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About This Book Praise for Enterprise Architecture Planning— "… the book has given me a wealth of good, fresh ideas about every facet of the architecture process … makes a substantive contribution to the body of IS planning knowledge." —John A. Zachman Zachman Information Systems Enterprise Architecture Planning is more advanced than traditional system planning approaches because you:

define a stable business model independent of organizational boundaries, systems, and procedures,
define data before application, and
let data determine the sequence for implementing applications systems.

Here the authors give you a common-sense approach to Enterprise Architecture Planning. You’ll find dozens of examples of architectures, procedures, checklists, and useful guidelines to support these techniques. This is the best guide available to help you ensure a cost-effective, long-term solution.

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More advanced than traditional system planning approaches, Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) outlines a stable business model independent of organizational boundaries, systems and procedures; defines data before applications; and allows data to determine the sequence for implementing application systems. This invaluable book offers a common-sense approach to EAP and includes numerous examples of architectures, procedures, checklists and useful guidelines.

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Paperback: 392 pages
Publisher: Wiley (September 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471599859
ISBN-13: 978-0471599852
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
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information resource catalog, enterprise data architecture, conceptual workstation, preliminary business model, business model presentation, function improvement opportunities, functional business model, enterprise architecture planning, strategic data planning, business model reports, data resource management, shared data environment, people throughout the enterprise, business systems architecture, information source forms, enterprise survey, architecture phase, architecture report, split matrix, affinity analysis, data entities, data entity, information systems architecture, planning conclusion, planning initiation

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Enterprise Architecture Planning, Product Type, Englewood Cliffs, New York, Zachman Framework, Function Definition Form, Planning Initiation Phase, Equipment Type, Strategic Data Planning, Yourdon Press, Alternate Name, Application Name, Business Systems Planning, Data Base Newsletter, Entity Number, Harvard Business Review, John Wiley, Packaging Specs, Applications Target, Data Target, Enterprise Approach, Implementation Phase, Implementation Plan Phase, Systems Journal, Technology Target

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This book cites 56 books:

Information engineering by James Martin on 8 pages
Information Systems by Robert K. Wysocki on 4 pages
Object Oriented Analysis (2nd Edition) (Yourdon Press Computing Series) by Peter Coad on page 196, page 290, and Back Matter
An Introduction to Information Engineering: From Strategic Planning to Information Systems by Clive Finkelstein on page 221, page 290, and Back Matter
The Management of Information Systems (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Management Information Systems) by Gary W. Dickson on page 82, page 166, and Back Matter

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The Alignment Effect: How to Get Real Business Value Out of Technology (Financial Times (Prentice Hall)) by Faisal Hoque in Back Matter

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4.0 out of 5 stars EAP - A Management Framework, August 21, 1998

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This is an excellent book outlining the process, content and pit-falls associated with EAP (a classic for consultants and professionals). It is important to remember that it presents a management framework not an implementation framework. I look forward to the next release -I hope it includes something on object modelling and UML and the need to differentiate between functional and competency based modelling (Business Architecture) when designing enterprise information systems for the future. This book is a foundation and a "must read" for any budding Enterprise Architect.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource - but use with caution, February 29, 2004

By	Mike Tarrani "www.tarrani.com" (Deltona, FL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME) (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

I purchased this book with it was first published and it greatly influenced my thinking and has continued to do so to this day. There is a large caveat I want to share before continuing - be careful of the Zachman Framework because if you do base your enterprise architecture on it you will soon discover that making changes is a tedious process that ripples across the matrix. That said, I continue to believe in the basic concepts and components of the framework, and I also think that it is an excellent way to gain a view of an enterprise when you are attempting to model it.

Caveat aside, the techniques and many of the elements of the framework provided in this book are invaluable to creating any enterprise framework or initiating and managing a process improvement program. While Chapter 1 describes enterprise architecture planning in the context of the Zachman Framework, all of the subsequent chapters can be applied to any framework, which what makes this book as valuable today as it was a decade ago. Specifically, Chapter 3 (Planning), 5 (Enterprise Survey), 8 (Application Architecture), and 10 (Implementation Plan) are among the best of the best practices for approaching any project that is enterprise-wide in scope. For that reason I continue to keep my worn copy of this book nearby as a reference.

Despite my views on the Zachman Framework and some of its limitations and challenges, you may not have a choice - if you are on a team that is refactoring your enterprise in accordance with the Zachman Framework I recommend that you visit the Zachman Institute (see ASIN B00016NEXI) and augment the decade old material in this book with the up-to-date content available on that site.

If you are still in the exploratory stage and are considering this book because you want to learn more about either the Zachman Framework or EAP I recommend that you not only purchase this book (for the reasons cited above), but that you also read "How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Framework: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework" (ASIN 141201607X).

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4.0 out of 5 stars EAP a Requirement for Aligning IT and Your Business, June 22, 2000

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This is an excellent book. It presents a complete plan of how to implement a business oriented strategy planning program that will align IT with the strategies being pursued by your organization. This book does not provide all of the answers. It points out, correctly and in an easy-to-read format, that you, as an IT executive, must adapt the program presented here to your own situation.

However, the program outline is more extensive and more valuable than any I've seen before. It is also better than the program outline that I've personally seen delivered by top name consulting firms.

Coupling this book with practicle experience, and readings on both total quality management, and marketing will provide the budding planner with a successful intellectual tool set for creating an improved IT/Business alignment.

Dan Ashley, PhD dcashley@aol.com

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This seminal book captures it all. I have used this book as an invaluable reference on enterprise architecture projects for NASA, EPA, FAA and the Marine Corps. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very practical guide for EAP projects
The book focuses on the practical steps necessary to perform successful EAP rather than on theoretical concepts and is therefore useful as a guide in EAP projects. Read more

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