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Enterprise Architecture Trends Survey - 2006

This survey is an initiative of the Institute For Enterprise Architecture Developments, the Netherlands. The survey contains a wide range of Enterprise Architecture related questions on which we would like your information to focus our research.

This Survey is set-up to get a better idea about the status of Enterprise Architecture developments & implementations in several organisations all over the world.

The Results of this Survey will be compared with the Results of the Previous EA Survey's to Analyse the Trends in the Enterprise Architecture arena.

Please try to give a response to every question in the survey.

1.1.

In what geographic area is your organization located?

	United States of America
	Europe
	Africa
	Australia / New Zealand
	China
	South Korea / Japan
	Middle East
	Asia
	South America
	Other

1.2.

What is the name of your Organization?

1.3.

What is your e-mail address ?

Please fill in your E-mail address so that we can inform you about future survey's.

1.4.

What is your role in your organization?

1.5.

In which business area can your organization be positioned?

	Government
	Finance
	Insurance
	Public Services
	Industry
	Travel / Transport
	Utilities / Energy
	Health care
	Consultancy
	Other

1.6.

How many people are working in your organization?

100 - 1000 1000 - 10.000 10.000 - 25.000 25.000 - 50.000 > 50.000

1.7.

How many people are working at your IT department?

1 - 10 10 - 100 100 - 500 500 - 1000 1000 - 10.000

1.8.

Is your organization familiar with the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture?

Yes No

1.9.

Is Enterprise Architecture part of your organizations Strategic Governance?

Yes No

1.10.

Are there any laws or regulations related to Enterprise Architecture in your country?

Yes No

1.11.

If Yes, on previous question, what kind of regulation is present?

Please give a short description or name of law / regulation. For example the Clinger-Cohen Act.

If No on previous question, Please skip this question.

1.12.

Is Enterprise Architecture, Business and / or IT Architecture, etc. established in your organization?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	Enterprise Architecture
	Business Architecture
	Information Architecture
	Information-System Architecture (Applications Architecture)
	Technology Infrastructure Architecture
	Security Architecture
	Governance Architecture
	Software Architecture

1.13.

Why is Enterprise Architecture important for your organization?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	Supports decision making
	Managing complexity
	Delivers insight & overview of Business & IT
	Supports Systems Development
	Manages IT portfolio
	Supports business & IT budget prioritization
	Delivers road maps for change
	Helpful by mergers and acquisitions
	Supports (out / in) sourcing
	Other

1.14.

At which level is Enterprise Architecture part of your organizations governance structure?

	Management Board
	Top Management
	Middle Management
	IT Management
	Other

1.15.

Do you have your own architects in your organization?

Yes No

1.16.

If Yes on the previous question, what type of architects do you have?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	Enterprise Architects
	Business Architects
	Information Architects
	Information-Systems (Application) Architects
	Technology Infrastructure Architects
	Software Architects
	Security Architects
	Governance Architects

1.17.

What number of architects do you have in your organization?

	1 - 5	5 - 10	10 - 15	15 - 20	> 20
Enterprise Architects
Business Architects
Information Architects
Information-Systems Architects
Technology Infrastructure Architects
Software Architects
Security Architects
Governance Architects

1.18.

Does your organization use support from External Architects?

For example from Consultancy Organizations or System Integrators.

Yes No

1.19.

From which external organizations, do you hire support / coaching / mentoring in your enterprise architecture programs?

Mark all items that are relevant. If No on previous question, Please skip this question.

	Accenture
	Gartner / Meta Group
	EDS
	Logica / CMG
	Forrester / Giga Research
	IBM
	Deloite & Touche
	Capgemini
	Atos - Origin
	Other

1.20.

For what kind of issues do you plan an enterprise architecture project?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	ERP implementation
	Business Change
	Mergers / Acquisition
	Application renewal
	Transformation road map
	Business - IT Alignment
	Infrastructure renewal
	Legacy transformation
	Other

1.21.

To whom is the architects organization reporting?

	Board of Directors
	CEO
	CFO
	CIO
	CTO
	IT Director / Manager
	Business Manager
	Other

1.22.

How are your enterprise architects educated / trained?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	University / Master Study
	External EA Certification Program
	External Courses / Training
	Organization own training / education
	Mentoring / Coaching by external architects
	Web- based training courses
	Self-Education
	Other

1.23.

Is Certification of Enterprise Architects by an official authority an issue for your organization?

Yes No

1.24.

Do you have planned any kind of coaching by experienced Enterprise Architects for your people and how often?

	Frequently
	Often
	Sometimes
	Seldom
	Never

1.25.

How do you select a good coach / mentor?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	Proven Experience
	Reputation of Coach / Mentor
	Knowledge of methods, frameworks and approaches
	Relevant Publications
	Other

1.26.

What kind of Enterprise Architecture Framework do your organization use?

	Zachman Framework
	FEAF, US Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework
	TOGAF, the Open Group Architecture Framework
	IAF, Capgemini - Integrated Architecture Framework
	DoDAF / C4ISR, US Defense Architecture Framework
	ISO/IEC 14252 (IEEE Std 1003.0) Guide to the POSIX Open System Environment
	EIF, European Interoperability Framework - European Union
	TEAF, US Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework.
	Extended Enterprise Architecture Framework (E2AF-IFEAD)
	CIMOSA (Computer Integrated Manufacturing Open Systems Architecture) framework
	Organization own
	Other

1.27.

What kind of Enterprise Architecture tools is your organization using?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
	Microsoft Visio
	Telelogic - 'System Architect'
	BizzDesign
	Casewise Modeler
	Troux - 'Metis'
	MEGA - 'Enterprise Architecture Tool Suite'
	IDS Scheer 'Aris Process Platform'
	Other
	None

1.28.

What kind of Business Modeling techniques is your organization using?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	IDEF 0, 1, etc. (Integration Definition for Functions) Modeling Techniques
	Petri-net (CPN)
	Yourdon (DFD)
	Booch
	Gantt
	Business Process Modeling Language (BPML- BPMI.ORG)
	Organization Own
	Other
	None

1.29.

What kind of System Modeling techniques is your organization using?

Mark all items that are relevant.

	UML
	Flow-Chart
	IDL - Interface Definition Language
	OMG - Model Driven Architecture
	Object Oriented
	Organization own
	Other
	None

1.30.

What kind of System Development Methodology is your organization using?

	Rational Unified Process
	DSDM - Dynamic System Development Method
	RAD - Rapid Application Development
	Extreme Programming
	IAD - Iterative Application Development
	LAD - Linear Application Development
	Other
	None

1.31.

Are you interested in more information about Enterprise Architecture via:

Mark all items that are relevant.