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The Business Architecture Perspective
Perspectives
11.4.3 Reference Models and Techniques
.1 Reference Models
Reference models are predefined architectural templates that provide one or
more viewpoints for a particular industry or function that is commonly found
across multiple sectors (for example, IT or finance).
Reference models are frequently considered the default architecture ontology for
the industry or function. They provide a baseline architecture starting point that
business architects can adapt to meet the needs of their organization.
The follow table lists some of the common reference models.
Table 11.4.1: Business Architecture Reference Models
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Reference Model
Association for Cooperative
Operations Research and
Development (ACORD)
Business Motivation Model
(BMM)
Control Objectives for IT (COBIT)
eTOM and FRAMEWORX
Federal Enterprise Architecture
Service Reference Model (FEA
SRM)
Information Technology
Infrastructure Library (ITIL ® )
Process Classification Framework
(PCF)
Supply Chain Operations
Reference (SCOR)
Value Reference Model (VRM)
Domain
Insurance and Financial industries
Generic
IT governance and management
Communications sector
Government (developed for the U.S. Federal
Government)
IT service management
Multiple sectors including aerospace,
defence, automotive, education, electric
utilities, petroleum, pharmaceutical, and
telecommunications
Supply chain management
Value change and network management
.2 Techniques
The following table lists techniques that are commonly used within the discipline
of business architecture, and are not included in the Techniques section of the
BABOK ® Guide.
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