How to Survive in the Jungle of
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks:
Creating or Choosing an Enterprise
Architecture Framework by Jaap
Schekkerman
Valuable Compendium
Several times in my Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice, people asked
me which framework shall I adopt or what are the benefits of the Zachman
framework over TOGAF, etc. Others asked me to help them to define their
own corporate EA framework. Before answering these types of questions,
it is important to know what the differences and commonalities are of these
frameworks and standards. This book explains the role of Enterprise
Architecture Frameworks and shows the differences between the most
popular Enterprise Architecture Frameworks now a day available in the
world. With the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture [EA] at the

same time, the discussion started how to create or choose the right
Enterprise Architecture Framework & Tools for your organisation in the
jungle of the existing ones. Giving an overview of the history of most
Enterprise Architecture frameworks as well as their purpose, scope,
principles, structure, guidance and compliance, will support you in
identifying the usefulness of these Enterprise Architecture frameworks for
your own situation. For the in-depth details of the described Enterprise
Architecture Frameworks, references to the original sources of information
are added in the chapter References & Bibliography. Separate chapters
are addressing the most popular Enterprise Architecture tools on the
market and their support of existing frameworks.
Personal Review: How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise
Architecture Frameworks: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise
Architecture Framework by Jaap Schekkerman
When I received this book I quickly scanned it and dismissed it as a niche
book for architects working in the US Government or contractors working
in that environment. After reading it, though, I believe that this is an
invaluable book for enterprise architects in the commercial sector as
well.For those working in or with the US Government, and especially the
Department of Defense, this book's in-depth comparison of enterprise
architectures within that domain is an amazing resource. Among the
government- and DoD-specific architectures covered are Federal
Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) issued by the CIO council,
Command, Control, Communications, Computer Intelligence, Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Architecture (a part of the Department of
Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF), and Joint Technical
Architecture. This book also covers CCA architecture compliance. This is
an interesting part of the book because lessons learned from CCA
compliance requirements may possibly translate into an approach for
aligning commercial architectures to Sarbanes-Oxley, which is a hot topic
in the commercial sector. Enterprise architectures in the commercial
domain that are covered include the Zachman Framework, Enterprise
Architecture Planning, The Open Group Architecture Framework, and the
Integrated Architecture Framework. More importantly, there are
manufacturing-specific frameworks covered, such as the Purdue
Enterprise Reference Architecture and the Computer Integrated
Manufacturing Open Systems Architecture, which round out this book's
comprehensive survey of architectures.The manner in which the above
architectures are covered is what I most like about this book. The author
has performed the mind-numbing task of collecting relevant factors of each
architecture, then presenting them in a set format: history, purpose, scope,
principles, structure, guidance and compliance. This format allows you to
use this book as a catalog of architectures, as well as the basis for
comparing the strengths and weaknesses of architectures that are suitable
for a specific environment.I also like the first eight chapters, and chapters
11 and 12, which provide general information about enterprise
architectures, definitions, and advice on how to select the best architecture

based on requirements.This is an important book for enterprise architects
that will serve as an encyclopedia, idea book, and general resource.
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