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EAM
Enterprise Architecture Management: a strategic planning discipline to align business and IT landscapes.
EAM (Enterprise Architecture Management) is a strategic planning discipline used to manage and align an organization's business and IT landscape.
EAM helps create a holistic view including:
- •Business Strategy: Organizational objectives and direction
- •Business Processes: Workflows and operations
- •Information: Data and its management
- •IT Assets: Applications, infrastructure, and technologies
Benefits of EAM include:
- •Alignment between IT and business
- •Reduction of IS complexity
- •Optimization of technology investments
- •Improvement of organizational agility
- •Support for strategic decision-making
EAM often uses frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, or ArchiMate to structure its approach.