Enterprise Architecture (EA) Assignment

Running head: ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE APPLICATIONS
Enterprise Architecture Applications: A Case Study of AusEd Inc
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Installation of Archimate and Creation of New model....................................................................2
Phase A: Architecture Vision..........................................................................................................3
Stakeholder Concerns..................................................................................................................3
Enterprise Goals...........................................................................................................................4
Phase B: Business Architecture.......................................................................................................5
Baseline Organisation Structure (AusED)...................................................................................5
Baseline Business Functions........................................................................................................5
Baseline Business Processes........................................................................................................6
Phase C: Information Systems Architectures (Application)............................................................7
Application Co-Operation View..................................................................................................7
Application Alignment view........................................................................................................8
Phase C: Baseline Information Systems Architectures (Data)........................................................8
Baseline Information Systems Architectures...............................................................................8
Phase D: Baseline Technology Architecture...................................................................................9
Phase C: Baseline Information Systems Architectures (Applications)...........................................9
Business-Application Alignment.................................................................................................9
Change Scenarios - ArchiSurance Change Scenarios...................................................................10
Activity 1: Goal Refinement View............................................................................................10
Activity 2: Target Business Architecture and Gap Analysis.....................................................10
Costs and benefits analysis for the enterprise architecture............................................................11
Challenges......................................................................................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................14

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Introduction
This report is based on AusEd Inc that provides IT programs through online learning so
that students can acquire a degree without visiting campus of any university. Basically, this
organization offers online learning facilities for the students and they want to work in partnership
with various communities, industries as well as businesses for providing multiple learning
experiences. This report reveals Baseline and Target Company, Application, Knowledge, and
Technology Architectures using the right ArchiMate or TOGAF viewpoints. In this particular
report, the discussions are carried out with designing a new enterprise architecture for AusEd
using Archi software so that they could fulfill their desired objectives and conduct business
processes. In this report, the discussions are moved out on the organizational framework and the
essential company operations alongside processes. Furthermore, this report also explains the
target refinement architecture, the prospective company structure and analysis of gap in context
to AusEd Inc.
Installation of Archimate and Creation of New model
A new Model “AusEd.archimate” has been designed as illustrated in Figure 1 with
respect to the provided case of AusEd Inc that offers online learning services to students. The
diagram depicted below shows the various levels or functions of the organization that are
required to operate their business. The diagram reflects the flow of data or process within the
organization and how it is handled within the various department or levels. The sub processes
within the major business processes of the organization has also been presented in the diagram.
The data management in AusEd is being handled by DBMS and Application server apart from
the other components within their network.

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Figure 1: Enterprise Architecture Model of AusEd Inc
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Phase A: Architecture Vision
Stakeholder Concerns
Stakeholders are referred to as an individual or a group of people those who are directly
or indirectly associated with the overall progress or development of a business. Both substantial
stakeholders which are determined in context to AusEd Inc would be the Board of

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Administrators and Students referred to as customers. The below Figure 2, represents the issues
of the stakeholders patterned as drivers.
Figure 2: Stakeholder view
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The other concerns of the stakeholders related to AusEd Inc would be the moral perform,
opportune divulgence of money related and secret data and the whole effect of elderly
organization retirements. AusEd must give consideration on the administration suggestions, in
this manner that they will ensure that the undertaking is overseeing itself what kind of partners
need it. In addition, grouping thoughts are additionally exceptionally required for the certainty of
the partners for the business progression.
Enterprise Goals
The organization AusEd Inc is an enterprise which offers online learning for the students
that enables them to undertaken learning courses without visiting the University campus or
colleges.
The major goals and objectives of this type of company are said as under:
 Permit the students to be according to their particular choice.
 To offer mobility to the students to review a college point without also seeking to see
a campus.
 To connect to communities, industries and companies to do in relationship for
providing numerous learning experiences and choices to enrich the educational
journey of our students.

