An enterprise architecture framework (EAF) helps to map all the software-related development processes within an enterprise to fulfill the goals and objectives of the enterprise. EAF also provides a framework for the organizations to analyze and understand their weaknesses and inconsistencies. There are many popular and well established EAF frameworks that exist in the industry today. Some of them were developed for specific areas, whereas others have a broader scope. Some of the EAF frameworks that exist in the market are the following:
- Department of defense architecture framework (DoDAF)
- Federal enterprise architecture framework (FEAF)
- Treasury enterprise architecture framework (TEAF)
- The open group architecture framework (TOGAF)
- Zachman framework for enterprise architecture
Though there are four or five prominent EAFs in the...