Business reference model. Example of the US FEA Business Reference Model.[1] Business reference model is a reference model, concentrating on the functional and organizational aspects of the core business of an enterprise, service organization or government agency. In enterprise engineering a business reference model is part of an Enterprise Architecture Framework or Architecture Framework. An Enterprise Architecture Framework defines in a series of reference models, how to organize the structure and views associated with an Enterprise Architecture. Overview[edit] A reference model in general is a model of something that embodies the basic goal or idea of something and can then be looked at as a reference for various purposes. A business reference model is a means to describe the business operations of an organization, independent of the organizational structure that perform them. Federal government[edit] Other view on the FEA Business reference model.[3] See also[edit] References[edit] Further reading[edit]
Dragon1. Dragon1 Architecture Framework Dragon1 EA Method (Dragon1) is an open method for Visual Enterprise Architecture and also an Enterprise Architecture Framework.[1][2] Dragon1 covers the development of a variety of architectures, such as enterprise, governance, business, information and technical architecture. But also solution architecture, reference architectures and security architecture or Human Capital Architecture (HCA). Overview[edit] This open EA method for Visual Enterprise Architecture has been developed by Dragon1 Architecture Foundation, from the experience of practicing architecture on projects for clients across Europe.[3] The first version was released in 2003 and was based on the ideas of Mark Paauwe about Enterprise Architecture, Architecture Visualization and Architecture Principles.[4] [5][6] Dragon1 EA Method is said to be the following: Key definitions in Dragon1[edit] Community[edit] In the Netherlands there are 200+ companies and 1000+ people using the method.
Extending the RUP with the Zachman Framework. A fundamental question that people always seem to ask about enterprise modeling, and modeling in general, is how do various approaches such as enterprise business modeling, enterprise architectural modeling, and design modeling for a single project all relate to one another. The Zachman Framework (ZF), created in the 1980s by John Zachman, describes a good approach to addressing this very question. The ZF, depicted in Figure 1, describes a collection of perspectives pertinent to enterprise modeling.
The rows of the framework represent the views of different types of stakeholders and the columns represent different aspects or views of your architecture. Traditionally, within a column the models are evolved/translated to reflect the views of the stakeholders for each row and within a single row should be consistent with one another. In this article I show how the Enterprise Unified ProcessTM (EUP) extends the Rational Unified Process (RUP) with the ZF. Figure 1 The Zachman Framework. Avancier Limited. Pragmatic EA - Cutting EA to the Bone.
IT Governance and The International Standard, ISO/IEC 38500. IT Governance Defined IT governance is a framework that ensures your organisation's IT infrastructure supports and enables the achievement of the corporate strategies and objectives. The full definition can be found in IT Governance: a Pocket Guide by Alan Calder. IT Governance is a key subject for company directors and executives. The leading books on the subject are: Get all of these titles, plus more in the IT Governance Library. ISO 38500 Explained ISO 38500 is the International Standard for Corporate Governance of Information Technology and is the official IT governance standard. ISO/IEC 38500 applies to the governance of management processes relating to the information and communication services used by an organisation.
This standard draws upon a number of sources, chief of which is AS 8015:2005, which defines the following six principles: The History of ISO/IEC 38500 Implementing ISO/IEC 38500 in IT governance The IT governance framework can be presented in the following diagram: