ate enterprises ltd
High Wycombe
Enterprise architects are to business systems as town planners are to cities.
They plan and govern business systems to ensure that they are robust and meet
the real needs of all enterprise stakeholders. According to the Federation of EA
Professional Organisations, Enterprise Architecture is: “a well-defined practice
for conducting enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, using
a holistic approach at all times, for the successful development and execution
of strategy”. This role is delegated to the Enterprise Architect, who performs a
review of the business’ structure and processes and aligns these to the goals of
effectiveness, efficiency, agility and durability. The best framework for the
governance of Enterprise Architecture is “The Open Group Architecture Framework”
(TOGAF®) and ATE Enterprises is a world leader specialising in TOGAF® training
and certification which is one of the World class Enterprise Architecture
specifications developed by The Open Group. Enterprise Architecture Defined The
description of an enterprise as a system in terms of its components, their
inter-relationships, and the principles and guidelines governing the design and
its evolution The description is usually done to identify gaps between the
current state and a desired future state This design provides a roadmap for the
organization to achieve its goals and deliver its objectives Enterprise
Architecture Is often described at multiple levels of breadth and depth At its
most effective, Enterprise Architecture enables effective execution of an
organization’s strategy IT Architecture is a major enabling component of an
Enterprise Architecture