An Introduction To Enterprise Architecture: Second Edition9 reviews
Scott, A. Bernard

AuthorHouse, 2005

Very Good Introduction to Enterprise Architecture

+ EA classroom book
+ Excellent textbook for intended market
+ Worth reading to set up an EA program
  
  











  



  
Information Technology: The Federal Enterprise Architecture and Agencies' Enterprise Architectures Are Still ...

Stonehenge International, 2004

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Transparent IT: Building Blocks for an Agile Enterprise
Chip Wilson

Geniant, LLC, 2005

This book places Service-Oriented Architecture in the appropriate business context. It ties together IT integration and infrastructure issues with a strategic look at SOA. Any business reader with and interest inenterprise IT will get a better understanding of what it takes to create an SOA that provides the critical business agility that companies require today.
  
  











  



  
Service Oriented Enterprises5 reviews
Setrag Khoshafian

AUERBACH, 2006

Understanding SOA from All Angles

+ Understanding how to fuel your Service Oriented Architecture
+ SOA in Action
+ Demystify and unclutter all the fluff in the industry
+ A Solid Read for SOA and BPM
  
  











  



  
Handbook of Enterprise Systems Architecture in Practice
Pallab Saha

IGI Global, 2007

Enterprise architecture (EA) is the organizing logic for a firms core business processes and IT capabilities captured in a set of policies and technical choices. Handbook of Enterprise Systems Architecture in Practice provides a comprehensive and unified reference overview of practical aspects of enterprise architecture. This Premier Reference Source includes a complete analysis of EA theory, ...
  
  











  



  
Architecting Enterprise Solutions: Patterns for High-Capability Internet-based Systems3 reviews
Paul Dyson, Andrew Longshaw

Wiley, 2004

Know-how for architecting Internet-based software systems

+ Great overview of standard enterprise architecture.

Non-functional requirements, i.e. the many software -ilities, are often neglected in the development of software systems. Even though they are a key factor in final user satisfaction and everybody acknowledges their importance, their prominence is usually downplayed. This book tries to fill this ...
  
  











  



  
Enterprise Services Architecture (O'Reilly Field Guide to Enterprise Software)4 reviews
Dan Woods

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2003

about Enterpise Service Architecture book

ESA is a book a lot interested. In it we find a clear explanation of the reasons that have carried the company leader in the computer science solutions for the companies, SAP AG, has to develop to this architecture founded on the principles of the service oriented architecture where the fundamental ...
  
  











  



  
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURES AND DIGITAL ADMINISTRATION: PLANNING, DESIGN, AND ASSESSMENT
Ambrose Goikoetxea

World Scientific Publishing, 2007

This is the first book that addresses all three main activities in improving business and technology decisions: the planning, design and assessment of enterprise architectures (EAs). Emphasis is on medium and large-size organizations in the private sector (such as banks, airlines and auto industries) and the public sector (such as federal agencies, local government organizations and military ...
  
  











  



  
I/T Architecture in Action2 reviews
Richard J. Reese

Xlibris Corporation, 2008

An Excellent I/T Architecture Book

+ Excellent Book for CIO's, I/T Professionals and I/T Architects

This is a truly wonderful book. The author distilled his nearly 30 years of I/T experience into this book. It is also a practical book and architecture management personal will find valuable information from the book. For example, chapter 2 discussed Principle-Based Architecture and presented ...
  
  











  



  
Information First: Integrating Knowledge and Information Architecture for Business Advantage
Roger Evernden, Elaine Evernden

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

Information is seriously undervalued and underused as a corporate resource. The pressures of global competition and a growing dependence on information technology mean that the effective use of information is more important now than it has ever been. This book is a fundamental guide for unleashing information potential, by combining the discipline of information architecture with the power of ...
  
