Enterprise Architecture is a formidable terrain for large organizations seeped in system complexity and poor business alignments. Hence, various formal frameworks and methods were defined to manage the architecture of such deliverables. Often times the technology architecture mimics the dynamics of a business culture or organizational functions. The below is a list of the four key methodologies that are used for enterprise architecture and a further comparison.
- Zachman Framework (Taxonomy)
- TOGAF (Process)
- Federal Enterprise Architecture (Methodology)
- Gartner Methodology (EA Practice)