Role and Activities

The Enterprise architect is responsible for the development, monitoring and maintenance of the Enterprise architecture. He is involved in testing project start architectures against Enterprise architecture frameworks, and where appropriate contributes to the drafting of project start architectures. The role also includes monitoring the consistency between the various architectures, and drawing up principles, guidelines, standards and models for organizational design, processes and information systems. The domain of this function is the entire architecture within the organization

• The Enterprise Architect describes and gives direction and interpretation to the various architecture products to realize the business objectives of the customer, such as:
• At Administrative/Management level: Information Policy, Enterprise Architecture, Domain Architectures.
• At Business Unit level: Information plans, Domain architectures.
• At Project level: Project Start Architectures, Architecture Certificates, Exercising relevant roles within a project.

In addition, he ensures the design and operation of a well-functioning architectural process:

Controls the result of the architecture process, reports on the results and provides substantiation in the form of relevant documentation.

Ensures the establishment of a well-functioning architecture process.

Monitors coherence and IT translation of the architectures.

Evaluates the IT architecture and process

Regularly consults with other involved architects of the suppliers and other stakeholders.

He is also responsible for designing and advising on architectures:

Translates the business strategy into an Enterprise architecture and IT architecture.

Reports on developments and translates them into proposals and advice.

Advises management on architectures.