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Enterprise architecture

Enterprise architecture involves analysing how to achieve an organisation's objectives by designing and aligning its IT applications and technologies.

Quoted from the UK GDaD PCF.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain how to turn an organisation's goals into clear objectives
  • explain how an architecture that defines technology, people, process and other elements can be used to achieve the organisation’s objectives
2. Working

You can:

  • turn an organisation's goals into clear objectives, with limited direction
  • design an architecture that defines the technology, people, process and other elements needed to achieve organisation objectives, with support
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • design an architecture that defines the technology, people, process and other elements needed to achieve organisation objectives
  • work with others across the organisation to ensure your design is used to achieve the organisation’s objectives
4. Expert

You can:

  • lead others designing architectures defining the technology, people, process and other elements needed to achieve organisation objectives
  • work with others beyond the organisation to influence organisational structures, technology, people and processes to achieve objectives
  • ensure organisation-wide changes align with the architectural strategy

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Enterprise architectEnterprise architect8aWorking
Senior enterprise architectEnterprise architect8bPractitioner
Lead enterprise architectEnterprise architect8cPractitioner
Principal enterprise architectEnterprise architect8dExpert