Enterprise architecture management patterns

Abstract

This article introduces the concept of enterprise architecture management (EAM) patterns, a pattern based approach for EA management. Three different types of patterns are presented. M-Patterns document proven-practice methodologies to address typical problems in EA management. V-Patterns represent best-practice visualizations, whereas I-Patterns indicate information requirements for EA management. These patterns build up a pattern language for EA management, with an excerpt given in this article.