Applying Your Key EA Skills for the Enterprise Today and Tomorrow

by Tushar K. Hazra

The current economy has made enterprise architecture (EA) more significant for the IT industry than ever before. Most organizations have been forced to accept the enterprise-level transformational capabilities and associated impacts of EA as practice -- and plan to leverage its functions both in strategic and tactical ways. From a strategic point of view, practitioners would likely agree that the key value of EA still is in its contribution to business and IT alignment. The essence of this value proposition is in how EA can influence both business and IT organizations to collaborate and meet business needs. The expectation is high on EA to empower the global workforce toward delivering the right business value with very little margin of error or room for failure. Keeping in mind this need to "do more for less," the timing is perfect for EA practitioners to hone their skills and make a difference in the bottom line.