5.2: Populate Repository
Generate Products and Populate EA Repository Other Information:
Some products may be created during the first iteration of the EA development process while others may be created during later
iterations depending on the framework, process, and chosen methods. In addition, depending on whether the baseline or the
target is being created, various factors will affect the approach taken, the focus of the products, and the order in which
products are generated. The information contained in the EA is usually expressed as a collection of interdependent products.
The volume of information, as well as the presentation style of that information is often too great for a user to quickly
comprehend. Also, users often focus on their particular area of concern and can easily overlook critical dependencies that
their processes or assets may have on other processes and organizations in the enterprise. Therefore, providing electronic
links among the interdependent information can highlight the interdependencies and greatly improve the understandability of
the information. Change control is also significantly streamlined -- by establishing the links among information at its origin,
impact analysis is facilitated and change proposals can be evaluated more readily. Some agencies document and distribute their
EAs in the form of web sites and CD-ROMs, thus easing readability, access, and distribution. The process of getting the enterprise
from where it is today to where it wants to be in the future needs formal thought and that focuses on optimizing enterprise-wide
performance and accountability. This thought process is documented with the Agency's strategic plan. This document defines
the mission and long-range objectives of the Agency and relates to plans for business reengineering and systems modernization.
Together these products should drive the top-down sequence of EA product development. Tasks: 5.2.1. Build the Baseline Architecture
5.2.2. Build the Target Architecture 5.2.3. Review, Validate, and Refine Models
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