Mastering the Five Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: TOGAF, Zachman, OEA, ITSA, and DODAF

This article provides a deep dive into the five major enterprise architecture methodologies—TOGAF, Zachman, OEA, ITSA, and DODAF—explaining their core principles, step‑by‑step implementation processes, a detailed omni‑channel order and marketing platform case study, and a comparative analysis to help architects choose the right framework for their projects.

Architecture FrameworksDODAFITSA

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Mastering the Five Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: TOGAF, Zachman, OEA, ITSA, and DODAF

Architects Research Society

Jul 30, 2022 · R&D Management

Who Still Cares About Enterprise Architecture? – Part 6 (Conclusion)

In the final installment of the six‑part series, the author reflects on the evolving role of enterprise architecture, noting the shift of responsibilities to varied titles, the emergence of new management frameworks from cloud vendors, and the implications for future digital transformation initiatives.

Architecture FrameworksDigital TransformationIT Governance

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Who Still Cares About Enterprise Architecture? – Part 6 (Conclusion)

Architects' Tech Alliance

Nov 30, 2021 · Industry Insights

Why Enterprise Architecture Is Making a Comeback in the Digital Age

Amid the surge of digital transformation, enterprise architecture is resurfacing as a strategic tool, with industry leaders revisiting classic frameworks, exploring platformization, and addressing new challenges of scale, complexity, and agility across business, application, data, and technology layers.

Architecture FrameworksDigital TransformationPlatformization

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Why Enterprise Architecture Is Making a Comeback in the Digital Age

Architects Research Society

Aug 4, 2021 · Fundamentals

Enterprise Architecture: Definitions, Scope, Benefits, Tools, and Criticisms

This article provides a comprehensive overview of Enterprise Architecture (EA), covering its definitions, scope, various schools of thought, benefits, examples, relationships with other disciplines, commonly used tools, and criticisms, while also noting its role in guiding business and IT transformation.

Architecture FrameworksEAbusiness alignment

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Enterprise Architecture: Definitions, Scope, Benefits, Tools, and Criticisms

DevOps

Aug 2, 2021 · Fundamentals

Business Platformization: Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Architectural Considerations

The article analyzes how the rise of middle‑platform strategies drives a new wave of business platformization across retail, finance, and telecom, outlines the deeper challenges of capability reuse, system boundary definition, data processing, and technology‑stack selection, and argues that classic enterprise‑architecture frameworks no longer suffice for these evolving needs.

Architecture FrameworksDigital TransformationIT Operations

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Business Platformization: Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Architectural Considerations