Dynamic Enterprise Architecture

Preface. Introduction. Target Audience. The Structure of This Book. Chapter 1: Agility and Coherence: A Conflict ofInterests? Potential of Information Technology. Using IT: A Problem in the Making? Agility and Coherence. Increasing Tension. The Challenge. Chapter 2: Agility and Coherence ConsideredSeparately. Different Answers to Different Questions. Increasing Agility: New Development Methods. Increasing Coherence: Architectural Awareness. One Answer to Both Questions: Dynamic Architecture. Chapter 3: Dynamic Architecture. Wanted: Agile Architecture. Architecture: A Multifaceted Concept. Dynamic Architecture: Architecture Aimed at Agility. Enabling Change. Quickly Achieving Business Objectives: DYA. Chapter 4: The DYA Model. Making It Work. Ten Principles of DYA. DYA: A Theoretical and Working Model. The Model and the Principles. How to Use the Model. Filling in the Model. Chapter 5: Strategic Dialogue. Crisis at WWW-TeleBel. Strategic Dialogue: Doing the Right Things. Determining Business Cases. Elaborating Business Cases. Strategic Dialogue: Coherence and Agility. Intermezzo: The Business Case for WWW-TeleBel. Chapter 6: Architectural Services. Architectural Ups and Downs at TeleBel. Architectural Services: Doing Things Properly. Maintaining an Overview with the Architectural Framework. Architectural Services Supports the Strategic Dialogue. Architectural Services Supports the Development. Architectural Team. Architectural Services: Coherence and Agility. Intermezzo: WWW-TeleBelâ??s Project-Start Architecture. Chapter 7: Development with(out) Architecture. WWW-TeleBel One Year Later. Development with(out) Architecture: Doing the Right Things theRight Way. Three Development Strategies. Anticipative Strategy. Offensive Strategy and Defensive Strategy. Project Team. Maintenance with(out) Architecture. Development with(out) Architecture: Coherence and Agility. Intermezzo I: A Building Permit for WWW-TeleBel. Intermezzo II: A Management Letter for WWW-TeleBel. Chapter 8: Governance. Deadlock for TeleBel. Successful Processes Do Not Just Happen. Responsibilities and Authorities. Coordination of Developments. Monitoring. Processes Also Require Maintenance. Governance: Coherence and Agility. Intermezzo: Embedding Dynamic Architecture at TeleBel. Conclusion. Appendices. Appendix A: Technique for Interactive Process Design. Appendix B: Information Economics. Appendix C: Architecture Maturity Model and DynamicArchitecture. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.