PEAF is
part of the Pragmatic family of Architecture Frameworks.
PEAF is a
vendor and consultancy independent, technology neutral,
Enterprise Architecture Framework which allows organisations
to kick start or re-start an EA initiative and provides a
comprehensive set of Products and Processes of everything
required to hit the ground running.
PEAF
bridges the gap between minimal "EA Frameworks" which do not
provide a complete set of what is required or huge
monolithic “EA Frameworks” that are too difficult to
understand and difficult to use.
PEAF
achieves this by “Cutting EA to the Bone”, and
providing everything you need, and nothing you don’t. PEAF
is composed of two fundamental parts; Products and
Processes.
The
Products section provides all the products required to
undertake and sustain an EA initiative split into 4
sections; Foundation, Culture, Model, Governance.
The
Processes section provides all the processes required to
undertake and sustain and EA initiaive split into 3 phases;
Prepare, Implement, Operate.
This document provides some background about Pragmatic EA Ltd. Many people and many organisations have their own views regarding the purpose of Enterprise Architecture and how it fit’s into organisations. This document also sets out Pragmatic EA Ltd’s view of the purpose of Enterprise Architecture and how it can become part of an organisation.
This document provides an overview of the
structure and content of the Pragmatic
Enterprise Architecture framework (PEAF). It
should be the starting point for anyone wishing
to gain a better understanding of PEAF and how
to lever it.
To help organisations decide which EA Framework
is best for them, this document presents an
analysis of 4 well known frameworks along with
evaluations of them in various areas. Users are
then invited to attach their own weightings to
the raw scores in order to create a shortlist
for evaluation.
For people who are already
familiar with PEAFv1.1, this document presents the differences between PEAFv1.1 and PEAFv2.0 as an aid to understanding the new v2.0 framework.
PEAF Training & Certification
There are various PEAF training
courses and certification levels catering for all
levels of experience and requirements.
Training is provided globally by
PEAF
Certified Training Providers and allows individuals
to gain a broad understanding of Enterprise
Architecture as a whole, embark on a career in
Enterprise Architecture, brush up existing skills or
to take their level of understanding, application
and usage of Enterprise Architecture to the next level.
To learn more about the different
types of Training and Certification available for
PEAF, please flip through the document below or
click here to download it.
What do the analysts say?
- Henry Peyret
of Forrester Research
says
"It is hard to find free alternatives to TOGAF as most of the alternatives come from consulting companies. Pragmatic EA Framework (PEAF) is one freely downloadable EA Framework for end user companies which is comparable in terms of coverage to TOGAF. It claims to be more pragmatic but since it was published in November 2008 it is too early to judge its pragmatic-ness at the moment. However, some companies looking for simpler approach can at least take a look to PEAF and may find it useful either as a complement or a replacement to TOGAF."
EA Training & Certification
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EA Framework Survey
Which Framework do you
think is most suited to helping organisations implement,
operate and gain the benefits of Enterprise Architecture in
a
fast and
low cost
manner?
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