Full collaboration between IT and business stakeholders

Legacy EAM tools typically require a background in IT and are thus out of reach for those who do not possess a computer science degree. However, modern EAM tools are designed for a variety of users, have an intuitive interface, and let anyone understand the data models. Also, this means that enterprise architects aren’t isolated in an ivory tower, but are part of the daily activities of all business functions. By making modern EAM tools more user-friendly, a broader range of users can access them, thereby increasing data diversity.

Here are the characteristics that matter most:

• Using application owners and subject matter experts as crowdsource EA resources
• Optimizing the impact of IT on business outcomes through a unified language
• Providing easy access to information relevant to business needs by customizing information displayed for individual stakeholders

However, there are certain challenges...