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Dynamic enterprise architecture : how to make it work
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Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2005
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9780471682721
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This book presents an approach to enterprise architecture, which enables corporations to achieve their business objectives faster. Focusing on the governance of IT in the organization, it provides tangible tools, advice and strategies for implementing and designing the architectural process within a corporation that will make a major contribution in driving the business forward and achieve its goals.


Author Notes

Martin van den Berg is Chairman of the architecture section of the Dutch Society of IT Professionals, and an enterprise architect and service line manager with Sogeti Nederland B.V.


Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Target Audience
The Structure of This Book
Chapter 1 Agility and Coherence: A Conflict of Interests?
Potential of Information Technology
Using IT: A Problem in the Making?
Agility and Coherence
Increasing Tension
The Challenge
Chapter 2 Agility and Coherence Considered Separately
Different Answers to Different Questions
Increasing Agility: New Development Methods
Increasing Coherence: Architectural Awareness
One Answer to Both Questions: Dynamic Architecture
Chapter 3 Dynamic Architecture
Wanted: Agile Architecture
Architecture: A Multifaceted Concept
Dynamic Architecture: Architecture Aimed at Agility
Enabling Change
Quickly Achieving Business Objectives: DYA
Chapter 4 The DYA Model
Making It Work
Ten Principles of DYA
DYA: A Theoretical and Working Model
The Model and the Principles
How to Use the Model
Filling in the Model
Chapter 5 Strategic Dialogue
Crisis at WWW-TeleBel
Strategic Dialogue: Doing the Right Things
Determining Business Cases
Elaborating Business Cases
Strategic Dialogue: Coherence and Agility
Intermezzo: The Business Case for WWW-TeleBel
Chapter 6 Architectural Services
Architectural Ups and Downs at TeleBel
Architectural Services: Doing Things Properly
Maintaining an Overview with the Architectural Framework
Architectural Services Supports the Strategic Dialogue
Architectural Services Supports the Development
Architectural Team
Architectural Services: Coherence and Agility
Intermezzo: WWW-TeleBela's Project-Start Architecture
Chapter 7 Development with(out) Architecture
WWW-TeleBel One Year Later
Development with(out) Architecture: Doing the Right Things the Right Way
Three Development Strategies
Anticipative Strategy
Offensive Strategy and Defensive Strategy
Project Team
Maintenance with(out) Architecture
Development with(out) Architecture: Coherence and Agility
Intermezzo I: A Building Permit for WWW-TeleBel
Intermezzo II: A Management Letter for WWW-TeleBel
Chapter 8 Governance
Deadlock for TeleBel
Successful Processes Do Not Just Happen
Responsibilities and Authorities
Coordination of Developments
Monitoring
Processes Also Require Maintenance
Governance: Coherence and Agility
Intermezzo: Embedding Dynamic Architecture at TeleBel
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A Technique for Interactive Process Design
Appendix B Information Economics
Appendix C Architecture Maturity Model and Dynamic Architecture
Glossary
Bibliography
Index