EABOK

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1. Introductoin to the Guide
Capturing and organizing that knowledge will help practitioners advance the

displine by both defining and bounding EA concepts and practices and help

others by explaining and showing relationships among the elements of the

discipline.

Purpose of the Guide
The purpose of the Guide to the EA Body of Knowledge(EABOK) is to provide a

characterization of and structure to the knowledge content of the EA

discipline, promote a consistent view of EA, begin to bound the scope of the

discipline, and place the EA discipline in the context of related disciplines.

Intended Audience

Organization of the Guide
This guide uses the following knowledge areas;
EA Charter and Context
Foundational practices and tools for EA development
Establishing and managing the EA program
Engineering the EA
Evaluating EA
Lessons learned and practical advice

Establishing and Management the EA Program
The topics also include planning; tailoring the EA project, processes, and

products; costs and issues related to costs of establishing and maintaining

the EA program; risks associates with the EA and possible mitigation

strateties; and EA staffing issues.

Engineering the EA
They include engineering issues in different views, including the business,

data architecture, infrastructure, and security; architectural patterns;

component-based architectures; service-oriented architectures; federated

architectures; using reference models and re.......

Using the EA

Evaluating EA\

Lessons Learned and Practical Advice

EABOK Sections Available on Web Site
http://www.mitre.org/tech/eabok/documents/knowledgeareas.pdf