Today there is no commonly accepted definition of what an enterprise architect is or does, and there is no standard level of service. And with no common-denominating output there is no easy way to measure or compare quality of service. Overall, this is reduces the level of trust that employers can put in enterprise architects. To improve this we need to professionalise enterprise architecture. In 2010 a new initiative was started to do just that, the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO). David was a founder member of the organisation, representing the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and he will take the forum through the FEAPO objectives, its roadmap, and the progress to date.

1. The Professionalisation of
Enterprise Architecture
David Twaddell
Chair, BCS Enterprise Architecture SG
Enterprise Architect, Inpreci
Committee Member, ISO-8000 Data Quality
david.twaddell@inpreci.com
uk.linkedin.com/in/davidtwaddell

2. Why Professionalise?
• Objective benchmark
• Increase trust in EA
• Drive standards up
• Widen the appeal of EA

3. Current State of Enterprise Architecture
• The Business Architecture Association
• The Business Architecture Community
• The Business Architecture Guild
• The Business Architecture Society
• The Business Architecture Association Institute
• Many interest groups and sub-groups
• … probably over 100 enterprise architecture societies
and organisations.

4. EA Frameworks
Consortia-developed frameworks Open-source frameworks
• EABOK – a U.S. Federal-funded guide to EA in the context of legislative • TRAK – a general systems-oriented framework based on MODAF 1.2.
and strategic business requirements.
• MEGAF is an infrastructure for realizing architecture frameworks that conform
• GERAM - Generalised Enterprise Reference Architecture and to the definition of architecture framework provided in ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010.
Methodology
• Praxeme, an open enterprise methodology
• IDEAS Group – a four-nation effort to develop a common ontology for
architecture interoperability
• GOD, a generalist observation methodology, contains an enterprise
architecture framework based on observation.
• RM-ODP – the Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing defines
an enterprise architecture framework for structuring the specifications
• SABSA is an open framework and methodology for Enterprise Security
of open distributed systems. Architecture and Service Management.
• TOGAF – The Open Group Architecture Framework – a widely used • LMO – "A Living Mindmap of the Organisation" is an open EA technique that
framework including an architectural Development Method and standards. uses a Mind_map to describe an organisations.
• Good enough architecture methodology – a methodology based on
experiences, results and best-practices gathered through real-life Defence industry frameworks
Wikipedia
implementations.
• ARCON – A Reference Architecture for Collaborative Networks – not • DoDAF – the US Department of Defence Architecture Framework
focused on a single enterprise but rather on networks of enterprise • MODAF – the UK Ministry of Defence Architecture Framework
• NAF – the NATO Architecture Framework
Proprietary frameworks • AGATE – the France DGA Architecture Framework
• Avancier Methods (AM) Processes and documentation advice for • DNDAF – the DND/CF Architecture Framework (CAN)
enterprise and solution architects, supported by training and certification.
• SAM Solution Architecting Mechanism – A coherent architecture
framework consisting of a set of integral modules. [12]
Government frameworks
• Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF) – from Capgemini company in • GEA Government Enterprise Architecture – a common framework legislated
1993 for use by departments of the Queensland Government
• CLEAR Framework for Enterprise Architecture – Atos Origin's Enterprise • FDIC Enterprise Architecture Framework
Architecture Framework
• FEAF Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework – a framework produced in
• OBASHI – the OBASHI Business & IT methodology and framework 1999 by the US Federal CIO Council for use within the US Government
• Information FrameWork (IFW) – conceived by Roger Evernden in 1996 • NIST Enterprise Architecture Model
• SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework • TEAF Treasury Enterprise Architecture Framework – a framework
• Zachman Framework – an architecture framework, based on the for treasury, published by the US Department of the Treasury.
work of John Zachman at IBM in the 1980s • NORA Nederlandse Overheid Referentie Architectuur – a reference
framework from the Dutch Government

5. Enterprise Architecture Certification
(From Mike Walker’s Blog)

6. The Federation of Enterprise Architecture
Professional Organizations (FEAPO)
“FEAPO provides a mechanism to facilitate collaboration
and coordination of activities among Enterprise
Architecture related professional organizations, to work
toward a better integrated community and “one face” for the
advancement of the practice and profession of Enterprise
Architecture.”
FEAPO Operating Charter, signed by initial members in 2011
Timeline:
June 2010 - Concept
Sept 2010 - 2nd concept meeting
27,28 Jan 2011 - First full meeting
2011-12 First working groups established

7. FEAPO Members
• Data Management International (DAMA International) & DAMA International Education and Research
Foundation
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
• IEEE Computer Society
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• The Association for Enterprise Information
• The Association of Enterprise Architects
• The Association of Business Process Management Professionals International
• BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
• The Business Architecture Guild
• The Business Architecture Society
• The Business Architects Association
• The Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
• The Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession
• The Enterprise Architecture Shared Interest Group from the Industry Advisory Council
• The Global IT Community Association (GITCA)
• The Integration Consortium
• The International Federation for Information Processing International Professional Practice Partnership
(IFIP IP3)
• The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
• The Network Professional Association (NPA)
• New Zealand Computer Society
• The Object Management Group
• The Open Group

