WHAT IS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE?Some of the most common EA frameworks include The Open Group
Architecture Framework (TOGAF), the Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architectures,
and the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) for use in the U.S. federal government.It helps
organizations to rationalize their IT investments and to reduce redundancy, improve efficiency,
maintain compliance with standards and regulations, and respond more quickly to changing
business environments.It is a comprehensive framework used to manage and align an
organization's Information Technology (IT) assets, people, operations, and projects with its
overall business goals.o Effective enterprise architecture provides a long-term view of an organization's processes,
systems, and technologies so that individual projects can build capabilities--not just for the
present, but also for the future.o EA involves the analysis, design, planning, and implementation of analysis based on an
integrated and cohesive approach to the strategic direction of the business.o Enterprise architects, the professionals who perform EA, typically use various frameworks to
guide the process.2.3.4.