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 To offer a varied community of work specialists with the ability of transforming
themselves as scholar-practitioners so as to allow them to incorporate good ethnic
change.
 To offer the students with distance education in a quick and easy manner.
Phase B: Business Architecture
Baseline Organisation Structure (AusED)
The Organization standpoint focuses on the corporation of a business, a team, a system of
organizations, or of another organizational entity. The Organization standpoint is very helpful in
determining competencies, power, and responsibilities inside an organization. The view in Figure
3, shows the high-level organization structure of AusEd Inc, with its main departments.
Figure 3: Organization View
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Baseline Business Functions
The main business functions being identified in context to the case of AusEd are listed as
below:
 Marketing and learning the a few ideas, campaigns in addition to handling products
and companies and market pieces to generate products and companies
 Determining option rates and hold levels, works together promotion to generate
companies, and considering enterprise chance

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 Client Relations, including the communications between AusEd and their consumers;
it grabs client questions, shows inward needs and sustaining associations with
consumers
 Placing of rates for private options and offers insurance proposals and options
 Revenue for handling a pipe of possibilities and closing agreements with consumers
 Account, which grabs range of enrollment costs from students
 Report Control, which supports different operates through report checking, making,
and archiving
Figure 4: View of Business functions
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Baseline Business Processes
The Business Process perspective can be used demonstrating the abnormal state system
and game plan of at least one business forms. The below figure 5, reveals the 2 main business
operates of AusEd, using their high-level sub-processes: Registers new student, which is
performed when a new student wants to enroll in an IT program, and Handling of registration,
which is performed when a request for registration is received.

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Figure 5: Business Processes of AusEd Inc
(Source: Created by Author)
Phase C: Information Systems Architectures (Application)
Application Co-Operation View
The Application Cooperation perspective depicts the relationship between components
that are requested concerning the data streams between them, or with respect to the arrangements
they supply and utilize. That perspective can be used to express the (inward) co-operation or
coordination of arrangements that together help the execution of an organization procedure. The
below Figure 6 shows the main applications of AusEd and the main data flows between them.

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Figure 6: Baseline Application Cooperation View of AusEd Inc
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Application Alignment view
AusEd employs SugarCRM to control their customer foundation by automating and
increasing customer touch facets such as for instance enrolling, publicizing, researcher business,
graduated class relations, and giver outreach. SugarCRM Enterprise dispatch permits AusEd's
group in the college's researcher enlistment and relations division to give modified and enhanced
administration. With the aid of the produced program position see the relationship between the
application components so that they could be easily defined.
Phase C: Baseline Information Systems Architectures (Data)
Baseline Information Systems Architectures
The AusEd Data Structure describes the essential associations between their conceptual
organization things and their fair knowledge objects. The Data Structure perspective can be
contrasted with the standard information outlines made in the development of any information

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framework. It uncovers the style of the data found in the endeavor or in a specific association
system or program, when it comes to knowledge types or (object-oriented) class structures. The
three major information systems that are being used by AusEd Inc are Accounting Information
System (MYOB), Customer Relationship Management System (SugarCRM) and Learning
Management System (Moodle) for the students.
Phase D: Baseline Technology Architecture
Based on the provided predicament of AusEd Inc it's determined that the company
happens to be using Microsoft centered Mail program where the key offer could be the Microsoft
Corporation. The change equipment applied by the company could be the change equipment
2007 that is bi-directionally mounted on possibility (MAPI), POP3 or IMAP clients, Probability
Web Access and wallet possibility change equipment successful sync. The Infrastructure point of
view contains the program and gear infrastructure components stimulating the Plan Finish, such
as for example bodily units, towns, or program application, such as for example systems, results,
and middleware.
Phase C: Baseline Information Systems Architectures (Applications)
Business-Application Alignment
The Application utilize viewpoint clarifies how applications are acclimated to help a few
firm capacities, and how they are connected by different applications. Also, it acknowledges the
dependencies of firm functions upon applications, it could be beneficial to functional managers
in charge of these processes. The Demand Service concept represents a central position because
viewpoint. The beneath figure 7, uncovers a piece of the appropriate responses given by the
applications connected by the three areas of AusEd and which of the sub-procedures of the
process of handling registration.

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Figure 7: Business-Application Alignment view of AusEd Inc
(Source: Created by Author)
Change Scenarios - ArchiSurance Change Scenarios
Activity 1: Goal Refinement View
Because of the nearness of in-house upkeep use of AusEd Inc, the understudies could
availability the unit paying little respect to site and time moreover. The target of AusEd Inc is to
pass on quality and standard understanding system for the understudies including security. The
SugarCRM could build associated association between the business providers and understudies
as well. To supervise and upgrade the current various leveled structure exceptional extra PC
application and online cost openings should be joined to it.
Activity 2: Target Business Architecture and Gap Analysis
From the student management system made by AusEd Inc, it is portrayed that the four
imperative scopes of the contraption are understudies, particular assets, reports and E-Learning.
Before long, the individual guide and reports are depended upon to interface with each other and
on one other hand the online interface and likewise library should be in relationship with the E-
learning structure. There should be an application for online discourse gathering where the
understudies and instructor may control to discuss on a specific understanding subject.

