On the other hand, you may come across debates and lots of conflicting opinions on the differences in focus between an Enterprise Architect, a Business Architect, an Information Architect and a Process Architect. However, having spend considerable time in the enterprise software development space, it is my opinion that 'job titles' do not matter. As an Enterprise IT professional, I have learnt that sound practices like clearly defining the problem statement, asking the right/relevant questions, focus on priorities and a sense of humility will take us a long way in helping achieve the business/technical goals to serve the wider global community. Well, this is a complex subject and I have in no way figured it all. The best part is that it is a collaborative learning experience.
In this post, I will share my opinion on what 'Enterprise Architecture' means to me and use Balanced Scorecard as a conceptual tool for illustrating Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a means for Business-IT Alignment. This approach connects business model to EA vision and proposes design methods/perspectives to be measured in the Business, Applications, Data and Infrastructure areas.
