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E. JagerGetting Started with Enterprise Architecturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9858-9_5

5. Architecture Roles

Eric Jager1  
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Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands
 

This next chapter examines the growth of the profession and the relationship of that growth to the emergence of the motley collection of architecture roles and functions. The function of the Enterprise Architect is described in more detail, and the similarities between this function and that of the Business Architect are noted. Other architecture roles and functions are briefly reviewed to give an idea of the variety that has emerged over the years.

5.1 Defining Roles and Functions

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