Assessment of Enterprise Architecture (EA) implementation using The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is an area within Information Management that deals with the alignment of IT and business in an organization.It is very recent and new discipline emerged in the new millennium as a result of the lack of comprehensive architecture that can describe the relationships among elements of the enterprise encompassing People, Processes, Business and Technology.The main objective of this study is to assess the level of implementation of EA in the designated organization.This study focuses on the four architecture domains listed in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) namely: (1)Business Architecture; (2)Data Architecture; (3)Application Architecture; and (4)Technology Architecture. The outcome of this study is a set of guideline of an EA which should help the organization in aligning its business and IT strategy.This study should also benefit those who want to understand more on TOGAF and the implementation of EA.