  











  



  
The Enterprise Architecture IT Project1 review
Christophe Longépé

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

Not a primary resource

Although this book describes how to design modular, resilient architectures, and does so with technical accuracy and pragmatism, it is not what I consider to be a primary reference. It is, however, a useful resource for experienced architects and corporate libraries. The approach uses urban ...
  
  











  



  
Enterprise Business Architecture: The Formal Link between Strategy and Results
Ralph Whittle, Conrad B. Myrick

CRC, 2004

A critical part of any company's successful strategic planning is the creation of an Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA) with its formal linkages. Strategic research and analysis firms have recognized the importance of an integrated enterprise architecture and they have frequently reported on its increasing value to successful companies. Enterprise Business Architecture: The Formal Link ...
  
  











  



  
A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture (The Coad Series)17 reviews
James McGovern, Scott W. Ambler, ...

Prentice Hall PTR, 2003

Outstanding Enterprise Architecture Book

+ This book is not about EA

I picked up this book today to get a some input on a pending Enterprise Architecture effort I am pursuing for a large organization. This book blows me away with a straight forward evaluation of a number of enterprise architecture approaches. It gives examples of methods to sell enterprise ...
  
  











  



  
Business Process Change Management: ARIS in Practice

Springer, 2003

Today's business environment is constantly changing: New customer requirements or products, an evolving competition, new IT solutions like EAI or web services, outsourcing opportunities or changing legal requirements are just a few reasons for this change. Therefore enterprises have to ensure an efficient and effective change management in order to stay competitive and survive on the long term. ...
  
  











  



  
Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA) for Financial Services: Taking SOA to the Next Level1 review
Martin Schroter

SAP PRESS, 2006

Good overview but details are missing...

The book introduces the ESA concept quite well but leaves a lot of technical questions unanswered. But this is ok, I think, due to the fact, that the Business Process Platform as well as the ESA concept itself is still under construction. The roadmap to introduce and ESA in an organization is ...
  
  











  



  
Constructing Blueprints for Enterprise It Architectures5 reviews
Bernard H. Boar

John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Considerable insight into developing IT architectures

+ How to illustrate complex relationships

Whilst I understand the comments from Mike Tarrani & the sheer frustration that I have found from irregularities within the book. This method is very much in the right direction. Clearly Bernie has developed a method that, when implemented within an organisation, can provide consistency in a field ...
  
  











  



  
Systems Thinking, Second Edition: Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Designing Business ...23 reviews
Jamshid Gharajedaghi

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005

Don't be afraid,

+ A True Cipher Key To Business Design / Re-Engineering
+ Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Designing Business Architecture

This is really aimed at the reader who wishes to work on the transformation of whole organisations. Demonstrating the multi-dimensional relationships between organisational design, performance and behaviour. This work has had a profound effect on my thinking and development of management ideas. ...
  
  











  



  
Business Models: A Guide for Business and IT3 reviews
Haim Kilov

Prentice Hall PTR, 2002

Great for beginners!

+ Tear down the business/IT barriers using precise models!

I found the book, Business Models, very accessible to a beginner like myself. This book brings modeling down to its simplest terms and shows that modeling is a powerful and practical tool. The art of abstraction will make my business life and even my everyday life simpler and easier.
  
  











  



  
Software Fortresses: Modeling Enterprise Architectures6 reviews
Roger Sessions

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2003

Straightforward text, charts, questions and answers

+ An analogy that is understandable in practice and transference
+ Excellent for Enterprise Systems Architecture
+ Fortress = Interoperability with Security
  
  











  



  
An Enterprise Architecture Development Framework: The Business Case, Best Practices and Strategic Planning ...3 reviews
Adrian Grigoriu

Trafford Publishing, 2006

A unique and ingenious approach to EA

+ Worth your money

I needed a book to understand what Enterprise Architecture is, why it matters, what it looks like, and how strategy is applied in practice. I am a postgraduate student of Business and Economics with a knowledge of IT and I have a few assignments around the operations, strategy and restructuring of ...