This assignment gives you the opportunity to apply your critical thinking skills and understanding of the course concepts to explain how the enterprise architecture (EA) and/or the EA program supports the other IT management processes of an organization. This assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes:

• describe enterprise architecture (EA), the appropriate application of EA frameworks, and an overall ongoing EA program
• analyze and examine how enterprise architecture and enterprise systems influence, support, and enable an organization’s ability to contribute to strategic decision making and to respond and adapt to the business environment
• apply EA concepts to support business requirements and identify opportunities for enterprise solutions

Assignment

As you have learned throughout the course, EAs can be used to support a wide variety of information technology management processes, and an EA program strengthens IT management activities. A well-defined and implemented EA contributes significantly to each of the phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC). For this assignment you will write a 3-5 page paper (not counting any cover sheet or reference pages) that explains briefly what enterprise architecture (EA) is and then how it supplements and enables each of the phases of the SDLC:

• initiation/planning/concept phase
• requirements analysis phase
• design phase
• development phase
• integration and testing phase
• implementation/deployment/support/maintenance phase

You should explain how EA enables each phase, how it fits into each phase, and what unique qualities or capabilities a well-defined EA contributes that might not otherwise be available to the organization.

The use of at least two external scholarly resources (other than class materials) is required. You should usescholarly journals (rather than Wikipedia and author-less website postings). If you need assistance with determining what a scholarly journal is, the UMUC library is a very good source of information, accessed via the following link: http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/articles.cfm. Remember to correctly cite and reference all sources using APA format.

Submit your paper in Word format via your Assignments Folder as an attached document with your last name included in the filename.

Grading Rubric

Use the rubric below to be sure you have covered all aspects of the assignment.

Attribute	Full Points	Partial Points	No Points	Possible Points	Points Earned
Introduction	A sophisticated introduction to the paper is provided.	The introduction may be somewhat appropriate to the paper and/or adequately written.	No introduction included.	6
Explanation of Enterprise Architecture	Explanation is brief but clear; is complete enough to set the stage for the paper; and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of course concepts.	Explanation is somewhat clear and/or complete and/or demonstrates adequate understanding of course concepts.	Explanation is not included.	14
EA Support to SDLC Phases	The explanation of how EA enables each of the SDLC phases below, how it fits into the phase, and what unique qualities or capabilities enterprise architecture contributes to each is complete, clearly explained, uses sophisticated writing, and correctly relates EA to the phases; demonstrating a high level of understanding of course concepts, analysis, critical thinking, and synthesis.	The explanation of how EA enables each of the SDLC phases below, and how it fits into the phase, and what unique qualities or capabilities enterprise architecture contributes to each may be partially complete, may be somewhat clearly explained and/or may somewhat correctly relate EA to the phases; and/or may demonstrate an adequate understanding of course concepts, analysis, critical thinking, and/or synthesis.	Explanation of how EA enables the SDLC phases is missing.	(see below)	(see below)
	Initiation/ Planning/Concept phase			10
	Requirements analysis phase			10
	Design phase			10
	Development phase			10
	Integration and testing phase			10
	Implementation/Deployment/ Support/ Maintenance phase			10
External Research	More than two scholarly sources other than the class resources are incorporated and used effectively, contextualized, appropriately researched and supported, and synthesized with original arguments. Sources used are credible, relevant, and timely.	Two or fewer sources other than the class resources may be used; may or may not be properly incorporated or used to support arguments; may rely too heavily on the reporting of external sources, and/or are not effective or appropriate; and/or are not credible, relevant, or timely.	No external research incorporated.	10
Format	Paper reflects effective organization and sophisticated writing; correct structure, grammar, and spelling; presented in a professional format; references are appropriately incorporated and cited using APA style.	Paper is adequately organized, and/or contains grammar and/or spelling errors; and/or is not professionally presented; and/or does not follow APA style for references and citations.	Paper is extremely poorly written and does not convey the information.	10
			TOTAL Points	100
		100 points = 15% of final course grade	Points Recorded (total points x .15)

 

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