"How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks" by Jaap Schekkerman

This is an important book for enterprise architects that will serve as an encyclopedia, idea book, and general resource.

Several times in my Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice, people asked me which framework shall I adopt or what are the benefits of the Zachman framework over TOGAF, etc. Others asked me to help them to define their own corporate EA framework. Before answering these types of questions, it is important to know what the differences and commonalities are of these frameworks and standards.

This book explains the role of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and shows the differences between the most popular Enterprise Architecture Frameworks now a day available in the world.

With the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture [EA] at the same time, the discussion started how to create or choose the right Enterprise Architecture Framework & Tools for your organisation in the jungle of the existing ones.

Giving an overview of the history of most Enterprise Architecture frameworks as well as their purpose, scope, principles, structure, guidance and compliance, will support you in identifying the usefulness of these Enterprise Architecture frameworks for your own situation. For the in-depth details of the described Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, references to the original sources of information are added in the chapter References & Bibliography.

Separate chapters are addressing the most popular Enterprise Architecture tools on the market and their support of existing frameworks.

Content
1 What is Enterprise Architecture about?
2 Enterprise Architecture in Context
3 Critical Success Factors for Enterprise Architectures
4 Key Concepts of holistic Enterprise Architectures
5 Extended Enterprises
6 Enterprise Architecture Program a Validation
7 EA Measurement Process
8 Today's EA Frameworks Practice
Enterprise Architecture Law a Regulations
9 Enterprise Architecture in the United States Government
10 Enterprise Architecture in Europe
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
11 Creating or choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework
12 The Enterprise Architecture Frameworks History Overview
13 Extended Enterprise Architecture Framework (E2AF)
14 Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP)
15 Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF)
16 Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework (TEAF)
17 The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)
18 Zachman Framework
19 Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF)
20 Joint Technical Architecture (JTA)
21 C4ISR and DoDAF
22 Department of Defence Technical Reference Model (DoD TRM)
23 Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM)
24 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Open System Architecture (CIMOSA)
25 Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA)
26 Standards and Architectures for eGovemrnent Applications (SAGA)
Enterprise Architecture Tools
27 Enterprise Architecture Tools
28 Examples of some EA Repository Tools a Suites
29 Acronyms a Glossary
30 Reference
31 Related Links
32 About the Author