Several times in my Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice,
people asked me which framework shall I adopt or what are the
benefits of the Zachman framework over TOGAF, etc. Others
asked me to help them to define their own corporate EA
framework. Before answering these types of questions, it is
important to know what the differences and commonalities are
of these frameworks and standards.

This book explains the role of Enterprise Architecture
Frameworks and shows the differences between the most
popular Enterprise Architecture Frameworks now a day
available in the world.

With the growing importance of Enterprise Architecture [EA]; at
the same time, the discussion started how to create or choose the
right Enterprise Architecture Framework & Tools for your
organisation in the jungle of the existing ones.

Giving an overview of the history of most Enterprise
Architecture frameworks as well as their purpose, scope,
principles, structure, guidance and compliance, will support you
in identifying the usefulness of these Enterprise Architecture
frameworks for your own situation. For the in-depth details of
the described Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, references to
the original sources of information are added in the chapter
References & Bibliography.

Separate chapters are addressing the most popular Enterprise
Architecture tools on the market and their support of existing
frameworks.