Establishing Architecture For Large Enterprise Solutions

Architecture epics are large, typically cross-cutting technology initiatives that are necessary to evolve portfolio solutions to support current and future business needs. There are various states of maturity in the Kanban system that the architectural epics can be processed through until they are flushed or are

Like any other complex structure, software must be built on a solid foundation. Failing to see the big picture or consider key scenarios, failing to design for common problems, or failing to appreciate the long term consequences of key decisions can put your application at risk. Modern tools and platforms help to simplify the task of building applications, but they do not replace the need to design your application carefully, based on your specific scenarios and requirements. The risks exposed by poor architecture include software that is unstable, is unable to support existing or future business requirements, or is difficult to deploy or manage in a production environment. Software architecture must be distinguished from lower-level design (e.g., design of component internals and algorithms) and implementation.

While this is a good opportunity to build a business and has a lot of potential Ralph has hired an Enterprise Architecture Consultant to provide a solid Business Model which will allow for more consistency and will provide a foundation for more growth in the market. The Consultant will research the company, how it currently operates and will identify areas where business process standardization would provide benefits to the organization.

1.In your opinion, what are three main topics of chapter one? How do you know if you have a good foundation?

James Coplien, Gertrud Bjornvig. Lean Architecture for Agile Software Development. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom, 2010.

“Agile” was first introduced in 2001, by a team of software engineers looking to improve their adaptiveness and responsiveness to ever-changing requirements. Not knowing where to begin, the team began by formulating principles, which they would use to guide their new development process. Which, in turn, lead to the creation of the Agile Manifesto, and thus a new methodology was born.

Enterprise Architecture is an all-inclusive approach to managing the complexity of IT from a business viewpoint. A framework is used to help describe how to create and use an EA, in a manner that delivers business benefit in a cost - effective way. Each framework has a different approach to adding value to the business. These criteria will identify the ways an enterprise architecture framework adds business value, how adaptability and flexibility effect the overall adoption of an enterprise architecture framework, how the deliverables contribute to the success of an enterprise architecture, how does each framework take a strategic approach to reduce complexity of enterprise architecture, and how the framework encompasses the Software Development Lifecycle.

In this research paper we will be discussing The Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) FEAF is business driven and is the U.S. Federal Government’s answer to enterprise architecture that provides a framework for complex established systems to be able to share information technology across agencies. We will be discussing a case analysis that covers the five interrelated reference models that is used to bring commonality and consistent enterprise architecture for the improvement of the government agencies adopting FEAF. Like the other frameworks FEAF is an abstract view and are covered by the 5 FEAF reference models. These models are designed to facilitate communication, cooperation, and

The integration and management of enterprise services is complex and accomplished only through constant and evolving attention. US Army Functional Area 53A, Information System Management, trains staff officers to, “…integrate diverse forms of enterprise services…that must operate seamlessly in support of the Army and JIIM operations worldwide” (Fort Gordon Knowledge Management Office, 2012). One system encountered by 53As is the consumer of enterprise level technological services: the end user, the human, the Soldier. While not formally studied during the 53A course, the Soldier as a “system” is arguably the most important and complex system encountered by the 53A given the immeasurable variability of Soldiers’ capability and will.

An Enterprise Architecture Framework (EAF) provides principles and practices for creating and using the architecture description of a system. Frameworks are used to help organizations answer specific question. Enterprise Architecture framework importance is de-emphasized deliberately sometimes. Without a framework though, it is impossible to have foreseeable and repeatable outcomes. There are many EA frameworks out there. However, the four leading ones are The Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOFAF), Federal Enterprise Architecture, and Gartner Enterprise

For years companies have turned to IT (Information Technology) to make things easier and reduce the waste of paper and human computers. When companies find themselves regularly maintaining and upgrading their software is there room for Lean in software development? With business requirements perpetually changing can a business get to the place where the system is good enough? Cost cutbacks, faster time-to-market, improved products and differentiated services are now the essential pillars in managing any software development process. The shift has been to move away from the customary Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) approach to newer standards that provide higher certainty and decreased risk by ensuring that business deadlines are met. (Pillai, A., Pundir, A., & Ganapathy, L., 2012, p. 107).

Agile is an iterative and incremental (evolutionary) approach to software development which is performed in a highly collaborative manner by self-organizing teams within an effective governance framework, with "just enough" ceremony, that produces high quality solutions, in a cost effective and timely manner which meets the changing needs of its stakeholders [1].

Train the staff involved in the proper methods of extracting files required by the State.

A major and initial influential force in agile methodology was Dr. Winston Royce. In 1970, he published an article entitled “Managing the Development of Large Software Systems”. In this paper, he argues software development is unlike the sequentially, siloed group phased execution auto-manufacturing sector and proposed an iterative and incremental approach, while also acknowledging its risks, that today is commonly referred to as agile methodology. Throughout my reading on the topic, I noted that the push for the use of agile methods in software development has been referred to as a movement. And at the forefront of this movement is the Agile Alliance. In 2001, the Agile Alliance published the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development”. I will not explore this group or its manifesto further other than citing its opening salvo, listed on its website, in order to further demonstrate the essence

When planning and managing their information systems architecture, organizations will answer many important and difficult questions.