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Six Steps to a Tailored Organization EA Blueprint

This article guides your through six easy steps to start (or progress) your EA Journey using The Enterprise Modelling App. This cost-effective solution enables you to generate a shared repository accessible and updatable through everyday MS Office Tools such as MS Excel MS Visio and MS Project.

1. Portfolio

Assuming you have our EA Tool, the first step is to generate a Portfolio. Portfolios store all your data in an organised fashion and can be hosted in different environments such locally, on an existing server using SQL storage or hosted in the Cloud.

Use Portfolios to segregate your Current Architecture and Target Architecture(s).

The Enterprise Modelling App can compare different portfolios generating Project Plans dynamically. The plans detail the change needed to get from one architecture to another.

<2>2. Reference Architecture

Once you have established a Portfolio all the features become live directly in Office 365 suite.

Reference Catalogues are used to store categorized artifacts, allowing you to track and manage your content effectively. Read Organization Taxonomy Unravelled. to learn more about the types of content you should consider storing.

3. Reference Attributes

After defining your starting point (or additional artifacts you want to store), you can tailor the data points you wish to capture for each. This approach ensures perfect alignment with your organization's specific needs.

You have full control over the attributes captured to match your unique organizational requirements.

4. Models

The next step is to capture your data for each artifact repository.

The more data you capture, the richer the insights you'll gain. However, be mindful to only record useful data, as maintaining this data is crucial for the success of your EA initiative.

For inspiration, consider the following articles:

Contact Us directly with data onboarding integrations, use the import or make smart use of the Live Edit functions in MS Excel to generate and update content quickly.

Reference Hierarchy Governance

Define how your Catalogues are interrelated. An important part of Relationship Management.

5. Dependency Management

Next, establish relationships between your modes. By setting varying relationship types, you can distinguish different relationship contexts.

Relationship Management is the cornerstone to your interrelated environments and helps with Dynamic Visualization.

What Else..

It really is as simple as it sounds, but that’s not all – there is Stakeholder management, Viewpoint Perspectives and much more.

For additional resources, visit our website for Use Cases, links to our YouTube channel, and access to Turnkey EA Templates and Samples.

These six steps form the foundation of a streamlined EA process, leveraging familiar Office tools for a seamless experience.