Methods

Unconsciously Incompetent

Consciously Incompetent

Consciously Competent

Definition

For each area…

(EA Education,

Strategising,

Roadmapping,

Governance & Lobbying,

Discovery, Modelling)

·     Existence

·    Non-existent

·    Ad-hoc

·     Yes

Modelled

No

Out of date

Yes and up to date

Improvement

Never

Annually

Quarterly

·     Tool Support

·    None

·    Some

·    Mostly

·    Projects budget for it

·    None

·    Some

·    Mostly

·     Recognition as a Phase/Discipline

·    None

·    Some

·    Mostly

Followed

Occasionally

Sometimes

Mostly

Operation

EA Education

·     Approach

·     Mostly Reactive

·     Some Proactive

·     Mostly Proactive

Strategic Planning

Approach

·     Mostly Black art

·    Some Structured

·    Mostly Structured

Roadmapping

Approach

·     Mostly Black art

·    Some Structured

·    Mostly Structured

Enterprise Debt™

·     Mostly Ignored

·    Some Accounted for

·    Fully Accounted for

Modelling

Approach

·    Many things are modelled without a clear idea what the model will be used for

·     Things are mostly modelled to answer specific questions

·    Things are only modelled to answer specific questions

Population

·     Ad-hoc

·    Sometime approached as data migration

·    Mostly approached as data migration

Maintenance

·     No or little attention is paid to how the information is maintained

·    Some integrated with data owners

·    Mostly integrated with data owners

Governance & Lobbying

Approach

·     Driven as a policing exercise or just paid lip service

·    Some open and cooperative

·    Mostly open and cooperative

Enterprise Debt™

·     Ignored

·    Some Exposed

·    Mostly Exposed

Discovery

Approach

·    People spend a lot of time rediscovering information

·     Re-discovering information is reduced

·    Re-discovering information happens rarely

Artefacts

·    Unconsciously Incompetent

·    Consciously Incompetent

·    Consciously Competent

Definition

(Meta-model)

For each domain…

(Structural - MACE:

Enterprise Context, Contextual, Conceptual

Transformational - MAGMA:

Strategising, Roadmapping)

Existence

·    Sparse or non-existent

·    Some of the most important entities and relationships are covered

·    Most of the most important entities and relationships are covered

Vocabulary Definitions

·    Mostly incomplete and inconsistent

·    Some complete and consistent

·    Mostly complete and consistent

Vocabulary Knowledge

·    Most people do not understand most definitions

·    Some people understand most definitions

·    Most people understand most definitions

Operation

(Models)

For each domain…

(Structural - MACE: Enterprise Context, Contextual, Conceptual

Transformational - MAGMA: Strategising, Roadmapping)

Existence

·     Some

·     Many

·     Most

Entities

·     Most are incomplete, inconsistent, out of date

·     Some are complete, consistent, up to date

·     Most are complete, consistent, up to date

Internal Relationships

·     Most are incomplete, inconsistent, out of date

·     Some are complete, inconsistent, up to date

·     Most are complete, inconsistent, up to date

·    Structural <> Transformational Relationships

·     Most are incomplete, inconsistent, out of date

·     Some are complete, consistent, up to date

·     Most are complete, consistent, up to date

Storage

·     Mostly unstructured

·     Some structured

·    Mostly structured

Transformational

(Principles)

·     Domain Focus

·     Technical

·    Enterprise Transformation Best Practice

·     Enterprise Transformation Best Practice + Enterprise Strategy

·    Time Focus

·    Mostly tactical (short term))

·    Mostly strategic (long term)

·    All strategic (long term)

·     Management

·    Never or occasionally

·     Yearly

·     Quarterly

·     Acceptance

·     Lip service

·     Implicit acceptance without perhaps fully agreeing with the impacts they cause

·     Reviewed and accepted within all business departments

Enterprise Debt™

Value

·    Massive

·    Medium

·    Low

Ratio (S:T:R)

·    10:80:10

·    20:50:30

·    80:10:10

Culture

·    Unconsciously Incompetent

·    Consciously Incompetent

·    Consciously Competent

Definition

For each person…

(Strategising,

Roadmapping,

Initiating,

Elaboration.

Construction, Transitioning)

·     Understand EA

·    Very few people

·    Many people

·    Most people

·     Open to EA

·    Very few people

·    Many people

·     Most people

·     Opposed to EA

·    Most people

·     Some people

·     No one

·     Reward Basis

·    Short Term Results

·     Medium Term Results

·     Long Term Results

Reward Payment

·    Short Term

·     Medium Term

·     Long Term

Roles, Boards

and Groups

Enterprise Architect

·    Undefined

·    Defined and existing

·    Well defined and accepted

EARG

·    Undefined

·    Defined and existing

·    Well defined and accepted

SIB

·    Undefined

·    Defined and existing

·    Well defined and accepted

Projects

·    Hierarchical structure - PM Rules SA, BA and TA

·    Hierarchical structure - PM cooperates with SA, BA and TA

·    Flat structure

Operation

Culture

Style vs Substance

·    Style and presentation tends to overrule substance of argument

·    Substance of argument tends to overrule style and presentation

·    Substance of argument mostly overrules style and presentation

Power vs Valid Argument

·    Power tends to overrule valid argument

·    Valid argument tends to overrule power

·    Valid argument mostly overrules power

Hiding vs Exposing

·    Bad news is mostly hidden

·    Bad news is generally exposed

·    Bad news is mostly exposed

View of Value

·    Mostly only monetary value measures considered

·    Many value measures considered

·    Most value measures considered

Power vs What is right

·    I do what I do in the way that I do it because someone told me to or because that’s the way its always been done

·    I do what I do in the way that I do it because it’s generally logical and reasonable

·    I do what I do in the way that I do it because it’s obvious

Basis for Decisions

·    Mostly short term benefit

·    Generally long term benefit

·    Mostly long term benefit

Suppression of views. Going against the grain

·    Most people do not speak up and are generally not listened to

·    Many people speak up and are generally listened to

·    Most people speak up and are mostly listened to

Environment

·    Unconsciously Incompetent

·    Consciously Incompetent

·    Consciously Competent

Definition

Tool

For each domain…

(Structural: Enterprise Context, Contextual, Conceptual

Transformational:

Strategising, Roadmapping)

·     Existence

·    Word, Excel, Visio

·    Pragmatic Tool

·    Full-blown Tool

Tool Integration

Intra Phase

·    Little or no integration

·    Mostly Integrated

·     Fully Integrated

·    Inter Phase

·    Little or no integration

·    Mostly Integrated

·     Fully Integrated

EA Framework

Existence

·    None defined or documented

·    Pragmatic Framework

·    defined and documented based on PEAF

·    Refined Framework

·    defined and documented based on previous Level

Intra Phase Integration

·    Little or no integration

·    Mostly Integrated

·     Fully Integrated

·     Inter Phase Integration

·    Little or no integration

·    Mostly Integrated

·     Fully Integrated

Operation

Tool

For each Tool…

Use

·    Used by a few select individuals

·    Used by many people

·    Used by most people

Change Control

·    Haphazard or non-existent

·    Mostly controlled

·    Fully controlled

Management

·    Centralised

·    Mostly federated

·    Fully federated

EA Framework

How well are we using / implementing the framework

·    Non existent

·    Used pragmatically

·    Used extensively