Question

How does Zachman Framework fit into the analyst’s tool kit? Where did it come from?  Where in the organization is it likely to be found?  

Please explain in detailed.

Answer 1

Zachman Framework: It is a logical structure intended to provide a comprehensive representation of an information technology enterprise.It allows for multiple perspectives and categorization of business artifacts.

• It gathers and refines principles from older methods.
• A seperate structure or framework of the tools and methods is used.
• It defines how perspectives are related according to certain rules and abstractions.
• It is a 36 cell table model with 6 rows(Scope, business model,system model, technology model, components and working system) and 6 columns (Who, What, When, Where, How and Why).
• It is useful for the management of complex and evolving IT enterprises.