Role of EA

The role of EA is evolving from an architect embedded in IT to a technology advisor to enterprises, helping them achieve business outcomes while ensuring alignment between business and technology.

Modern view of EA

• As a Consultant who collaborates with business partners to achieve business outcomes

• As a Guide who sets guardrails for other architects and execution teams to ensure that implementations are in line with the business technology vision and decisions

• As a Problem Solver with multidisciplinary knowledge and enterprise wide focus

• As the Owner of running/living architecture documents

Traditional View of EA

• A technical expert with narrow focus

• Sets prescriptive and bureaucratic controls over business