Proposed EABOK Outline

Introduction

This is a placeholder and will almost certainly not be the TOC of the new EABOK

What are the target outcomes for this refresh of the EABOK

1. TBA

Proposed EABOK Table of Contents

Possible EABOK Core

1. brain storm>
2. Introduction
3. Common EA analogies
4. EA Scope & different views of EA
   1. Architecture of the Whole Enterprise
   2. Enterprise Wide IT Architecture (EWITA)
5. The skills, traits and role of the EA
6. EA Benefits
7. What can EA be used for
   1. Communication
   2. Cost, risk & complexity reduction
   3. Design assurance & fit-for-purpose assessment
   4. Innovation & Opportunity identification
   5. Modelling, simulation & planning
   6. Impact analysis
   7. Asset life-cycle planning & management
   8. Decision support
8. EA Development process overview
   1. EA development life-cycle
   2. EA Views and viewpoints
   3. Common EA views
9. EA Techniques & methods
   1. Classification
   2. Mapping
   3. Valuation
   4. Modelling
10. EA Tools
    1. Frameworks
    2. EA Charter
    3. EA Principles
    4. Stakeholder Analysis & Communications Plan
    5. Implementation Plan & Roadmap
    6. Policies, standards, definitions & guidelines
    7. Classification models & reference architectures
    8. Position Paper & Target Statement
    9. Asset Catalogs & resource profile
    10. Patterns & Anti-Patterns
    11. Responsibility Assignment Matrix
    12. Risk analysis
11. Approaches to EA
    1. Traditional Top-Down Master Planning
    2. Managed Diversity
    3. Middle Out Architecture
    4. Federated Architecture
12. Performance Measurement & Metrics
13. EA Capability Development
    1. EA Capability Maturity & Capability Assessment
14. EABOK Glossary

Possible EABOK Extensions

1. Appendix: EA Frameworks
   1. Zachman
   2. TOGAF
   3. PEAF
   4. FEAF
   5. DODAF
   6. Gartner
   7. ...
2. Appendix: EA Modelling languages & standards
   1. Archimate
   2. UML
   3. BMPN
   4. IDEF 0
   5. ...
3. Appendix: EA & related disciplines
   1. Strategy
   2. Portfolio Management
   3. Program & Project Management
   4. Change Management
   5. Asset Management
   6. Solution architecture & design
   7. Governance
   8. Risk Management
   9. Information Management
   10. Configuration Management
   11. Service Orientated Architecture
   12. Service Management
   13. ...
4. Appendix: Location-specific Factors
   1. Regulation
      1. Location 1 (e.g. USA)
      2. ...
      3. Location N (e.g. Australia)
5. Appendix: EA Products & Vendors
   1. Assesing EA products
   2. Assessing EA vendors
   3. Assessing EA Service providers
6. Appendix: Key learnings
   1. Porter's value chain
   2. Allee's value networks
   3. Porter's 5 forces
   4. Tracey & Wiersema value disciplines
   5. Kaplan & Norton's Strategy Maps & Balanced Scorecard
   6. Green's VPEC-T model
   7. Ostwalder's Business Model Canves & Graves' Enterprise Canvas
   8. Beer's Viable System Model
   9. McKinsey's 7-S model
   10. Boston Consulting Group's Matrix
   11. Kim's Blue Ocean
   12. John Kotter's 8-step change method & ADKAR
   13. Rockart's KPI's, Drucker's Management by Objectives, Jenner's Realising Benefits & Ward andDaniel's Benefits Dependency networks
   14. Boyd's OODA loop
   15. Mintzberg's 13 Strategy Type's (strategy safari)
   16. Analysis by acronym: PESTLE, SWOT, STEEPLE, STEEEPA
   17. Scenario Planning
   18. ISO 31000 Risk Management
   19. Venkatraman's Strategic Alignment
   20. Stakeholder Analysis & mapping
   21. ...
7. quick brain storm>

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

For two decades, and currently at The New Yorker, youve written about the distribution of opportunity, and the means by which people might get out of poverty, in America. What inspired you to start asking the same kinds of questions in India?

[Behind the Beautiful Forevers]

[goodville news]

The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades

Somewhere in West Tennessee, not far from Graceland, nine women -- or "The 9 Nanas," as they prefer to be called -- gather in the darkness of night. At 4am they begin their daily routine -- a ritual that no one, not even their husbands, knew about for 30 years. They have one mission and one mission only: to create happiness. And it all begins with baked goods.One of us starts sifting the flour and another washing the eggs,

[The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades]

[goodville news]

The Art of Motivating Employees

Could a simple five-minute interaction with another person dramatically increase your weekly productivity?In some employment environments, the answer is yes, according to Wharton management professor Adam Grant. Grant has devoted significant chunks of his professional career to examining what motivates workers in settings that range from call centers and mail-order pharmacies to swimming pool lifeguard squads.

[The Art of Motivating Employees]

[goodville news]

The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades

Somewhere in West Tennessee, not far from Graceland, nine women -- or "The 9 Nanas," as they prefer to be called -- gather in the darkness of night. At 4am they begin their daily routine -- a ritual that no one, not even their husbands, knew about for 30 years. They have one mission and one mission only: to create happiness. And it all begins with baked goods.One of us starts sifting the flour and another washing the eggs,

[The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades]

[goodville news]

Champ Helps Injured Competitor Across Finish Line

Sometimes, a simple gesture can take on a much greater meaning. During an Ohio track meet, Meghan Vogel sacrificed her own position to help Arden McMath, a fellow runner who fell down finish the race.

[Champ Helps Injured Competitor Across Finish Line]

[goodville news]