Problem: Defining Enterprise Architecture
Prompt
The field of enterprise architecture has no single, standard agreed-upon definition for what the study of it entails. In a general sense, we know that an enterprise is the highest level of an organization and that architecture is a plan for implementation. However, enterprise architecture is more than the simple combination of these words. Using what you have read so far and experienced, consider the following:
a) What is a good definition for enterprise architecture?
b) How would you explain it to a layperson?
c) What experience have you had in the past with software system design?
d) How does software systems design relate to enterprise architecture?
e) Why is EA a crucial area of study?
f) Why is EA so hard to define, explain, and get right?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.