Linked.Archi EA on a Page Taxonomy

EA on a Page Artifact Classification

Classification of 24 EA artifacts by CSVLOD type and usage frequency.

• ▼Considerations
  Global conceptual rules for IT governance — principles, policies, guidelines.

  See Also: Consideration

  https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#ConsiderationsGroup
  • Principles
    High-level policy statements guiding IT-related decision-making across the organization.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Principles
  • Policies
    Specific mandatory rules and regulations governing IT decisions and operations.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Policies
  • Conceptual Architectures
    High-level conceptual models describing the fundamental structure of the IT landscape.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Conceptual_Architectures
  • Guidelines
    Non-mandatory recommendations and best practices for IT-related activities.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Guidelines
• ▼Standards
  Proven reusable solutions — technology reference models, patterns, guidelines.

  See Also: Standard

  https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#StandardsGroup
  • Technology Reference Models
    Structured catalogs of approved technologies organized by functional area with lifecycle status.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Technology_Reference_Models
  • Patterns
    Proven reusable solution templates for common architectural problems.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Patterns
  • IT Principles
    Technology-specific principles governing the selection and use of IT components.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#IT_Principles
  • Technology Guidelines
    Detailed technical recommendations for implementing approved technologies.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Technology_Guidelines
• ▼Visions
  High-level future-state descriptions — capability models, target architectures, roadmaps.

  See Also: Vision

  https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#VisionsGroup
  • Business Capability Models
    Structured maps of business capabilities showing what the organization does, independent of how.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Business_Capability_Models
  • Target State Architectures
    Descriptions of the desired future state of the IT landscape aligned with business strategy.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Target_State_Architectures
  • Roadmaps
    Sequenced plans showing the transition from current state to target state over time.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Roadmaps
  • Value Chains
    Descriptions of how value flows through the organization from input to customer outcome.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Value_Chains
• ▼Landscapes
  Current-state descriptions — landscape diagrams, inventories, portfolios.

  See Also: Landscape

  https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#LandscapesGroup
  • Landscape Diagrams
    High-level visual maps of the current IT landscape showing systems and their relationships.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Landscape_Diagrams
  • Inventories
    Structured lists of IT assets — applications, technologies, interfaces, data stores.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Inventories
  • Enterprise System Portfolios
    Assessed collections of enterprise systems with lifecycle status, fitness, and ownership data.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Enterprise_System_Portfolios
  • Integration Maps
    Diagrams showing data flows and integration points between enterprise systems.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Integration_Maps
• ▼Outlines
  Initiative-level architecture — solution overviews, options assessments.

  See Also: Outline

  https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#OutlinesGroup
  • Solution Overviews
    High-level descriptions of proposed solutions showing key components and their interactions.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Solution_Overviews
  • Options Assessments
    Comparative evaluations of alternative solution approaches with trade-off analysis.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Options_Assessments
  • Initiative Architectures
    Architecture descriptions scoped to a specific initiative or program of work.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Initiative_Architectures
  • Architecture Briefs
    Concise summaries of architectural decisions and direction for a specific initiative.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Architecture_Briefs
• ▼Designs
  Project-level specifications — solution designs, detailed technical specs.

  See Also: Design

  https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#DesignsGroup
  • Solution Designs
    Detailed technical designs of specific solutions with component specifications.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Solution_Designs
  • Detailed Specifications
    Low-level technical specifications for implementation — interface contracts, data models, deployment configs.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Detailed_Specifications
  • Interface Contracts
    Formal specifications of interfaces between systems — APIs, message formats, protocols.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Interface_Contracts
  • Deployment Architectures
    Descriptions of how solutions are deployed to infrastructure — environments, topology, scaling.

    https://meta.linked.archi/eaonapage/tax#Deployment_Architectures