8. FEAPO Structure
Member Affiliated
Organisations Organisations
Non-commercial commercial
Board of Council of Affiliated
Directors Delegates Agents
5 Delegates selected 1 rep from each
1 rep from each
by Council of Affiliate
Member
Delegates
Organisation
Activities
FEAPO
FEAPO
Working
FEAPO
Working
Groups
Meetings
Groups

9. Characteristics of a Profession
Elements of a Profession: In addition - communication:
• Guide to its Body of Knowledge • Publish a journal
• Code of Ethics • Maintain a registry of
• Standards of Practice members
• Competency Definitions • Public outreach
• Curriculum Model • Branding
• Preparatory Education • Guidelines for professional
• Accreditation Criteria practice
• On-going Professional Development
• Certification/External Validation

10. Working Group # 1 - Roadmap
Objective: “Develop a draft roadmap for delivering the core
elements of the EA profession over the next 2 to 3 years.”
Rationale: “Guide the activities of the Federation of
professional groups and enable the prioritisation and
resourcing of activities.”
Starting points:
– Maturity Model (CAEAP)
– Model of IT Professions (IEEE)

11. IEEE Model – before additions
Model of an IT Profession
Preparatory
IT Professional Body of
Education
Knowledge is organized
PROFESSION Society (Society of Knowledge
into a Body of Knowledge
Peers)
which is taught through
preparatory education
Self-Governance Curriculum delivered by an accredited
Standards of program which follows an
approved curriculum.
Professional (Nat’l & Internat’l
Standing)
Code of Ethics Practice Accreditation
Professionals follow Criteria
a code of ethics
Standards of while performing Consensus
Practice activities in
accordance with Preparatory Certification
Activities define standards of Education
practice. (Degree
Competency Programs)
Definitions Licensing
Professional
Job Roles
Advancement
Responsibility for External Validation
groups of activities Certification certifies that
is assigned to job individuals have defined
roles. A career path Skills (Skills competencies. Licensing
Career Paths is a progression of Development) extends certification to
job roles and include active oversight of
increasing the profession including
responsibility. disciplinary action.
Ongoing
Professional
Education
Professional Development
Skills to apply the knowledge to accomplish tasks are
acquired through professional development including
on-the-job training.
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12. Combined Model – with FEAPO additions
Branding
Publishing a Journal Preparatory Education
EA Knowledge is organized into a Body
Professional Society Body of Knowledge of Knowledge which is taught
PROFESSION (Society of Peers) through preparatory education
Public Outreach delivered by an accredited program
which follows an approved
Self-Governance Curriculum curriculum.
Professional
Standards of
Practice Guide
Professional (Nat’l & Internat’l
Code of Ethics Standing)
Practice Accreditation
Professionals follow Criteria
a code of ethics
Standards of while performing Consensus
Practice activities in
accordance with Preparatory Certification
Activities define standards of Education (Degree
practice. Programs)
Registry
Competency
Definitions Licensing
Professional
Job Roles Advancement
Responsibility for groups External Validation
of activities is assigned Certification certifies that
to job roles. A career individuals have defined
path is a progression of Skills (Skills competencies. Licensing extends
Career Paths job roles and increasing Development) certification to include active
responsibility. oversight of the profession
including disciplinary action.
Ongoing
Professional
Education
Professional Development
Skills to apply the knowledge to accomplish tasks are acquired
FEAPO list through professional development including on-the-job training.
Additions
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13. Overview of the
Proposed
Roadmap
Milestones/ KPI’s
Inception
Foundation
Education
Acknowledgement
Registration
Profession
Maintenance
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14. Gantt Chart View for Roadmap
2011 Timeline 2014 +
FEAPO/Professional Societies / Career Path Rationalization / Taxonomy of EA Scope
Key Messages
Code of Ethics
Competency Candidates
BoK Candidates
Clear Communications
Branding
Knowledge Areas Outreach
Curriculum Model Preparatory Education
Competency Definitions
Standards of Practice
Journal
Professional Practice Guide
Jobs / Roles Accreditation
Initiate Professional Development
Roadmap Certification / Licensing Career Paths Registry
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15. Working Group # 2 - Self Governance
• FEAPO Charter:
http://www.feapo.org/documents/FEAPO%20Charter%2
0Final.pdf
• FEAPO Bylaws:
http://www.feapo.org/documents/FEAPO-
Bylaws_Final%20Jun9.pdf

16. Charter – some key points
• FEAPO Members can be legal non-profit only, related to
enterprise architecture
• Each member provides one Delegate and one
Alternative Delegate to participate and vote
• Members have access to all FEAPO materials
• Commercial organisations can be an Affiliate and
provide non-voting Agents to FEAPO discussions.
• Careful consideration of intellectual property and trade
secrets
• Currently no fees (costs met by Members and Affiliates)

