The more I read about Education Enterprise Architecture, the less I know. I feel like I am learning a new concept that while critical to my success as an educational leader, is being taught to me in a new language. An important part of trust is competence; how can I trust myself with the responsibility of running a school, and ask others to follow me, if I don’t have the capability of creating and executing sound business strategies? It is with this urgency that this KWL chart emerges: An enterprise architecture applies a mission and set of values to existing business strategies, and examines the efficacy of information technologies and other support systems already in place. It can be used as an analytical or a management tool, guiding decision-making. “An enterprise architecture framework can describe the underlying infrastructure, thus providing the groundwork for the hardware, software, and networks to work together.” (Urbaczewski, L., 2010, p.1). Of the five Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (EAF) looked at: Zachman Framework (1987), Department of Defense Architecture Framework, Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, Treasure Enterprise Architecture Framework (2000), and The Open Group Architectural Framework (1995), the latter, TOGAF is the most applicable to education. (Urbaczewski, L., 2010, p.2). “TOGAF helps by documenting the EA discipline, process and work products. An organization can develop an EA that is consistent, reflects the needs of stakeholders, employs best practice, considers current requirements and future needs of [the] business. (TOGAF Distilled, 2014). Essentially, with the preliminary phase defined, eight phases follow and communicate information to the central phase of the architecture development cycle, the requirements management phase. This phase “is a Continuing Ongoing Process to ensure changes to requirements are Well Governed, and Reflected in All Other Phases.” (Key points…, 2014) TOGAF is a flexible methodology designed to fit individual enterprises. Resources: Urbaczewski, L. (2010). A COMPARISON OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORKS. Retrieved from http://ggatz.com/images/SOA_COMPARE.pdf. (2014). TOGAF Distilled - YouTube. Retrieved September 11, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAWWpbaj-7KM0uNkxKAf2t4Kzyqr_pYy. (2014) Key points of the architecture development method - YouTube. Retrieved September 11, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OUKGBmCE64&list=PLrAWWpbaj-7KM0uNkxKAf2t4Kzyqr_pYy&index=8
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