[與會心得] 企業架構發展與應用研討會 Enterprise Architecture Global Trends And Applications Workshop(2012/12/27)

企業架構 / Enterprise Architecture / EA
[ Definition ]

• What is Architecture ?

According to ISO 42010/IEEE 1471, architecture is a "fundamental concepts or properties of a system in its environment embodied in its elements, relationships, and in the principles of its design and evolution". 

• The context of Enterprise Architecture : there are 2 principle

1. Drive architectural decisions from business value : alignment Systems Architecture(Application, Data, Technology) to Business Value(Vision, Case for action, Value disciplines)
2. Isolate architecture from infrastructure : isolate Systems Architecture from specific physical implementation(Tools, Vendor products)

• EA components are 4 major architectures

•  Core functions of EA
• Top-Down
• Business Oriented
• Mission -> Strategies -> Business Process -> (Business & IT Alignment) -> Enterprise Architecture
• Technology Oriented
• Enterprise Architecture -> ( Blueprint for integration ) -> Various projects
• Feedback
• EA can drive Business Process Re-engineering
• EA can rethink firm's strategies
• EA can re-position firm's mission    

[ Primary Enterprise Architecture frameworks / methodology ]

1. FEAF : Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework

2. Zachman Framework

3. DoDAF : DoD Architecture Framework

4. TOGAF : The Open Group Architecture Framework

[ Global EA現況 ]

• The rank of EA was 7th at USA 2011 from 13th at USA 2010 as top IT management concerns. (Source:Architecture & Governance Magazine, vol. 6, No. 1)
• South Korea government encourages institutions to adopt EA ( Source:Understanding the Impact of Enterprise Architecture on Connected Government, A Qualitative Analysis, 2010)

[ 台灣推廣EA現況 ]
1. Party

1. a|EA Taiwan group
2. Open Group台灣分會

2. 國際大型研討會

• The Open Group Conference Taipei

3. 政府

• 經濟部委託工研院舉辦首席企業架構師能量建置研訓 : 主要針對各科專主持人, 財團法人培訓, 並於2012/10月舉辦各領域發表會.

4. 未來發展

1. 目前國內只有一位TOGAF認證企業架構師, 未來需要培訓多位的TOGAF認證專業人員, 才有足夠能量推廣EA. 目前國內若需導入EA的顧問, 仍仰賴"進口"(國外專家).
2. 推廣EA到產業界, 目標是政府, 銀行&醫療院所等, 本質上須要永續經營的產業/環境.
• 在下認為可以從"醫療雲"的雲端產業切入, 有效地整合政府/醫療院所/企業的流程 / 資源 / IT系統, 使國民的健康和老年人得以妥善的照護. 建置國家級的醫療企業架構, 可以參考新加坡的案例SGEA.
3. 目前TOGAF的架構相對於國內的以中小企業為主的產業環境, 仍屬龐大. 需要提供一精簡版本以適用於中小企業.
• 關於此點, 在下建議可參考ERP大廠如何分拆大型ERP成為適用於中小企業的版本的實務經驗

[ 誌謝 ]
褚博士 開放群組大中華區首席技術官
呂執行長 中國文化大學推廣教育部
吳總經理 御真文化事業有限公司
曾行銷長 a|EA企業架構師協會
鄭資深經理 日新軟體股份有限公司