17. Working Group # 3 - Ethics
• allows professionals who act with conscience to
practice in the knowledge that they will not be
undermined commercially by those who have
less ethical qualms
• Set standards of conduct
• maintains the public’s trust in the profession

18. Ethics - Starting Point
• Integrity - identify your private agendas, do not count the cost of
integrity, rectify missteps immediately, protect confidential information
• Non-maleficence - Do no harm, be vigilant for negative outcomes , never
exploit people, prevent the misuse of work
• Respect - Honour human differences, respect values, protect privacy, never
undermine others
• Beneficence - Establish Win-Win scenarios, obtain informed consent, clarify
expectations
• Prudence - Evaluate before acting, avoid conflicts of interest, do not make
exaggerated claims
• Compassion - Show positive regard, protect vulnerable people
• Justice - make performance criteria explicit, discriminate fairly, treat people
equitably
• Self-Reliance - Encourage independence, terminate services that cease to be
helpful
• Fidelity – Be loyal, assume perpetuity, provide honest feedback
• Excellence – Deliver your best
• Sound Judgement - Exercise fair judgement, applying expertise

19. Working Group # 4 - EA Body of Knowledge
• Why?
– Consistency, and all the benefits that come with that…
• How?
– Create normalized topic list from lists submitted by FMOs
– sort into Knowledge Areas (KAs)
• Content:
– Vocabulary
– Methods & Practices
– Architecture Patterns
This work will become the basis of competency definitions, educational
curricula, certification training/tests, accreditation reviews, and job
descriptions

20. EA BOK / BCS Overlap - ISEB
• BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, owns the
Information Systems Examinations Board
(ISEB), and issues Foundation, Practitioner and
Higher (Diploma) qualifications and certificates.
• ISEB - Intermediate and Practitioner level
certificate in Solution & Enterprise Architecture
(upgrade in progress)
– Syllabus: http://certifications.bcs.org/upload/pdf/sd-esa-
syllabus.pdf
– Reference Model: http://certifications.bcs.org/upload/pdf/sd-esa-
reference-model.pdf

21. EA BOK / BCS Overlap – SFIA+
• BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and some
other organisations maintain a skills matrix
• Links Areas of Operation with Skills and Levels
of Responsibility.
• Provides fairly detailed descriptions which can
be used to create job roles.

22. EA BOK / BCS Overlap – SFIA+

23. Working Group # 5 - Communications
• Data-Driven Strategy:
– Short-term and long-term objectives
– Measurable results
– Tactics align to goals
• Targeted Messaging:
– Clearly defined audiences
– Match messages to audience needs and challenges; “relevancy”
– Drive prioritized messages consistently across all communication channels
• Predictable Cadence:
– Forecast topics/messages 3–6 months in advance
– Align “editorial calendar” to key business groups, stakeholders
– Establish loyalty as a reliable source of EA practice/profession advisories, EA
technical knowledge and resources, FEAPO approved standards, skills &
competencies frameworks, BOKs, certifications, accreditations, …

24. FEAPO Communication Program Strategy
Program 1. Drive membership in FEAPO and EAs in FEAPO federation members
2. Increase EA Professional satisfaction with EA domain
Goals 3. Educate industry on EA practice, EA profession, and on FEAPO value/benefits
Encourage EAs to
download EA and Provide FEAPO-approved Enable associations and
Program FEAPO-related relevant, targeted user groups to meet,
Objectives whitepapers, articles, vi technical attract new members and
deos, webcasts, courses resources, content and collaborate via FEAPO
guidance to enhance EA
careers
•Promote download •Technical guidance content • Event funding support (via
campaigns through EA FEAPO sponsors)
•Deep tech campaigns
Program communities
content • EA Speaker opportunities
• Consortiums
Strategies • User Group •Monthly or quarterly EA • FEAPO awards
Leaders training events
• Incentive programs
• EA Speakers
•EA conferences and SIGS
• Members & • Events platform
•Online virtual events
Affiliates
•Leader/speaker • EA Evangelist
•Leverage social media to connections engagement
further our engagement •Research
and promote campaigns • Biz development and
marketing support
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25. Communications Plan
Events & Conferences
Methods - Vehicles
Editorial Calendar
Newsletters
Direct Email
Social Media
Future FEAPO Website
• January – April: Promotion of EA campaigns/content
• May - August: Update campaigns based on Jan - April
experience
• Ongoing: Editorial Calendar drives monthly communications
• Note: Consider internal communications plan for Sept FY12
[to manage internal FMO communications]
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26. The Professionalisation of
Enterprise Architecture
David Twaddell
Chair, BCS Enterprise Architecture SG
Enterprise Architect, Inpreci
ISO-8000 Data Quality Committee Member
david.twaddell@inpreci.com
uk.linkedin.com/in/davidtwaddell