Zachman Information Systems Architecture Framework

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04/16/2001, "To Unify Architecture with Methodology", Intelligent Enterprise, Moriarty, Terry

Illustrated how the Rational Unified Process and the Zachman Framework compliment one another.

06/01/1996, "Architecting for Evolution", Database Programming and Design, Moriarty, Terry

Presents an application portfolio architecture that allows applications that have been architected to share and integrate data co-exist with the unarchitected applications.

08/01/1993, "Testing from the Top", Database Programming and Design, Moriarty, Terry

Suggests that scenarios can be an effective approach, not only for identifying business rules, but in defining test data later in the development life cycle

05/01/1993, "Where's the Business?", Database Programming and Design, Moriarty, Terry

Warns against the urge to normalize business models too soon

12/01/1992, "Migrating the Legacy", Database Programming and Design, Moriarty, Terry

Provides an introduction to COBOL reverse engineering techniques for populating a repository

09/01/1992, "The Winds of Change", Database Programming and Design, Moriarty, Terry

Part of the Change Management Series. Uses a business rule classification scheme to determine whether an impact analysis is complete. Also discusses the need for multi-release impact analysis.

03/01/1990, "Are you ready for a Repository?", Database Programming and Design, Moriarty, Terry

Provides an introduction to the functions that a repository should support, including examples of meta-models. Map repository objects into the Zachman ISA framework.

Last updated on: 12/17/01