Trends Report

Trends For EA Professionals In 2009

Enterprise Architects: Use Today's Economic Challenges To Focus And Sharpen Your Efforts

January 7th, 2009
Jost Hoppermann, null
Jost Hoppermann
Gene Leganza, null
Gene Leganza
Jeff Scott, null
Jeff Scott
Ken Vollmer, null
Ken Vollmer
With contributors:
Larry Fulton , Mimi An

Summary

Enterprise architecture (EA) will continue its journey up the value chain in 2009, but there's no doubt that the road will be bumpy at best. Helping their organizations deal with economic conditions will consume some EA teams, and most will have to narrow their scope. But before 2008, some EA groups had already begun the evolution toward more directly helping business leaders make business decisions, and they will find that this increased business visibility translates to perceived value and an accompanying increase in EA's opportunity to marry business strategy to technology strategy.

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