Elevator

Projects create processes, programs, and systems that must meet the needs of the organization today and tomorrow.

Concerns

Organizations will often follow quality programs (i.e. QA, Six Sigma) and balance these against the requirements. These look at what is delivered without taking into account drivers, motivations, and evolution.

Practices

The enterprise architect designs_for_evolution looking at how the product might grow beyond its original purpose. This can be determined by what_if_scenarios. The enterprise architect needs to have_the_conversation to discover the motivations. The enterprise architect will then add this to the system specific roadmap

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