For Enterprise Architecture Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

July 2, 2009

Use EA Assessment And Maturity Models To Guide Your EA Program Next Steps

by Henry Peyret

with Alex Cullen, Mimi An


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A recent survey revealed that a minority of enterprise architects perform regular EA assessments. While a wide range of assessment methodologies are available to EA organizations, none of them are widely recognized or complete in scope — which is why none of them achieve broad use across organizations. Forrester expects that EA assessment usage will increase as EA maturity progresses and the demand for better EA value grows. EA program leaders should plan and budget for a broad assessment — either using their own self-assessment based on the best of various frameworks or using an outside expert to develop a 360-degree view.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemEA Maturity Assessments Are A Good Practice, Infrequently Used

itemA Majority Of EA Professionals Find Assessments Valuable

itemWhy Don't EA Assessments Achieve Broad Usage?

itemEA Assessment Usage Should Develop In The Future

itemOverview Of The Most Widespread EA Maturity Assessment Frameworks

itemWhat Makes A Good EA Assessment Framework?

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itemThe Main Question To Ask Is: "What Are Your Assessment Objectives?"

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester ran a survey that covered EA assessment usage and discussed this subject with several customers.

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Analyst: Henry Peyret
Technology: Business Process Management, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Practices, Packaged Applications
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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