• THE ZACKMAN FRAMEWORK
• THE FEDERAL ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
• C4ISR
• THE KOUAMI FRAMEWORK

Zackman approach to Enterprise Architecture focuses at looking at the organization both horizontally and vertically, in an aim to better organize the resources. The goal is to insure efficiency and optimize profits. This high level look at resources organization is ideal, and when properly implemented, it has no choice but to yield anticipated results.

The original research paper written by Zackman to address Enterprise Architecture describes the subject matter in an elaborated framework in which the technology (Information Systems) was mentioned too soon. Enterprise Architecture is independent of Information Systems. Many organizations go the wrong by start thinking about Information Systems in the early stage of the definition of their Enterprise Architecture. DPI will help define your Data Enterprise more accurately.