How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

<P>Several times in my Enterprise Architecture (EA) practicepeople asked me which framework shall I adopt or what are thebenefits of the Zachman framework over TOGAF etc. Othersasked me to help them to define their own corporate EAframework. Before answering these types of questions it isimportant to know what the differences and commonalities areof these frameworks and standards.<P>This book explains the role of Enterprise ArchitectureFrameworks and shows the differences between the mostpopular Enterprise Architecture Frameworks now a dayavailable in the world.<P>With the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture [EA]; atthe same time the discussion started how to create or choose theright Enterprise Architecture Framework & Tools for yourorganisation in the jungle of the existing ones.<P>Giving an overview of the history of most EnterpriseArchitecture frameworks as well as their purpose scopeprinciples structure guidance and compliance will support youin identifying the usefulness of these Enterprise Architectureframeworks for your own situation. For the in-depth details ofthe described Enterprise Architecture Frameworks references tothe original sources of information are added in the chapterReferences & Bibliography.<P>Separate chapters are addressing the most popular EnterpriseArchitecture tools on the market and their support of existingframeworks.