Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Toolkit

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Save time, empower your teams and effectively upgrade your processes with access to this practical Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Toolkit and guide. Address common challenges with best-practice templates, step-by-step work plans and maturity diagnostics for any Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge related project.

Download the Toolkit and in Three Steps you will be guided from idea to implementation results.

The Toolkit contains the following practical and powerful enablers with new and updated Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge specific requirements:


STEP 1: Get your bearings

Start with...

  • The latest quick edition of the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Self Assessment book in PDF containing 49 requirements to perform a quickscan, get an overview and share with stakeholders.

Organized in a data driven improvement cycle RDMAICS (Recognize, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control and Sustain), check the…

  • Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation

Then find your goals...


STEP 2: Set concrete goals, tasks, dates and numbers you can track

Featuring 994 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge improvements can be made.

Examples; 10 of the 994 standard requirements:

  1. How does the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge facilitate the understanding and integration of various architectural disciplines, such as business architecture, data architecture, application architecture, and infrastructure architecture, and what are the benefits of this integration in terms of achieving enterprise-wide alignment and consistency?

  2. How does the EABOK envision the enterprise architect's role in defining and maintaining an architecture governance process that integrates with other governance processes, such as IT service management and project management, and what are the benefits of this integration on the organization's overall efficiency and effectiveness?

  3. How does the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge (EABOK) approach the issue of IT investment management, and what are the key elements of an effective investment management strategy that enable organizations to prioritize, select, and manage IT investments to achieve business outcomes and maximize returns on investment?

  4. In what ways does the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge facilitate the continuous improvement and evolution of enterprise architecture practices, and what are the benefits of embracing a culture of continuous learning and improvement in terms of staying ahead of changing business needs and technological advancements?

  5. What impact does the EABOK suggest the enterprise architect has on the development of an architecture governance framework that balances the need for centralized control with the need for decentralized decision-making, and how does this framework influence the organization's approach to IT investment and resource allocation?

  6. How does the EABOK recommend that enterprise architects engage with various stakeholders, including IT service management teams, business leaders, and customers, to develop a comprehensive understanding of the organization's service management requirements and ensure that these requirements are met through the architecture?

  7. How does the EABOK approach the integration of IT investment management with other enterprise architecture disciplines, such as business architecture, information architecture, and solution architecture, and what are the benefits of a holistic and integrated approach to IT investment management and enterprise architecture?

  8. What specific responsibilities does the EABOK assign to the enterprise architect in establishing and maintaining an architecture governance process that ensures alignment with the organization's overall mission and vision, and how do these responsibilities impact the development of the organization's architecture roadmap?

  9. How does the EABOK approach the issue of architecture conformance in relation to emerging technologies and trends, such as cloud computing, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT), and what are the implications of these trends for an effective conformance strategy in terms of agility, flexibility, and adaptability?

  10. How does the EABOK suggest the enterprise architect balance the need for architectural standardization with the need for innovation and flexibility in the development of an architecture governance process, and what are the implications of this balance on the organization's ability to adapt to changing business needs?


Complete the self assessment, on your own or with a team in a workshop setting. Use the workbook together with the self assessment requirements spreadsheet:

  • The workbook is the latest in-depth complete edition of the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge book in PDF containing 994 requirements, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...

Your Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge self-assessment dashboard which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next:

  • The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard; with the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Self-Assessment and Scorecard you will develop a clear picture of which Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge areas need attention, which requirements you should focus on and who will be responsible for them:

    • Shows your organization instant insight in areas for improvement: Auto generates reports, radar chart for maturity assessment, insights per process and participant and bespoke, ready to use, RACI Matrix
    • Gives you a professional Dashboard to guide and perform a thorough Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Self-Assessment
    • Is secure: Ensures offline data protection of your Self-Assessment results
    • Dynamically prioritized projects-ready RACI Matrix shows your organization exactly what to do next:

 

STEP 3: Implement, Track, follow up and revise strategy

The outcomes of STEP 2, the self assessment, are the inputs for STEP 3; Start and manage Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge projects with the 62 implementation resources:

  • 62 step-by-step Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Project Management Form Templates covering over 1500 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project requirements and success criteria:

Examples; 10 of the check box criteria:

  1. Scope Management Plan: When is corrective or preventative action required?

  2. Project Scope Statement: Have you been able to easily identify success criteria and create objective measurements for each of the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project scopes goal statements?

