(PDF) SBM4303 Enterprise Architecture Assignment

SBM4303-Enterprise Architecture

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
REPORT 1.1....................................................................................................................................1
Main problems of the organisation..............................................................................................1
Solutions......................................................................................................................................1
Zachman Framework and its application.....................................................................................2
REPORT 1.2....................................................................................................................................3
Processes proposed for EA..........................................................................................................3
Comparison of Frameworks.........................................................................................................4
Relationship between EA and SOA.............................................................................................5
Report 1.3 (ERD Diagram)..............................................................................................................5
Report 1.4 (Journal article review)..................................................................................................7
Root causes behind the failure of big data ..................................................................................7
Describing how Enterprise Architecture can support successful big data project
implementation............................................................................................................................8
Presenting important recommendations deal with the use of security and encryptions..............9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is define the structure as well as operation of the firm and
also helps to analyse, how effectively an enterprise is actively achieve its present or future
objectives. In the same way, report is based upon different case studies in which, study describe
the problems and solution for Johnson and Johnson case study. Further, it compares different
frameworks such as EA-Zachman, TOGAF, FEA and tehn describe the ERD diagram for Milk
Dairy and Quikfix. Lastly, study present the main cause behind the failure of big data projects
and show how EA support successful big data project implementation. Then describe some
recommendations for the application security and encryption.
REPORT 1.1
Main problems of the organisation
In the present case study, some major problems that J&J faces are :-
 Customers had to deal with different operating companies through different manner so
J&J company intends to realign the IT structure of the company so that a single face is
presented before its customers when they are dealing with multiple operating companies
under J&J.
 This alignment required trained workforce in J&J having knowledge of IT activities and
implement it in the company but at the moment there were no trained personnels who
could integrate the entire IT system at corporate level for all the operating units of
company.
 Establishing cross-company IT standards across different operating companies could not
be done within funding of operating units and required corporate funding in order to
successfully establish the IT infrastructure.
Apart form above, there was also the issue of J&J being efficiency oriented disregarding the
consumer's point of view which need to be changed since companies have begun following the
ideology that customer is the king (Bernaert, 2015).
Solutions
 In the relevant case study, the best solution that J&J adopted was beginning by training
the IT personnel in phased manner in different batches where they were educated about
the method of adopting and implementing IT framework. Although, this was a good
measure but the company had other option where they could have hired qualified IT
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personnel from external sources as well for quicker integration (Fouad, 2017). This
would have helped the company in avoiding unnecessary delay and meanwhile using the
expert knowledge of external professionals, they could have trained their employees in
better manner.
 However, another major problem was insufficient funds. When integrating the IT
infrastructure at corporate level, the earlier system of getting funds at each operational
unit of company is not sufficient as now the IT department is not just limited to
individual units. Therefore, there was requirement of corporate funding where larger
funds could be generated and hence integration process of IT and further developments
could be done in a efficient manner (Rahimi, Møller and Hvam, 2016).
Zachman Framework and its application
Zachman Framework is basically a structural design or architecture of an enterprise under
which a schema or a model for enterprise architecture i.e. aspects like What, How, When, Who,
Where and Why are analysed with respect to different criteria i.e. contextual, conceptual, logical,
physical and detailed. This helps in determining what framework for business process i.e.
structure is most suitable according to the classification and is most suitable for determining IT
structure. The whole framework evolves around the idea of setting up business processes.
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