Wednesday, April 26, 2006

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Level: Suggested Prerequisite: Standards Certification

The Zachman Framework is inert. It does not know what you are using it to analyze. It is simply a schema for descriptive representations. There may be more than one application of the Zachman Framework in the context of an Enterprise. There may be peer Frameworks and there may be meta Frameworks. This presentation addresses the question, “What do you mean there is more than one Zachman Framework ?” Discover the hidden treasure of the second (1992) IBM Systems Journal article.

John Zachman is the author of the "Framework for Information Systems Architecture", which has received broad acceptance throughout the world as an integrative framework for managing change in Enterprises and in the systems that support them. He travels nationally and internationally, teaching and consulting, and has facilitated innumerable executive team planning sessions. As a conference speaker, John known for motivating messages on information issues. John Zachman is a member of the International Advisory Board of DAMA International.