Enterprise Architecture Practice Group Workplan
Besides events and projects the EA Practice group is funding work to create and bring together resources to support EA practitioners in higher and further education - at each stage along the road to value.
These topics have been developed from experience of the pilot project and the many workshops, seminars and discussions since. In the first year of the programme the focus is on getting started in Enterprise Architecture and achieving early value. Each topic has detailed requirements, a workplan and a working group, which will be housed in the programme wiki.
Information, knowledge and wisdom
| Work Item | Scope in brief |
| Making the Case for EA | The business case for investing in EA and how to engage colleagues and senior management effectively |
| Leadership and Governance Practice | EA Governance good practice and integration with governance overall in ICT |
| Case Studies | Easy access to case studies of 'EA in HE' and related domains, and definition of useful content, for EA adopters |
| 'Doing EA' Stories | Easy access to Tweets, Blogs, links and the rest from current and past practitioners |
Frameworks, tools and techniques
| Work Item | Scope in brief |
| EA Maturity | Framework and tools for to assess current EA capacity and capability and plan for development |
| SOA Maturity | Framework and tools for to assess current SOA capacity & capability and plan for developmen |
| TOGAF 9/'ADM for HE' profile | Guidelines on using the The Open Group Architectural Framework in an EA context |
| Archimate Support for Process Modelling | Guidance, workshop and support resources in adopting and using the Archimate® modelling language |
| EA Tools Guide | Review, analysis and recommendations on process and architecture modelling and design tools |
| Tools Procurement Framework | Evaluation of opportunity and demand for purchasing and licensing framework deals |
| EA Toolkit Resource | Portal location for access and guidance to all EA tools |
| EA artifacts for the JISC Innovation Base | Sharable repository with comments and discussion for EA models, use cases and other outputs, potentially including reference models |
Skills, training and guidance
| Work Item | Scope in brief |
| Practitioner skills self-assessment | Tool and related database and guidance for assessing professional skills and development |
| Intro to EA Workshop/Course | 1 or 2 day workshop on EA approach and principles, the case for using, frameworks and tools, how to get started on real projects |
| Intro to Modelling Workshop/Course | Workshop for architects, business analysts and IT managers on modelling and its benefits, and how to get started |
| TOGAF 9 for HE Training/Conversion | TOGAF 9 training and certification adapted for HE practitioners, with a mix of online and workshop learning using participants own projects |
| 'HE Friendly' trainers, mentors consultants group | Directory of professional support organisations who have demonstrated commitment to the HE community, and links to HE customers for references |
