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Contents
CHAPTER 1 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY .......................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 4
1.1 Document Scope .................................................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 3 STRATEGY AND BUSINESS MODEL .......................................... 5
3.1 Strategy ................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.2 Business Model ....................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 4 OVERALL ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE .................................. 6
4.1 Enterprise Architecture Context Diagram ............................................................................................... 6
4.2 Enterprise Architecture Model................................................................................................................. 6
4.2.1 Overall Architectural Considerations ................................................................................................ 6
4.3 Enterprise Architecture Concepts Overview and Definitions ............................................................ 6
4.4 Enterprise Architecture Principles Overview and Definitions .................................................................. 6
4.5 Enterprise Architecture Building Blocks Overview and Definitions ......................................................... 7
4.6 Enterprise Architecture Element Definitions ........................................................................................... 7
4.7 Enterprise Architecture Component Definitions ...................................................................................... 7

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Chapter 1 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY

This chapter introduces the Enterprise Architecture itself, by means of listing the top 10 Architecture
Principles and the impact they have on the products, processes and projects of the company.

Hello dear reader,

Before you lies the Enterprise Architecture of SARAH (a demo company). An enterprise architecture is a
conceptual blueprint of the organization. Meaning it is a set of views and visualizations of the current state
and future state of the organization and the roadmap to get there.

This document is aimed at all managers, projects and project workers in the company. In fact this
document is aimed at everyone that is helping with the change and transformation in the organization.

There are five benefits this Enterprise Architecture will realize year by year:
1. IT Cost Reduction and Rationalization
2. Business Process Improvement
3. Standardization
4. Strategy Realization
5. Innovation Enablement

Based on the strategy and the business model of SARAH the Enterprise Architecture can be summarized
in 10 Architecture Concepts and Architecture Principles. By helping to implement these concepts and their
principles, you will help to realize the 5 benefits of EA. And the better these concepts and principles are
implemented, the sooner the organization will reach its future state and be more competitive (stronger),
efficient (functional) and innovative (beautiful).

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Chapter 2 Introduction
This chapter introduces the Enterprise Architecture Document. It says why this document was

1.1 Document Scope

Document Scope describes the context and the goals of this document in a narrative.

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Chapter 3 Strategy and Business Model
This chapter describes and visualizes the current and future strategy and business model of the
organization.

3.1 Strategy
The organization has a current state and future state strategy. The strategy of the organization is set yearly
by the board of directors. New technologies, trends, shifts in interest of market and client, demographics
and sociologic changes all have impact on and influence the new strategy.

3.2 Business Model

The organization has a current state and future state business model. The business model is set yearly by
the board of directors together with the management team.

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Chapter 4 OVERALL ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

EA One pager and Big Five (Infographics)

4.1 Enterprise Architecture Context Diagram

4.2 Enterprise Architecture Model

4.2.1 Overall Architectural Considerations

4.3 Enterprise Architecture Concepts Overview and Definitions

4.4 Enterprise Architecture Principles Overview and Definitions

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4.5 Enterprise Architecture Building Blocks Overview and Definitions

4.6 Enterprise Architecture Element Definitions

4.7 Enterprise Architecture Component Definitions

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