firm's operating model.
Enterprise architecture provides a high-level design of one or more digitized Platforms. These platforms are the scaffolding for businesses in a digital economy. They comprise reusable capabilities essential to business agility.

Digitized Platform Definition

The digitized Platform is a coherent set of standardized business processes, along with supporting infrastructure, applications, and data, intended to ensure the quality and predictability of core transactions. 

A Digitized Platform provides stability to an organization facing turbulent times and a constant need to change.

A Digitized Platform is a technology base, related processes, and data that were integrated into the business so that you do not have to think about them daily. You can instead focus on the things that are changing in the company.

About Jeanne Ross

Jeanne Ross MIT is a principal research scientist and the Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. She is also a faculty member in MIT's information systems group. Ross's research focuses on the strategic use of information technology in organizations and the governance of enterprise systems. She has published extensively in academic journals and frequently speaks at industry events.

What is Enterprise Architecture Framework?

An enterprise architecture framework (EAF) is a methodology used to guide the development of an enterprise architecture. It provides a structure for organizing, designing, and implementing the different components of an enterprise's IT systems and infrastructure. EAFs typically include best practices, models, and standards for designing and implementing an enterprise it architecture. They can also have tools and templates for documenting and communicating the architecture to stakeholders. Some examples of widely used enterprise architecture frameworks include The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Zachman Framework, and FEAF(Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework).

 
 
 

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