Several times in my Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice,
people asked me which framework shall I adopt or what are the
benefits of the Zachman framework over TOGAF, etc. Others
asked me to help them to define their own corporate EA
framework. Before answering these types of questions, it is
important to know what the differences and commonalities are
of these frameworks and standards.
This book explains the role of Enterprise Architecture
Frameworks and shows the differences between the most
popular Enterprise Architecture Frameworks now a day
available in the world.
With the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture [EA]; at
the same time, the discussion started how to create or choose the
right Enterprise Architecture Framework & Tools for your
organisation in the jungle of the existing ones.
Giving an overview of the history of most Enterprise
Architecture frameworks as well as their purpose, scope,
principles, structure, guidance and compliance, will support you
in identifying the usefulness of these Enterprise Architecture
frameworks for your own situation. For the in-depth details of
the described Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, references to
the original sources of information are added in the chapter
References & Bibliography.
Separate chapters are addressing the most popular Enterprise
Architecture tools on the market and their support of existing
frameworks.
Jaap Schekkerman (1953) received an engineer's
degree in electronic engineering and
information technology and a degree in clinical
chemistry and business economics.
From 1973 till 1974, he was working as a
scientist at the Free University Amsterdam.
From 1974 till 1985, he was Chief Information Officer at the Red
Cross Hospital Beverwijk, the Netherlands.
In 1982, Schekkerman was awarded with the American Ames
Award for his international awarded article about the
developments in medical information technology and the
influence on human beings.
From 1985 till 1995, he was Manager of a Research &
Development department and Manager of a Technology
Consulting Group at RAET N.V.
The focus of his R&D activities was at Information Systems
Architecture and multi-user/multi-tasking programming.
In 1995, Schekkerman joined Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and
became the Thought Leader in the areas of Business Technology
Strategy & Enterprise Architecture.
In 2001, Schekkerman founded the Institute For Enterprise
Architecture Developments to do research and knowledge
exchange around Enterprise Architecture.
This institute is today one of the most important EA sources of
information in the world.
Schekkerman is giving lectures on the topics of Information
Management & Enterprise Architecture at several Universities
and training institutes.
Schekkerman has published several methods, articles and books
on topics related to Enterprise Architecture and he is a
frequently invited speaker on national and international
congresses and symposia.