  3. Activity Duration Estimates: Do an internet search on earning pmp certification. be sure to search for yahoo groups related to this topic. what are the options you found to help people prepare for the exam?

  4. Schedule Management Plan: Are meeting minutes captured and sent out after the meeting?

  5. Procurement Management Plan: Is the steering committee active in Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project oversight?

  6. Activity Cost Estimates: Will you use any tools, such as Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project management software, to assist in capturing Earned Value metrics?

  7. Procurement Audit: Are there mechanisms for evaluating the departments suppliers performance in relation to prices, quality, delivery and innovation?

  8. Probability and Impact Assessment: What should be the requirement of organizational restructuring as each subEnterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project goes through a different lifecycle phase?

  9. Initiating Process Group: Although the Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project manager does not directly manage procurement and contracting activities, who does manage procurement and contracting activities in your organization then if not the PM?

  10. Team Performance Assessment: To what degree are the members clear on what they are individually responsible for and what they are jointly responsible for?

 
Step-by-step and complete Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Project Management Forms and Templates including check box criteria and templates.

1.0 Initiating Process Group:

  • 1.1 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project Charter
  • 1.2 Stakeholder Register
  • 1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix


2.0 Planning Process Group:

  • 2.1 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project Management Plan
  • 2.2 Scope Management Plan
  • 2.3 Requirements Management Plan
  • 2.4 Requirements Documentation
  • 2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix
  • 2.6 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project Scope Statement
  • 2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log
  • 2.8 Work Breakdown Structure
  • 2.9 WBS Dictionary
  • 2.10 Schedule Management Plan
  • 2.11 Activity List
  • 2.12 Activity Attributes
  • 2.13 Milestone List
  • 2.14 Network Diagram
  • 2.15 Activity Resource Requirements
  • 2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure
  • 2.17 Activity Duration Estimates
  • 2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet
  • 2.19 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project Schedule
  • 2.20 Cost Management Plan
  • 2.21 Activity Cost Estimates
  • 2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet
  • 2.23 Cost Baseline
  • 2.24 Quality Management Plan
  • 2.25 Quality Metrics
  • 2.26 Process Improvement Plan
  • 2.27 Responsibility Assignment Matrix
  • 2.28 Roles and Responsibilities
  • 2.29 Human Resource Management Plan
  • 2.30 Communications Management Plan
  • 2.31 Risk Management Plan
  • 2.32 Risk Register
  • 2.33 Probability and Impact Assessment
  • 2.34 Probability and Impact Matrix
  • 2.35 Risk Data Sheet
  • 2.36 Procurement Management Plan
  • 2.37 Source Selection Criteria
  • 2.38 Stakeholder Management Plan
  • 2.39 Change Management Plan


3.0 Executing Process Group:

  • 3.1 Team Member Status Report
  • 3.2 Change Request
  • 3.3 Change Log
  • 3.4 Decision Log
  • 3.5 Quality Audit
  • 3.6 Team Directory
  • 3.7 Team Operating Agreement
  • 3.8 Team Performance Assessment
  • 3.9 Team Member Performance Assessment
  • 3.10 Issue Log


4.0 Monitoring and Controlling Process Group:

  • 4.1 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project Performance Report
  • 4.2 Variance Analysis
  • 4.3 Earned Value Status
  • 4.4 Risk Audit
  • 4.5 Contractor Status Report
  • 4.6 Formal Acceptance


5.0 Closing Process Group:

  • 5.1 Procurement Audit
  • 5.2 Contract Close-Out
  • 5.3 Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project or Phase Close-Out
  • 5.4 Lessons Learned

 

Results

With this Three Step process you will have all the tools you need for any Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge project with this in-depth Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge Toolkit.

In using the Toolkit you will be better able to:

  • Diagnose Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices
  • Implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals
  • Integrate recent advances in Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge and put process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines

Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role; In EVERY company, organization and department.

Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

This Toolkit empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge investments work better.

This Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge All-Inclusive Toolkit enables You to be that person.

 

Includes lifetime updates

Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.