What is the Zachman Framework? A matrix for managing enterprise architecture

What is the Zachman Framework?

The Zachman Framework isn’t exactly a methodology, at least not in the way most IT management frameworks are, mainly because it doesn’t offer specific processes for handling data. Instead, it’s considered an “ontology” or “schema” to help organize enterprise architect artifacts such as documents, specifications and models. The framework considers who is affected by the artifact, such as the business owner, and weighs that against the issue or problem being addressed.

Originally developed by John Zachman at IBM in 1987, the Zachman Framework has been updated several times since. It is aimed at organizing and analyzing data, solving problems, planning for the future, managing enterprise architecture and creating analytical models.

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