Overview
The current printable version is marked DRAFT, dated 06-Feb-2004, and edited by Dr Paula J Hagan. It has been approved for public release; distribution unlimited. No updates have been made to any publicly released version of this document since 2004, and the project appears to have been abandoned. Since the most recent publication, the extensions of DODAF, including MODAF, as well as the work at the Object Management Group, have created a model that satisfies both frameworks.Perspective
EABOK (and the discipline it describes) is evolving (and partially incomplete). Note: The document is dated 2004-02-06 and marked as draft. That is the last version of the document put out by MITRE. It places enterprise architecture ''in context''. Because there are so many different frameworks and viewpoints about enterprise architecture, it provides a critique of alternatives (such as between the original Zachman Framework, TOGAF and DODAF). The bibliographies are particularly useful. It treats Enterprise Architecture as not including merely diagrams and technical descriptions, but gives a holistic view that includes US legislative requirements and guidance, as well as giving technologists a better understanding of business needs with a quick explanation of the value chain for a business as outlined by Michael Porter. It is worth reading between the lines of many sections, the comments make many experienced information systems and business professionals appreciate the EABOK: while it reviews a range of approaches, it is not frightened to put a personal point of view: Another example of possible implied criticism of some EA practitioners: While many of the references to legislation and guidance are US-centric, the issues and the references are useful to government agencies and businesses across the world.See also
* Enterprise architectureReferences
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