EA Tools
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ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT TOOLS
What software tools we use in our
daily work?
What is a good tool?
Should our tools be software tools?
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GARTNER EA TOOLS REPORT
Source:Gartner
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WAHT IS GOOD EA TOOL ACCORDING GARTNER
A repository that supports, at a minimum, the business, information, technology and
solution viewpoints and their relationships. The repository must also support business
direction, vision and strategy, as well as business disruptions.
Modeling capabilities that support the minimum viewpoints of business, information,
technology and solutions.
Decision analysis capabilities, such as gap analysis, impact analysis, scenario planning
and system thinking.
Presentation capabilities that are visual or interactive to meet the demands of a myriad of
stakeholders.
Administration capabilities that enable security, user management and other tasks.
Configurability capabilities that are extensive, simple and straightforward to accomplish,
while supporting multiple environments.
Support for frameworks and standards, often used while providing the flexibility to modify
the framework.
Usability, including intuitive, flexible and easy-to-learn UIs.
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Source: Forrester Research – EA tools used in the enterprise 2007
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OTHER USEFUL TOOLS
Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel®,
to document and report on
architectures
Microsoft Visio®, to create models of
the architectures
Microsoft PowerPoint®, to
communicate architectures
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