Establishing an optimal standardized skillset for enterprise architecture

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dc.contributor.advisor Van Deventer, J.P.
dc.contributor.postgraduate Van Zyl, Hendrik Johannes
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-28T08:41:40Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-28T08:41:40Z
dc.date.created 2022
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description Dissertation (MCom (Informatics))--University of Pretoria, 2021. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract Enterprise architecture is an evolving discipline that centres around applying specific Enterprise Architecture frameworks and methodologies, which has left a gap in identifying skill requirements for the discipline. The skill requirements for enterprise architects centre on the framework and methodology they employ and do not provide a complete view of the generic skill requirements to practice the discipline effectively and efficiently. In this paper, the top four enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies are analysed regarding their skill requirements to establish a generic skillset that can be applied to the discipline as a whole and is not aligned with a single approach’s requirements. Mixed methods were used to analyse the information, where themes within the EA frameworks and methodologies were used to identify the relevancy of specific skills. Furthermore, key literature was datamined to tokenise skills which were all categorised into a standardised naming convention. An initial generic skillset is provided through this analysis that was then evaluated and refined by enterprise architecture experts from various backgrounds. The research provides a generic enterprise architecture skillset, classified into a four-tier importance ranking and a layered classification to indicate the type of architectural skill. The findings of this paper help current and prospective enterprise architecture practitioners to align their skills with the generic requirements for the discipline and provides a deeper understanding of skill requirements for enterprise architecture as a discipline and not just for specific implementations. en_ZA
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_ZA
dc.description.degree MCom (Informatics) en_ZA
dc.description.department Informatics en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation * en_ZA
dc.identifier.other A2022 en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84254
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.rights © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subject Skillset en_ZA
dc.subject Generic en_ZA
dc.subject Enterprise Architecture en_ZA
dc.subject Standardization en_ZA
dc.subject Enterprise Architecture Frameworks en_ZA
dc.subject UCTD
dc.title Establishing an optimal standardized skillset for enterprise architecture en_ZA
dc.type Dissertation en_ZA


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