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operating at a tactical level and focusing on the scope and span of a selected business problem. In contrast, enterprise architecture, which also includes the aforementioned four types of architecture, operates at the strategic level and its scope and span is the enterprise rather than a specific
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A typical property of solution architecture, in contrast to other types of Enterprise Architecture, is that it often seeks to define a solution within the context of a project or initiative. This close association to actual projects and initiatives means that solution architecture is the means to
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A solution architecture (SA) is an architectural description of a specific solution. SAs combine guidance from different enterprise architecture viewpoints (business, information and technical), as well as from the enterprise solution architecture
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An architecture of a solution, where a solution is a system that offers a coherent set of functionalities to its environment. As such, it concerns those properties of a solution that are necessary and sufficient to meet its essential
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Solution Architect/Engineering is responsible for defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision across a "Solution Train" to help ensure the system or Solution under development is fit for its intended
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delivers value to the organization. It entails artifacts such as a solution business context, a solution vision and requirements, solution options (e.g. through
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Mistrík Ivan, Antony Tang, Rami Bahsoon, Judith A. Stafford. (2013), Aligning Enterprise, System, and Software Architectures. Business Science Reference.
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According to a 2013 paper published by the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations, solution architecture includes
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Since The Open Group does not recognize a unique Solution Architect role, a relevant link for these mentioned artifacts can be to the
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roles. The Open Group's definition of solution architecture is broader than Forrester's (see aforementioned definition).
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Banerjee, Jaidip, and Sohel Aziz. "SOA: the missing link between enterprise architecture and solution architecture."
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with various definitions, such as "a description of a discrete and focused business operation or activity and how
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FEAPO, "A Common Perspective on Enterprise Architecture" in: Architecture and Governance Magazine, 2013(11).
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or prototype development) and an agreed optimal solution with build and implementation plans ("road-map").
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Gulledge, Thomas, et al. "Solution architecture alignment for logistics portfolio management."
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Shan, Tony Chao, and Winnie W. Hua. "Solution architecture for n-tier applications."
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The Open Group. Architecture Framework TOGAF™ Version 9.2 Definitions page
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Services Computing, 2006. SCC'06. IEEE International Conference on. IEEE,
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Forrester Research, Inc., (2012), Solution Architecture Toolkit: Overview
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Index

Solution Architecture

information technology
IS
IT
The Open Group
its TOGAF skills framework
Scaled agile
Gartner
Greefhorst
Proper
Forrester Research
Enterprise Architecture
RFIs
RFPs
Business
Systems Analyst
business architecture
information architecture
application architecture
technology architecture
Architecture patterns
Segment architecture
https://pubs.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf91-doc/arch/chap03.html
https://www.glassdoor.com/Job-Descriptions/Solution-Architect.htm
https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/solution-architect-jobs-SRCH_KO0,18.htm
"Safe Agile on Solution Architect role"
IT Glossary
Danny Greefhorst
Erik Proper

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