Stage two: Define, is the second stage of the Enterprise Architecture Implementation Wheel.
This stage focuses on determining the organization’s maturity level, principles and guidelines, and outlining its strategy. The stage consists of three steps: Maturity, Framework, and Strategy.
The first step, Maturity, addresses the use of a maturity model and its associated maturity levels. This step provides a guide for determining the current and desired maturity of the architecture.
Step two, Framework, elaborates on the realization of a basic framework (basic principles, quality requirements and standards).
The third step, Strategy, focuses on defining the organization’s strategy (using the available information). Guidance is provided on how to determine and define the drivers, goals and intended objectives that the organization is pursuing. The third step also includes identifying related initiatives.
Steps of stage two: Define
The first step defines a maturity model and its associated maturity levels. It also provides insight into determining the current and desired maturity of the architecture.
The step consists of the following key focus areas:
- Maturity model
- Maturity level
Read more about Step one: Maturity.
