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The Need to Professionalize the Discipline of EA through Information Technology Architecture Body of Knowledge

Prof. Richardus Eko Indrajit

President of IASA Indonesia indrajit@iasahome.org

To Know is To Love: am I an IT Architect ?

Facts of Life: Richardus EKO Indrajit (indrajit@post.harvard.edu) International Zodiak: Aquarius - Chinese Zodiak: Monkey

LEFT BRAIN • Professor of Computer Science • 2 PhDs, 5 Masters, 1 Bch., 25 certs • Reading, teaching, research • 35 published books • IT consultants, practitioners, and trainers

RIGHT BRAIN • Band player (keyboard, guitar, and drum) • Personal motivators, Master of Ceremony • Card Magic, Traveling, Photography, PNX • 5 music albums • Happy husband and father of three wonderful children

Operator

Programmer

System Analyst

1982-1992

The Days to Remember

Today’s ICT-Based Profession

10 professions

74 professions

33 professions

84 professions

Source: Internet and Information Technology Position Descriptions HandiGuide, 2006-2011 Edition

Executives

Managers

Supervisors Assistant Managers

Administrators

Staffs - Coordinators Operators – Specialists

Technicians - Clerks

1988 – (1) System Analysts; (2) Programmers; and (3) Operators

2008 – (1) 20 as executives; (2) 74 as managers; (3) 33 as supervisors; and (4) 84 as staffs (Janco, 2006-2011)

The Development of ICT Profession

The Need of Strategic Architect

Why do we need THEM ?

ICT Evolution Domain

H/W

H/W + S/W

H/W + S/W + I/W

H/W + S/W + I/W + N/W

H/W + S/W + I/W + N/W + B/W

H/W + S/W + I/W + N/W + B/W + P/W

H/W + S/W + I/W + N/W + B/W + P/W + C/W

HARDWARE

+ SOFTWARE

+ INFOWARE

+ NETWORKWARE

+ BRAINWARE

+ CORPORATEWARE

+ PROCESSWARE

Com

puter

Information Technology

Information S

ystem

ICT Knowledge Development

ICT Knowledge Domain

+

Management Business

Organisation Social Studies

Math and Physics Psychology

etc.

ICT as Interdisciplinary Science

IS Ecosystem within Enterprise

ENTERPRISE NEEDS INFORMATION SYSTEM

Hardware

Software

Infoware Networkware

Brainware

Processware

Corporateware

Components of Information Systems

DEM

AN

D

SUPPLY

?

The Bottom-Line Principle

If you cannot DESCRIBE IT,

you cannot DEVELOP IT !!!

The Problem of Description: STANDARD

You have to have common language, so that people can understand;

You have to have common knowledge,

so that people can comprehend;

You have to have common perception, so that people can apprehend

Zachman Framework Revisited

PE

RC

EP

TIO

N

KNOWLEDGE

Enterprise: Holistic and System Entity

Enterprise Architecture

Holistic. Whole. Systemic. Relationship. Thorough. Complete. Robust. Components.

Enterprise Architecture Purposes

“We need a way to DESCRIBE the requirements of information system from the enterprise point of view,

so that we can find the way to

DEVELOP the information system from the technology aspects point of view”

Obviously We Need an IS Architect

Who will Work based on Common BOK

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Business Architecture

Information Architecture

Software Architecture

Infrastructure Architecture

Design

Human Dynamics

Quality Attributes

IT Environment

Business Technology Strategy

The IS Architect: Position Purpose

The IS Architect: Scope and Responsibilities

The IS Architect: The Key Master Mind

n. someone who plans and directs an ingenious and complex scheme or

enterprise

Creative Producer

Composer

Choreographer

Coach

Conductor

Coordinator

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Business Architecture

Information Architecture

Software Architecture

Infrastructure Architecture

•  Formulating and validating business strategy and acts as a bridge between business and technology team

•  Providing, connecting and validating the technology strategy values as part of the business plan

•  Controlling and managing information utilization to support technology strategy •  Managing and connecting the information strategy across projects and enterprises

•  Expanding business opportunity through adoption of “right” technology & excellent software design

•  Connecting Software projects to entire organization

•  Looking at the bottom line in delivering values of infrastructure strategy to shareholders

•  Connecting infrastructure decision to the rest of technology strategy

The Four Core System within EA Anatomy

All for One, and One for All !!!

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Design Architects commonly use design skills to create solutions to problems identified in developing technology strategy solutions.

Human Dynamics Much of an architects daily role is working with other stakeholders to understand and define the technology strategy of the organization. The human dynamics skills represent the means for working with others in the organization including situational awareness,

politics, communication and leadership.

Quality Attributes represent cross-cutting concerns in technology solutions such as Performance, security, manageability, etc that must be considered across the entire enterprise technology strategy space.

IT Environment Technology strategy must include a general knowledge of the IT space including application development, operations, infrastructure, data/information management, quality assurance, and project management. The IT Environment skills prepare an architect for the

IT side of a technology strategists job function.

Business Technology Strategy Identified by IASA members and global thought leaders as the core value proposition of any architect and the key set of skills in our profession, business technology strategy teaches the architect to provide immediate business value from

technology strategy. It ensures that your organization will succeed in converting technology and IT from a liability to an asset.

The Five Properties Across EA Anatomy

The Five Properties Across EA Anatomy

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Blood Circulatory

System

Food Digestion System

Respiratory System

Nerves System

Body

Mind

Soul

IT Environment

Business Technology Strategy

Wanted: an IT Architect !!!

salary of min US$ 100,000/year

Alumni

“May Success be with All of You …”

The Power of UNLEARN and RELEARN

Thank You Questions and Answers Session

Prof. Richardus Eko Indrajit

President of IASA Indonesia indrajit@iasahome.org