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What can be done with Enterprise Architecture
In my own opinion enterprise architecture is not just a high level strategic planning of the enterprise ( well lets face it, the IT in the enterprise). I see enterprise architecture as a proven, consistent and reusable way of doing IT task that we are already doing any way for years. Yes, it's also serves us for high level planning, but it also (and most of the time) serves us for our daily tactical IT tasks. It goes without saying that enterprise architecture also accompany not just the decision making, but also the actual work that will be taken to make those decision a reality.
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Principles as enterprise architecture outcome
Principles are the better half of blueprints. Principles enable enterprise architects to set up the boundaries that application / solution architects should follow to create their own architecture / solution, in order to build better enterprise architecture. Principles are actually set of rules which set the boundaries that needed to be respect and implement by all relevant roles in the enterprise. Together with blueprints principles enable enterprise architects to shape future architecture of a given enterprise.
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blueprint - an enterprise architecture outcome
There are many outcomes to enterprise architecture work, but one of the important and most communicative one is a blueprint of your enterprise to-be architecture. People like to use city planning as an allegory to enterprise architecture. And similar to the role of city blueprints, which serves as a reference to building architects and designers, enterprise architecture blueprints are crucial for the success of enterprise architecture initiative.
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I can know if your complex IT project will succeed!