Fundamentals of Enterprise Architecture

Preface
   Who Should Read This Book?
   Conventions Used in This Book
   O’Reilly Online Learning
   How to Contact Us
   Acknowledgments
1. Key Enterprise Architecture Concepts
   Why Enterprise Architecture?
      Avoiding Silos
      Avoiding Chaos
      Avoiding Technical Debt
      Summarizing the Benefits
   What Is the Practice of Enterprise Architecture?
      The Vision
      The Mission
      What Are the Functions of Enterprise Architecture?
      Enterprise Architecture Strategy
      Enterprise Architecture Enablement
      Enterprise Architecture Oversight
   What Are Typical Architecture Roles?
      Enterprise Architect Role
      Solution Architect Role
      Application Architect Role
      Comparing Typical Architect Roles
      Specialized Functions
   Organizational Model
      Centralized Architecture
      Federated Architecture
      Hybrid Architecture
   What Are Typical Architecture Deliverables?
      Architecture Decision Deliverable
      Architecture Pattern Deliverable
      Capability Target Architecture Deliverable
      Application Target Architecture Deliverable
   What Is an Architecture Decision?
      Overview
      Sample Template
   Summary
2. Key Strategy Objectives
   Overview
   The Shared Alignment OKR
   Principles to Create Shared Alignment
      Disagree and Commit
      Command and Control
      Consensus-Driven and Consensus-Seeking
   The Embedded and Accessible OKR
   What Is Architecture Information?
      Architecture Principles
      Architecture Standards
      Architecture Frameworks
      Architecture Best Practices
      Architecture Diagrams
      Architecture Metrics
      Architecture Information Powers Architecture Decisions
   The Enable and Enforce OKR
      Architecture Standard KPIs
      Principles for Enablement
      Principles for Enforcement
   The Proactive and Reactive OKR
   Summary
3. Shared Alignment
   Align on Who
      What Is a Stakeholder?
      What Is Stakeholder Engagement?
      How Do You Scale Stakeholder Engagement?
      How Does “Align on Who” Relate to Your Effective Enterprise Architecture Strategy?
   Align on the Why
      Sell the Why
      Align on Priority
      How Does “Align on the Why” Relate to Your Effective Enterprise Architecture Strategy?
   Align on the Decision
      Consider Differing Perspectives
      Foster Positive Conflict in Conversation
      Resolve the Positive Conflict
      Get Commitment as a Result of Alignment
      How Does “Align on the Decision” Relate to Your Effective Enterprise Architecture Strategy?
   Case Studies
      The Mandate
      The Relitigation
      The Silo
      The Never-Ending Debate
   Summary
4. Embedded and Accessible
   Knowledge Management in Embedded and Accessible Architecture
      What Is the Goal of Knowledge Management?
      What Is the Knowledge Management Lifecycle?
      What Are the Types of Knowledge Relative to Architecture Information?
      Summarizing the Benefits of Knowledge Management
   UI/UX Design in Embedded and Accessible Architecture
      What Is UI and UX Design?
      Summarizing Benefits of UI and UX
   Knowledge Management and UI/UX Principles
      Create: Champion Knowledge Sharing
      Approve: Many Over Few
      Distribute: Just in Time
      Distribute: Transparent to Find
      Distribute: Single Source of Truth
      Consume: Easy and Enjoyable
      Consume: Flag It or Fix It
      Consume: Measure to Improve
   Embedded and Accessible Architecture Information Framework
      Define
      Do
      Dare
   Case Studies
      New Enterprise Architecture Standard
      Best Practices
      The Static Artifact
   Summary
5. Enable and Enforce
   What Is an Enterprise Architecture Standard?
      Stability NFRs
      Release NFRs
      Operational Efficiency NFRs
      Interoperability NFRs
      Security NFRs
      Summarizing NFRs
      Architecture Technology Standards
      Architecture Metamodel Standard
   When Should a Standard Be Declared?
   What Is Enable?
      Principles of Enablement Mechanisms
      The Enablement Framework
   What Is Enforce?
      Principles of Enforcement Mechanisms
      The Enforcement Framework
   Case Studies
      The Free-for-All
      The Suffocation
      The Reporter
   Summary
6. Proactive and Reactive
   Principles of Strategic Thinking
      Understand the Right Problem
      Initiate Innovation
      Be a Change Agent
   The 4 Cs Framework
      Curiosity
      Challenge
      Credibility
      Communication
   Case Studies
      The Cloud Migration
      The AI Inflection Point
      The Tactical Load
   Summary
7. A Very Short Manifesto for Effective Enterprise Architecture
8. Contextual Understanding over Siloed Decision Making
   Architectural Domain Model
      What Are Capabilities?
      How Capabilities Fit in an Architecture Domain Model
      Considerations for Defining the Architectural Domain Model
   Other Contextual Inputs
   Case Studies
      The Aloof Architect
      The Aware Architect
   Summary
9. Tangible Direction over Stale Documentation
   The Importance of Experimentation
   Documentation Standards
   Documentation as Code
   Case Studies
      The Archaeological Architect
      The Ambitious Architect
   Summary
10. Driving Behavior over Enforcing Standards
   Driving Desired Behavior
      Conditioning Behavior
      Understanding Motivation
      Using Conditioning and Motivation Together
   Case Studies
      The Administrative Architect
      The Ambassador Architect
   Summary
11. Evolution over Frameworks
   Evolutionary Trends
      From Theory to Data
      From Outsider to Insider
      From Blocker to Enabler
   Case Studies
      The Adamant Architect
      The Audacious Architect
   Summary
12. Assessment Framework
   Conducting an Enterprise Architecture Assessment
      Define Business Outcomes
      Identify Capabilities
      Map Capability Gaps
   Summary
13. Framework to Define Enterprise Architecture Strategy
   Defining Enterprise Architecture Strategy
      Contextualize Enterprise Architecture
      Continuously Improve
      Create Excitement
   Summary
14. Framework for Architecture Decision Making
   Building a Foundation for Architecture Decision Making
      Providing an Architecture Decision Registry
      Managing the Architecture Decision Lifecycle
      Defining the Architecture Decision Workflow
      Offering Architecture Decision Training
   Framework for Architecture Decision Making
      Monitor Execution
      Evolve and Enhance
   Summary
Index