This survey asks a series of questions about your organization and the role of Enterprise Architecture in your institution. Enterprise Architecture may go by a different title on your campus such as: Information Technology Architecture (I.T. Architecture) or Infrastructure Architecture. The EA group actions are usually broader than a given project. The EA group will translate business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change by creating, communicating and improving the key principles and models that describe the enterprise's future state and enable its evolution.
Please answer for the group that plays the role that most closely matches Enterprise Architect.
There are short series of questions about your institution itself. We have noticed that these facets impact the role and implementation of Enterprise Architecture on campuses.
The second part of the survey focuses on Enterprise Architecture at your institution.
This survey is being done by ITANA (I.T. Architects in Academia) - a peer group for I.T. Architects at higher education institutions. ITANA is supported by EDUCAUSE and Internet2. For more information, please see our web site at http://www.itana.org.
What institution are you answering for? ________________________
May we contact you for further input?
Other aspects that might affect positioning and organization models
Are you Public or Private?
Do you have professional schools (Executive MBA, Professional Engineering, etc)?
Do you have a Medical School?
How many undergraduate and graduate students (Full time) do you have? Less than 5000; 5000-10,000; 10-20,000; 20-30,000; 30-40,000; more than 40,000
How would you describe your institutions overall Information Technology budget, priority and decision making processes: (Very Top-Down, Centrally Controlled=1; very decentralized little central control = 5)
Are there other facets about your institution that you think affect the way that Enterprise Architecture is/is not implemented on your campus? ____________________
Do you have an Enterprise Architecture / Information Technology Architecture / Infrastructure Architecture group (EA Group)?
How long have you had an Enterprise Architecture group? Less than 1 year, 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, more than 10 years.
What is the title of Group: Enterprise Architecture, I.T. Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, other: __________________
Which Organizational Models of Enterprise Architecture best fits your institution
Facets that describe how architecture engages with the rest of the enterprise
Manager |
Director |
CIO |
Provost |
A group |
Department |
Multiple Departments |
Some Projects Across Campus |
All Projects on campus |
At inception |
During requirements gathering |
During Construction |
During Roll-out |
After Launch |
Along the whole lifecycle |
Making Recommendations |
Adding/Reviewing Requirements |
Project Review |
Project Gate (i.e. can stop a project) |
How would you best describe the growth or change in the view of Enterprise/I.T. Architecture on your campus:
What do you think is the most important factor that is driving the change in EA on your campus:
In which areas do you think EA has been most effective (select all that apply):
In which areas do you think it has been least effective
As a CIO, if EA could have one effect on your campus; what would that effect be? ________
Are you planning to implement an Enterprise Architecture group within the next year or two? Yes or No
An IT Architecture Review Board is a group of IT architects and/or other senior technical personnel, formally convened in order to provide input on project plans and/or on specific domain architectures designed for your institution.
Making Recommendations |
Adding/Reviewing Requirements |
Project Review |
Project Gate |
A group |
Department |
Multiple Departments |
Some Projects Across Campus |
All Projects on campus |
Which model most closely matches your organizations operating model (taken from[ Enterprise Architecture as Strategy by Ross, Weill and Robertson|http://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Architecture-Strategy-Foundation-Execution/dp/1591398398])