Complex Enterprise Architecture: A New Adaptive Systems Approach

© John D. McDowall 2019

John D. McDowallComplex Enterprise Architecturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4306-0_3

3. Overview of the Enterprise Architecture Framework

John D. McDowall¹ 

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Warrenton, VA, USA

 

An enterprise architecture framework is really a statement of philosophy. It spells out what is important about how enterprise systems should be designed and built and how they should interoperate with one another. Like any philosophy, it is a means of organizing one’s thoughts about the task to be accomplished. The enterprise architecture framework is built on a foundation of model-based engineering. It relies on creating models that accurately capture the most important elements of the enterprise architecture in a format that enables automated ...