Enterprise architecture

EA is the foundation for running any successful business effectively. A business has many parts, such as people, processes, technology, and data, that work together to produce value for customers, with the goal being customers buying from the business and making it profitable. The purpose of EA is to ensure these parts continue to work together and produce value for the business.

Though the scope of CRISC is limited to technology, it is important to understand the four major domains of EA and then drill into the technology architecture:

• Business architecture: Business architecture captures how a business operates and defines business processes in the context of the organization. Business architecture defines the role of underlying software architecture to ensure that it doesn’t become obsolete with respect to customer requirements.
• Application architecture: Applications support businesses. Application architecture defines the software solutions...