Wednesday, April 26, 2006

11:10 am - 12:10 pm

Level: Suggested Prerequisite: Metaframework Metamodels

The Zachman Framework is simple. It is simply a two dimensional classification system for descriptive representations of anything, specifically as it typically is depicted, of Enterprises. Enterprises are complex. A much more accurate scale model of an Enterprise would be three-dimensional. The Enterprise is the total aggregate set of composite constructs that constitute the horizontal, relationships between the Framework primitive models. This presentation addresses the question, “Why is a primitive two dimensional classification not sufficient for perceiving (and understanding) the complex relationships of holistic objects ?”