Information Framework
- This article is about one specific framework proposed in the 1990s
The Information FrameWork (IFW) is a Enterprise Architecture framework, originally conceived by Roger Evernden[1][2] in 1996.[3] The Information FrameWork is a family of data, process and object models to help financial institutions transform cross-enterprise architectures.[4] It used to classify enterprise architecture deliverables in much the same way as the Zachman Framework.
In 1987 had John Zachman proposed the Zachman Framework to describe Information Architecture with the six concepts: The what related to data, how related to process, where related to network and location, who related to actors and people, when related to time, and at last why related to motivation. According to Everden (1996) "research in the 1990s had indicated a tremendous need for integration of these descriptions into a unified paradigm and for the creation of Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools to support Information Architecture modelling".[3][5]
The Information Framework (IFW) is based around a number of architecture domain views, with three views, in ten columns:
- Organisation Architecture View (Structure, Strategy, Skills),
- Business Architecture View (Data, Business Functions, Workflow, Solutions),
- Technology Architecture View (Applications, Networks, Systems).
Each Architecture Domain is further viewed in terms of the levels of detail (A, B, C, C', D).
The Information FrameWork according to Everden (2003), a "brain dump his thoughts on information architecture, based on using the Information Framework, he developed at IBM.[6] The objectives and scope of IFW are broader, than that of the original Zachman Framework, based on experiences from within the financial services industry.
References
- ^ Roger Evernden - a brief autobiography Accessed 17 Jan 2009.
- ^ Roger Evernden List of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server. Accessed 17 Jan 2009.]
- ^ a b Roger Evernden (1996). "The Information FrameWork". In: IBM Systems Journal 35(1): 37-68 (1996)
- ^ Information FrameWork at IBM.com. Accessed 17 Jan 2009.
- ^ Shouhong Wang (2001). Analyzing Business Information Systems p.150.
- ^ Roger Evernden (2003). Information First. p 201.
Further reading
- Danny Greefhorst et al. (2006). "The many faces of architectural descriptions" In: Inf Syst Front (2006) 8:103–113
- Richard Martin (2006). "Formalization of Multi-level Zachman Frameworks" TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 522 COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, INDIANA UNIVERSITY.
External links
- Information FrameWork at IBM.com