![]() ![]() This is where bureaucratic processes and review boards are established to ensure that proposed changes are designed and delivered in a way to comply with architectural targets and standards. Worse still is when the EA function is focussed on managing change to architectural compliance. They want results, outcomes, customers and benefits. Sure, the architecture models may be accurate and even elaborate, but so what? The business is not interested in ‘pretty diagrams’. Inwardly focussedĮnterprise architects are perceived to waste time defining the whole organization’s current state and target state architecture models instead of concentrating their efforts on solving real business problems. One of the challenges with enterprise architecture is that most EA functions are too inwardly focussed and struggle to relate and engage with the business. Through their insights, they should be helping to solve customer and business challenges by guiding the business in making informed decisions such as technology direction, prioritizing capability areas for change, defining solutions to meet long-term objectives, formulating transition plans, and overseeing the delivery of their solutions. Arguably, the fundamental reason why EA has failed is that businesses do not see its value for three key reasons:Įnterprise architecture does not solve real customer and business challengesĮnterprise architects are expected to be experts in understanding business and technology. The purpose, goals and disciplines of EA are sound, but it seems the practice has not lived up to expectations. ![]() So, what are the challenges with enterprise architecture? The first version of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®), which is widely adopted by enterprise architects all over the world, was published in 1995. Yet in the majority of these organizations, EA has been a failure within only a few short years, the function is disbanded.ĮA concepts are nothing new they’ve been around for decades. Over the years, I have observed many organizations enthusiastically establish an enterprise architecture (EA) function, fervently embrace EA practices, meticulously develop myriad architectural models and diligently govern compliance to architectural standards. Enterprise Architecture Challenges and How to Adapt ![]()
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