Information technology planning based on enterprise architecture
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsWolfgang Mayle, Sebastian Rothbucher
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Abstract
A method of forming an IT plan for an enterprise utilizing an automated enterprise architecture (EA) system includes creating a project document, the project document describing a particular portion of operations of the enterprise; ranking the criticality of the project as compared to other projects of the enterprise; linking products, including product versions, that are related to the project to the project in the EA system, wherein the link is a two way link; receiving organization technology adoption preferences; and creating a list of products to be upgraded based on the technology adoption preferences and the ranking of the project.
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A method of forming an IT plan for an enterprise utilizing an automated enterprise architecture (EA) system, the method comprising:
- creating a project document, the project document describing a particular portion of operations of the enterprise;
- ranking the criticality of the project as compared to other projects of the enterprise;
- linking products, including product versions, that are related to the project project document in the EA system, wherein the link is a two way link;
- receiving organization technology adoption preferences;
- and
- creating a list of products to be upgraded based on the technology adoption preferences and the ranking of the project.
A computer program product for producing an information technology (IT) plan for an enterprise in an enterprise architecture (EA), the computer program product comprising:
- a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method including:
- creating a project document, the project document describing a particular portion of operations of the enterprise;
- ranking the criticality of the project as compared to other projects of the enterprise;
- linking products, including product versions, that are related to the project document in the EA system, wherein the link is a two way link;
- receiving organization technology adoption preferences;
- and
- creating a list of products to be upgraded based on the technology adoption preferences and the ranking of the project.
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