View Purpose

Principles are general rules and guidelines, intended to be enduring and seldom amended, that are used to govern and guide the way in which an organization sets about fulfilling its mission.

View Description

Enterprise Architecture principles are used to govern and guide enterprise architecture development and trade-off decisions (i.e. strategic planning, alignment, investment and macro design) of Information and ICT*, whereas Solution Architecture principles are used to govern and guide the mission of Software and System development (e.g. requirement analysis, technical design, construction, procurement, integration).

* Does not include principles for the disciplines relating to organisational strategy, performance management and organizational development.


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EA Principles Model Meta-Model
EA Principles Model Meta-Model

Modelling Requirements

Guidelines for the modelling requirements

  • Name and Description must be completed for all classes shown
  • If no additional slots are indicated, then just name and description are required
  • Mandatory slots are shown in red, these are required for the view to work
  • Mandatory slots with an option, i.e. Individual Role OR Group Role, are shown in green, these are required for the view to work
  • Optional slots are shown in black. The report will work without these but there may be some blank fields.
  • The "classified as" slot is automatically completed except where noted

Top Level

Navigation Essential Class Additional Slots
Business/Conceptual Business Principle Business Implications
Information Implications
Application Implications
Technology Implications
Business Principle Rationale
Information/Conceptual Information Architecture Principle Business Implications
Information Implications
Application Implications
Technology Implications
Information Principle Rationale
Application/Conceptual Application Architecture Principle Business Implications
Information Implications
Application Implications
Technology Implications
Application Principle Rationale
Technology/Conceptual Technology Architecture Principle Business Implications
Information Implications
Application Implications
Technology Implications
Technology Principle Rationale

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EA Principles Model