The Zachman Framework

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Version 3.0
Classification
Names
What
Audience
Perspectives
Executive
Perspective
(Business Context
Planners)
Business Mgmt
Perspective
(Business Concept
Owners)
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Technician
Perspective
(Business Component
Implementers)
Enterprise
Perspective
(Users)
The
Enterprise
Audience
Perpectives
Enterprise
Names
C o m p o s i t e
Forecast Sales
Plan Production
Sell Products
Take Orders
Train Employees
Assign Territories
Develop Markets
Maintain Facilities
Repair Products
Record Transctns
e.g.
Material Supply Ntwk
Product Dist. Ntwk
Voice Comm. Ntwk
Data Comm. Ntwk
Manu. Process Ntwk
Office Wrk Flow Ntwk
Parts Dist. Ntwk
Personnel Dist. Ntwk
etc., etc.
e.g.
General Mgmt
Product Mgmt
Engineering Design
Manu. Engineering
Accounting
Finance
Transportation
Distribution
Marketing
Sales
e.g.
Product Cycle
Market Cycle
Planning Cycle
Order Cycle
Employee Cycle
Maint. Cycle
Production Cycle
Sales Cycle
Economic Cycle
Accounting Cycle
e.g.
New Markets
Revenue Growth
Expns Reduction
Cust Convenience
Customer Satis.
Regulatory Comp.
New Capital
Social Contribution
Increased Yield
Increased Quality
List: Timing Types
List: Motivation Types
Inventory Definition
Process Definition
Distribution Definition
Responsibility Definition
Timing Definition
Motivation Definition
e.g.: composite model:
e.g.: primitive
model:
e.g.
e.g.
Business Entity
Business Relationship
e.g.
Business Transform
Business Input/Output
Process Representation
e.g.
Business Location
Business Connection
Distribution Representation
e.g.
System Transform
System Input /Output
Process Specification
e.g.
Inventory Configuration
e.g.
Business Role
Business Work Product
Responsibility Representation
e.g.
System Location
System Connection
Distribution Specification
Responsibility Specification
Process Configuration
e.g.
e.g.
e.g.
Technology Location
Technology Connection
Distribution Configuration
Technology Role
Technology Work Product
Responsibility Configuration
e.g.
e.g.
Business Interval
Business Moment
Timing Representation
e.g.
System Role
System Work Product
e.g.
Technology Transform
Technology Input /Output
e.g.
e.g.
Business End
Business Means
Timing Specification
e.g.
Timing Configuration
Motivation Specification
Motivation Configuration
e.g.
Tool Role
Tool Work Product
Tool Interval
Tool Moment
Tool End
Tool Means
Inventory
Instantiations
Process
Instantiations
Distribution
Instantiations
Responsibility
Instantiations
Timing
Instantiations
Motivation
Instantiations
C o m p o s i t e
Operations Intervals
Operations Moments
A l i g n m e n t
I n t e g r a t i o n s
Inventory
Sets
Operations Roles
Operations Work Products
Process
Flows
Distribution
Networks
Responsibility
Assignments
Operations Ends
Operations Means
C o m p o s i t e
Timing
Cycles
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I n t e g r a t i o n s
Motivation
Intentions
Business
Concepts
(Business Definition
Models)
Technology
Physics
(Technology
Specification Models)
Technology End
Technology Means
e.g.
(Scope Identification
Lists)
(System
Representation Models)
e.g.
Technology Interval
Technology Moment
Scope
Contexts
System
Logic
System End
System Means
System Interval
System Moment
Tool Location
Tool Connection
Operations Locations
Operations Connections
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Tool Transform
Tool Input /Output
Operations Transforms
Operations In/Outputs
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Motivation Representation
Tool Entity
Tool Relationship
Operations Entities
Operations Relationships
Model
Names
I n t e g r a t i o n s
Motivation Identification
List: Responsibility Types
Technology Entity
Technology Relationship
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Timing Identification
List: Distribution Types
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Responsibility Identification
A l i g n m e n t
e.g.
Inventory Specification
(Business Physics
Builders)
When
List: Process Types
System Entity
System Relationship
Engineer
Perspective
Distribution Identification
Why
Who
List: Inventory Types
e.g.
(Business Logic
Designers)
Process Identification
Products
Product Types
Warehouses
Parts Bins
Customers
Territories
Orders
Employees
Vehicles
Accounts
Inventory Representation
Architect
Perspective
Where
I n t e g r a t i o n s
Inventory Identification
e.g.
How
Classification
Names
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Tool
Components
(Tool Configuration
Models)
Operations
Instances
(Implementations)
The
Enterprise
*Horizontal integration lines
are shown for example purposes
only and are not a complete set.
Composite, integrative relationships connecting every cell
horizontally potentially exist.