The Need to Professionalize the Discipline of EA by Prof. Richardus Eko Indrajit

1. The Need to Professionalize the Discipline of EA
through Information Technology Architecture Body of Knowledge
Prof. Richardus Eko Indrajit
President of IASA Indonesia indrajit@iasahome.org

2. To Know is To Love: am I an IT Architect ?
Facts of Life:
Richardus EKO Indrajit (indrajit@post.harvard.edu)
International Zodiak: Aquarius - Chinese Zodiak: Monkey
LEFT BRAIN RIGHT BRAIN
• Professor of Computer • Band player (keyboard,
Science guitar, and drum)
• 2 PhDs, 5 Masters, 1 • Personal motivators,
Bch., 25 certs Master of Ceremony
• Reading, teaching, • Card Magic, Traveling,
research Photography, PNX
• 35 published books • 5 music albums
• IT consultants, • Happy husband and
practitioners, and trainers father of three wonderful
children

3. The Days to Remember
System
Analyst
Programmer
Operator
1982-1992

4. Today’s ICT-Based Profession
Source: Internet and Information Technology Position
Descriptions HandiGuide, 2006-2011 Edition
Executives 10
professions
Managers 74
professions
Supervisors
Assistant Managers 33
Administrators professions
Staffs - Coordinators
Operators – Specialists 84
Technicians - Clerks professions

5. The Development of ICT Profession
1988 – (1) System Analysts; (2) Programmers; and (3) Operators
2008 – (1) 20 as executives; (2) 74 as managers;
(3) 33 as supervisors; and (4) 84 as staffs (Janco, 2006-2011)

6. The Need of Strategic Architect
Why do we need THEM ?

7. ICT Evolution Domain
+ CORPORATEWARE H/W + S/W + I/W + N/
W + B/W + P/W + C/W
+ PROCESSWARE
H/W + S/W + I/W + N/
W + B/W + P/W
+ BRAINWARE
Information System
H/W + S/W + I/W + N/
W + B/W
+ NETWORKWARE
H/W + S/W + I/W + N/
W
Information Technology
+ INFOWARE
H/W + S/W + I/W
+ SOFTWARE
Computer
H/W + S/W
HARDWARE
H/W

8. ICT Knowledge Development

9. ICT Knowledge Domain
+
Management
Business
Organisation
Social Studies
Math and Physics
Psychology
etc.

10. ICT as Interdisciplinary Science

11. IS Ecosystem within Enterprise
DEMAND
ENTERPRISE NEEDS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
?
Brainware
Infoware Networkware
SUPPLY
Software
Hardware Processware
Components of Corporatewar
e
Information Systems

12. The Bottom-Line Principle
If you cannot DESCRIBE IT,
you cannot DEVELOP IT !!!

13. The Problem of Description: STANDARD
You have to have common language,
so that people can understand;
You have to have common knowledge,
so that people can comprehend;
You have to have common perception,
so that people can apprehend

14. Zachman Framework Revisited
PERCEPTION KNOWLEDGE

15. Enterprise: Holistic and System Entity

16. Enterprise Architecture
Holistic. Whole.
Systemic. Relationship.
Thorough. Complete.
Robust. Components.

17. Enterprise Architecture Purposes
“We need a way to DESCRIBE the
requirements of information system
from the enterprise point of view,
so that we can find the way to
DEVELOP the information system from
the technology aspects point of view”

18. Obviously We Need an IS Architect

19. Who will Work based on Common BOK
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Business Information Software Infrastructure
Architecture Architecture Architecture Architecture
Design
Human Dynamics
Quality Attributes
IT Environment
Business Technology Strategy

20. The IS Architect: Position Purpose

21. The IS Architect: Scope and Responsibilities

22. The IS Architect: The Key Master Mind
Composer
Choreographer
Creative Producer
n. someone who plans and directs an
ingenious and complex scheme or
enterprise
Coach
Coordinator
Conductor

23. The Four Core System within EA Anatomy
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Business Information Software Infrastructure
Architecture Architecture Architecture Architecture
• Formulating and • Controlling and • Expanding • Looking at the
validating business managing business opportunity bottom line in
strategy and acts as information through adoption of delivering values of
a bridge between utilization to support right technology & infrastructure
business and technology strategy excellent software strategy to
technology team design shareholders
• Providing, • Managing and • Connecting • Connecting
connecting and connecting the Software projects to infrastructure
validating the information strategy entire organization decision to the rest
technology strategy across projects and of technology
values as part of the enterprises strategy
business plan

24. All for One, and One for All !!!

25. The Five Properties Across EA Anatomy
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Design Architects commonly use design skills to create solutions to problems identified in developing technology strategy solutions.
Human Dynamics Much of an architects daily role is working with other stakeholders to understand and define the technology strategy of
the organization. The human dynamics skills represent the means for working with others in the organization including situational awareness,
politics, communication and leadership.
Quality Attributes represent cross-cutting concerns in technology solutions such as Performance, security, manageability, etc that must
be considered across the entire enterprise technology strategy space.
IT Environment Technology strategy must include a general knowledge of the IT space including application development, operations,
infrastructure, data/information management, quality assurance, and project management. The IT Environment skills prepare an architect for the
IT side of a technology strategists job function.
Business Technology Strategy Identified by IASA members and global thought leaders as the core value proposition of any
architect and the key set of skills in our profession, business technology strategy teaches the architect to provide immediate business value from
technology strategy. It ensures that your organization will succeed in converting technology and IT from a liability to an asset.

26. The Five Properties Across EA Anatomy
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Blood
Food Digestion Respiratory
Circulatory Nerves System
System System
System
Body
Mind
Soul
IT Environment
Business Technology Strategy

27. Wanted: an IT Architect !!!
Alumni
salary of min US$ 100,000/year

28. “May Success be with All of You …”
The Power of
UNLEARN and RELEARN

29. Thank You
Questions and Answers Session
Prof. Richardus Eko Indrajit
President of IASA Indonesia indrajit@iasahome.org