Business Capability Viewpoint
Shows the organization's business capabilities and how they relate
to IT investments, target state architectures, and strategic roadmaps. Used in
Strategic Planning to translate business strategy into IT investment direction.
Primary artifacts: Business Capability Models, Target State Architectures,
Value Chains.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram, Catalog
Governance Overview Viewpoint
Shows the EA governance arrangement — architecture tiers, governance
bodies, their responsibilities, escalation paths, and the artifact types they
govern. Used to communicate and assess the EA function structure.
Primary concepts: Governance Bodies, Architecture Tiers, Governance Activities,
EA Participants.
Purpose: Governing, Informing
View type: Diagram, Matrix
Landscape Viewpoint
Shows the current state of the IT landscape — systems, integrations,
portfolios, and inventories. Used in Technology Optimization to provide a shared
factual baseline for rationalization decisions.
Primary artifacts: Landscape Diagrams, Inventories, Enterprise System Portfolios,
Integration Maps.
Purpose: Informing, Deciding
View type: Diagram, Catalog
Maturity Assessment Viewpoint
Shows the current maturity stage of the EA practice and what
processes, artifacts, governance arrangements, and benefits characterize each
stage. Used to assess current state and plan EA practice improvement.
Primary concepts: Maturity Stages, EA Processes, EA Artifact types, Governance
Arrangements.
Purpose: Governing, Deciding
View type: Matrix
Options Assessment Viewpoint
Shows alternative solution approaches with their trade-offs,
costs, risks, and alignment to standards and principles. Used in the Initiation
phase of Initiative Delivery to support investment decisions.
Primary artifacts: Solution Overviews, Options Assessments, Initiative
Architectures, Architecture Briefs.
Purpose: Deciding
View type: Matrix, Diagram
Roadmap Viewpoint
Shows the sequenced transition from current state to target state
over time. Combines Visions (target state) with Landscapes (current state) to
produce time-sequenced investment plans. Used in Strategic Planning to communicate
the transformation journey to business and IT leaders.
Primary artifacts: Roadmaps, Target State Architectures, Landscape Diagrams.
Purpose: Deciding, Informing
View type: Diagram
Solution Design Viewpoint
Shows the detailed architecture of a specific solution — components,
interfaces, data models, deployment topology. Used in the Realization phase of
Initiative Delivery to guide implementation teams.
Primary artifacts: Solution Designs, Detailed Specifications, Interface Contracts,
Deployment Architectures.
Purpose: Designing
View type: Diagram
Standards Compliance Viewpoint
Shows approved technologies, patterns, and guidelines alongside
the current landscape to identify compliance gaps and rationalization
opportunities. Used in Technology Optimization to govern the technology stack.
Primary artifacts: Technology Reference Models, Patterns, IT Principles,
Technology Guidelines, Landscape Diagrams.
Purpose: Governing, Deciding
View type: Matrix, Catalog