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Analysis of Costs and benefits for the enterprise architecture
The analysis of costs and benefits in context to Enterprise Architecture for AusEd is
presented as below:
Cost/Benefit Analysis for the Enterprise Architecture
Category Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Value of benefits $50,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000
Development
costs
($60,000)
Annual expenses ($15,000) ($15,000) ($15,000
)
($15,000) ($15,000)
Net benefit/costs ($50,000) $35,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000
Discount factor $1 0.9091 0.8264 0.7513 0.6830 0.6209
Net present value ($45,000) $31,818 $24,793 $22,539 $20,490 $18,628
Cumulative NPV ($45,000) ($13,182) $11,612 $34,151 $54,641 $73,269
Cost/Benefit Analysis for the Enterprise Architecture
Year of Project
year 0 year1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 TOTALS
Net economic
benefit
$35,000
.00
$35,000
.00
$35,000
.00
$35,000.
00
$35,000.0
0
Discount Rate
6%
1 0.9434 0.8900 0.8396 0.7921 0.7473
PV Of Benefits $0.00 $33,018
.87
$31,149
.88
$29,386
.67
$27,723.
28
$26,154.0
4
NPV of all
BENEFITS
$0.00 $33,018
.87
$64,168
.74
$93,555
.42
$121,278
.70
$147,432.
73
$147,432
.73
One Time
Costs
($50,00
0.00)

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Recurring
Costs
$0.00 ($12,30
0.00)
($12,30
0.00)
($12,30
0.00)
($12,300
.00)
($12,300.
00)
Discount Rate
6%
1.0000 0.9434 0.8900 0.8396 0.7921 0.7473
PV Of
Recurring
Costs
$0.00 ($11,60
3.77)
($10,94
6.96)
($10,32
7.32)
($9,742.
75)
($9,191.2
8)
NPV Of All
Costs
($60,00
0.00)
($71,60
3.77)
($82,55
0.73)
($92,87
8.05)
($102,62
0.80)
($111,812
.07)
($111,81
2.07)
Overall NPV $35,620.
66
ROI 0.32
Breakeven analysis
Yearly NPV
Cashflow
($50,00
0.00)
$21,415
.09
$53,221
.79
$83,228
.10
$111,535
.94
$138,241.
46
Overall NPV
Cashflow
($50,00
0.00)
($28,58
4.91)
$24,636
.88
$107,86
4.98
$219,400
.93
$357,642.
38
Project Breakeven occurs between year 1 and 2
Actual Breakeven 1.54
Challenges
The major challenges that AusEd faces is because of the fact that they are lacking
managerial skills as well as technical solutions. Some of the challenges being faced by AusEd
are described as below:

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Consumption of time: The major challenges difficulty often faced in context to online
learning is that there may be requirement for additional time compared to on campus classes.
Lack of managerial skills: For maintaining and delivering the online courses based on
information technology, it is essential for the designers to get exemplary time administration
skills. However, as a result of inadequate managerial capabilities the AusEd Inc is unable to
handle the time for the courses.
Absence of software license: There is a need to acquire and install proper software to run
the online learning courses. The lack of ability to acquire license for the appropriate licenses
makes it difficult for AusEd Inc to run proper software application.
Conclusion
It can be concluded from the overall report it may be realized that online learning is not
different but another type of education being conducted in distance so that the students can study
from any region or time. The online learning facility helps the students to successfully complete
their choice of course as per their own convenient time and that too without visiting the campus.
AusEd Inc is experiencing critical issues in view of their plan inefficiency. With a particular
ultimate objective to direct these issues, a refined enterprise architecture has to be used by the
management of AusEd Inc. It may help the association to have viable quantifiable compositional
salary. In this report, it has been identified that the operations and business processes of the
organization can be carried out successfully by properly mitigating the existing issues within
AusEd Inc. From the analysis of AusEd Inc case, it has been identified that there is a requirement
to adopt a new business process architecture for improving the learning experience of the
students associated with this organization.

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