Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework V1.1

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) model
The NIST model has been promoted within the Federal Government as a management tool that illustrates the interrelationship of enterprise business, information, and technology environments. The five-layered model allows for organizing, planning, and building an integrated set of information and information technology architectures.

Purpose
. Organize Federal information on a Federalwide scale
. Promote information sharing among Federal organizations
. Help Federal organizations develop their architectures
. Help Federal organizations quickly develop their IT investment processes
. Serve customer needs better, faster, and cost effectively

Value
. Promote Federal interoperability
. Promote Agency resource sharing
. Provide potential for Federal and Agency reduced costs
. Improve ability to share information
. Support Federal and Agency

Framework Components

1. Architecture Drivers

2. Strategic Driection

3. Current Architecture

4. Target Architecture

5. Transitional Processes

6. Architectural Segments

7. Architectural Models

8. Standards

Pinnciples
1. Standards: Establish Federal interoperability standards.

2. Investments: Coordinate technology investments with the Federal business and architecture.

3. Data Collection: Minimize the data collection burden.

4. Security: Secure Federal information against unauthorized access.

5. Functionality: Take advantage of standardization based on common functions and customers.

6. Information Access: Provide access to information.

7. Proven Technologies: Select and implement proven market technologies.

8. Privacy: Comply with the Privacy Act of 1974.

Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, Level I

(the view from 20,000 feet)

Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, Level II

(the view from 10,000 feet)

Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, Level III
(the view from 5,000 feet)

Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, Level IV

(the view from 1,000 to 500 feet)

The Zachman Framework

Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP)

is a "how to" approach for creating the top two rows of the Zachman Framework, Planner and Owner

Design Architectures