IT Enterprise Architecture (9 Pages 4608 Words)

Introduction

Having a complete and well documented Information Technology Enterprise Architecture allows for an organization to make effective decisions about which IT projects to pursue and the technology or products to use in the implementation. What Is Enterprise Architecture? The first phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is called Project Identification and Selection. It is in this initial phase that potential projects are identified and ranked. Then particular projects are chosen for further investigation, such as a more in-depth cost benefit analysis, or for implementation (Hoffer 136). So, what criteria is used to determine which IT projects are going to be pursued or discarded? If a project is to...