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The First Enterprise Architecture Book that addresses almost all the issues of the Economic Benefits of Enterprise Architecture.

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'The Economic Benefits of Enterprise Architecture: How to Quantify and Manage the Economic Value of Enterprise Architecture'

by Jaap Schekkerman

New First Edition 2005; 295 pages; Perfect bound; catalogue #05-1640; ISBN 1-4120-6729-4; EUR36.95, US$45.48, CDN$56.85, UK£25.61

This book is explaining, how to quantify and manage the economic value of enterprise architecture. Several methods, models and techniques are described to adopt an economic approach when dealing with Enterprise Architecture.

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About the Book This book is explaining, how to quantify and manage the economic value of enterprise architecture. Several methods, models and techniques are described to adopt an economic approach when dealing with Enterprise Architecture. The Economic Benefits of Enterprise Architecture Most organisations have problems to explain and manage the economic benefits of Enterprise Architecture. Managers often asked me what Enterprise Architecture can do for me. At the same time several Governmental organisations are adopting Enterprise Architecture as part of their change and E-Government initiatives. A holistic Enterprise Architecture approach can deliver a lot of benefits to organisations depending on the focus where to find these benefits. Even so Enterprise Architecture delivers the foundation for Enterprise Portfolio Management, the ultimate business driver for Enterprise Architecture. The main purpose of this book is achieving awareness at management level as well as at enterprise architects level about adopting an economic approach when dealing with Enterprise Architecture programs. This book explains the areas of economic benefits of Enterprise Architecture programs, the different views as well as a holistic approach to show the areas of economic benefits. Economic methods, models and approaches are described in short to show, how to quantify and manage the economic benefits of Enterprise Architecture programs as well as how Enterprise Architecture supports Enterprise Portfolio Management. This book has not the intention to be a scientific research document, nor a handbook to deliver solutions for all your EA related economic issues. The intention of the book is showing (board) management, CxO’s, business & IT managers, enterprise architects and students, that they can make progress in the determination of the economic value of Enterprise Architecture programs by adopting some economic methods and defining a process of collecting data of Enterprise Architecture effected activities and programs. With the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture at the same time, the discussion started how to align Business and IT on a natural way, now and in the future and how this fits in the overall Enterprise Portfolio. This book is also showing that alignment of business and technology is hard to do, but there is hope. This book is giving a holistic overview of the areas of economic benefits of Enterprise Architecture as well as the role, position and purpose of Enterprise Architecture programs in organizations as the foundation for change in Business and IT, embraced by Enterprise Portfolio Management. Cost / benefit figures from public sources are added to this book to show the effects of economic measurement. For the in-depth details of the described Enterprise Architecture economic approaches and methods, several references to the original sources of information are added in the chapters Terms & Definitions, References & Bibliography and Interested Links.

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About the Author In 2001, Jaap Schekkerman founded the 'Institute For Enterprise Architecture Developments' (IFEAD) the Netherlands (http://www.enterprise-architecture.info or http://www.e2pm.info) and is today the President and Thought Leader of this research institute. IFEAD is today one of the most important sources of information related to Enterprise Architecture in the world and is working close together with other research organizations, institutes and universities all over the world to create an open and independent platform for Enterprise Architecture research, developments and knowledge exchange. To practice the research & development activities, Jaap Schekkerman B.Sc. joined Verdonck, Klooster & Associates the Netherlands as their Opinion Leader in Business Technology Strategy & Enterprise Architecture. Verdonck, Klooster & Associates is an independent, high professional consulting firm specialized in Enterprise Architecture, working for the top management of governmental organizations and industry. (http://www.vka.nl) Jaap Schekkerman is managing IFEAD in parallel with his consulting and opinion leader activities for Verdonck, Klooster & Associates. Jaap Schekkerman is a world wide well-known teacher, consultant, researcher, speaker, advisor and publicist in the areas of Business Technology Stratgey, Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Portfolio Management. Jaap Schekkerman is even so the Vice-President of the International Association of Enterprise Architects, USA. (http://www.aeajournal.org) From 1995 till 2005, Jaap Schekkerman was working as a strategic Business-IT consultant for Capgemini and became Capgemini’s international Thought Leader in Business Technology Strategy & Enterprise Architecture, where he was practicing his knowledge, experience and research in several roles and responsibilities with customers like Philips, World of TUI, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, NUON, etc. Jaap Schekkerman is working for more then 30 years in the Business, IT & Consultants world in several roles and responsibilities and he has more then 20 years experience in the areas of Business Technology Strategy and Enterprise Architecture. He has coached and managed complex and large enterprise architecture programs in the Defence world, the Governmental area, Health Care environment, Travel Industry and High Tech Industry. Jaap Schekkerman is giving lectures on the topics of Information Management & Enterprise Architecture at Universities and Higher Professional Education institutes. Schekkerman has published several methods, articles and books on topics related to Enterprise Architecture and he is a frequently invited speaker on national and international congresses and symposia. Another International Best Selling Book about Enterprise Architecture from Mr. Schekkerman is: How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework, 266 pages; Third Edition 2006; Quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-1984; ISBN 1-4120-1607-X; US$40.11, C$46.13, EUR32.95, £23.07 for ordering this book go to Traffords website of this Book.