Building an Enterprise Architecture (EA) Knowledge Digest

1. Building an Enterprise Architecture (EA) Knowledge Digest Tyson Brooks Haiping Luo a|EA International Standards Committee

2. Topics • EA Knowledge Digest Project Overview • Rationale for the EA Knowledge Digest Project • Structure of the EA Knowledge Digest • EA Knowledge Digest Taxonomy • EA Knowledge Digest Artifact Submission • Next steps aeajournal.org

3. EA Knowledge Digest Project Overview • Purpose: Store and relate knowledge items pertinent to enterprise architecture in a common repository • Project Management: Led by a|EA’s EA Standards Committee • Objectives: • Capture the wisdom and business practice relating to EA field • Establish central EA knowledge repository • Build, manage and expand an EA knowledgebase • Target Timeline for the EA Knowledge Digest: FY2006 aeajournal.org

4. Rationale for EA Knowledge Digest Project • Currently, there is no EA repository to obtain information regarding EA concepts, theories, approaches, and best practices. • Use repository to capture the wisdom and best practice in the EA field and other related fields to support our EA work. Answer the following questions: • What are the principles and approaches to transform business architecture? • What are the best practices to examine improvement opportunities through the insertion of new technology? • How do I implement a successful EA program within my organization? • The EA Knowledge Digest seeks to reduce complexity, and provide assistance with stable referenced sources. aeajournal.org

5. EA History EA Governance Structure of the EAKD EA Knowledge Fabric is woven within the EA collaborative intelligence community across all components. EA Knowledge Fabric EA Intelligence EA Profession Advancement EA Technology EA Community EA Encyclopedia EA Knowledge Digest Repository 1. Repository provides reliability, scalability, knowledge, and the foundation for EAKD 3. Efficient strategies, intelligence and methodologies used in EA 2. Significant EA events and related governance information 4. EA Education, Research and Projects aeajournal.org

6. EAKD Taxonomy EA History • Significant Events • Annual Review/Forecast • Trend Analyses EA Community EA Profession Advancement • Organizations • Calendar • Collaboration Projects • News • Regional Views • Training and Education • Certifications and Accreditation • Publications and Books • Conferences EA Encyclopedia • Vocabulary, Dictionary, Definitions • Standards • Frameworks • Methods/Principles • Ontologies • Architectures EA Governance • EA Management Life Cycle/Guide • CPIC Information • Communications • Governance Structures EA Technology • Tool Category • Tool Evaluation Methodology EAIntelligence • EA Intelligence Methodology • EA Intelligence Best Practice aeajournal.org

7. High-Level EAKD Artifact Submission Process Contributor Knowledge Manager Knowledge Manager EA Knowledge Digest EA Knowledge Items Receives Value Added Information Knowledge Manager Knowledge Manager EA User Community aeajournal.org

8. Next Steps • Finalize Knowledge Areas • Develop EAKD Metamodel • Identify Knowledge Managers to maintain a knowledge area in the Digest • Communicate with EA community to provide individual knowledge items • Continue development of repository website: http://69.46.27.111/AEA (under construction) aeajournal.org

9. Final Notes • Call for your support, input, and participation • Will answer questions offline • Contact Information • Tyson Brooks (tyson.brooks@baesystems.com) • Haiping Luo (haiping@aeajournal.org) aeajournal.org