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Practitioner-built templates, interactive assessment wizards, and frameworks. Downloads use a secure email link (HTML + PDF). Wizards are free — no email required to start.

EA Assessment Wizards

Score your practice with evidence-based rubrics. Get executive analysis, priority actions, and optional industry benchmarking as our dataset grows.

5 dimensions · ~15 min

Integration Maturity Assessment

Governance, security, APIs, events, and monitoring — scored with practitioner rubrics.

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4 dimensions · ~12 min

EA Operating Model Assessment

Governance, stakeholder engagement, value delivery, and architecture practice sustainability.

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4 dimensions · ~12 min

Cloud Adoption Readiness Assessment

Landing zones, workload fit, FinOps, security, and operating model for sustainable cloud scale.

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4 dimensions · ~12 min

Data Architecture Maturity Assessment

Catalog, quality, lineage, master data, and analytics platform readiness.

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4 dimensions · ~12 min

Application Portfolio Health Assessment

Rationalization readiness, technical debt, TCO visibility, and lifecycle discipline.

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Document downloads

Governance v1.1

Architecture Review Board Template

Charter, intake, scoring, and operating cadence for a credible ARB.

14 pages HTML + PDF
Metrics v1.1

EA KPI Dashboard

Metrics executives expect — definitions, targets, and quarterly review worksheet.

12 pages HTML + PDF
Planning v1.1

Capability Mapping Guide

A practitioner method to build capability maps that survive budget scrutiny.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Frameworks v1.1

TOGAF Deliverables Bundle

ADM-aligned deliverable checklist and quality gates for TOGAF 10 programs.

18 pages HTML + PDF
Portfolio v1.1

Application Rationalization Framework

TIME scoring, portfolio heat maps, and executive decision packs.

15 pages HTML + PDF
Governance v1.0

EA Charter & Mandate Template

Executive mandate, scope, authority, and success measures for an EA function.

10 pages HTML + PDF
Governance v1.0

Standards Exception Register

Track, approve, and expire architecture standard deviations with audit trail.

8 pages HTML + PDF
Governance v1.0

Architecture Decision Record (ADR) Pack

ADR templates, decision log, and review cadence for durable architecture choices.

12 pages HTML + PDF
Transformation v1.0

Cloud Migration Wave Planner

Wave sequencing, dependency mapping, cutover checklist, and executive readout.

14 pages HTML + PDF
Portfolio v1.0

Technical Debt Prioritization Matrix

Score debt by risk, cost of delay, and engineering capacity to fund remediation.

11 pages HTML + PDF
Portfolio v1.0

Vendor & SaaS Rationalization Scorecard

Evaluate overlapping vendors, contract risk, and consolidation opportunities.

10 pages HTML + PDF
Leadership v1.0

CIO Architecture Briefing Deck

Board-ready outline: portfolio health, risks, investments, and decisions needed.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Leadership v1.0

Board Risk & Architecture Summary

One-page executive summary linking architecture risk to business outcomes.

4 pages HTML + PDF
Transformation v1.0

M&A Architecture Due Diligence Checklist

Technical, integration, and portfolio assessment for acquisitions and divestitures.

13 pages HTML + PDF
Planning v1.0

Capability → OKR Mapping Worksheet

Connect business capabilities to measurable objectives and initiative funding.

9 pages HTML + PDF
Domains v1.0

Data Architecture Stewardship Model

Roles, RACI, and operating rhythm for enterprise data ownership and quality.

12 pages HTML + PDF
Security v1.0

Zero Trust Architecture Assessment

Maturity assessment across identity, device, network, application, and data pillars.

14 pages HTML + PDF
Tooling v1.0

EA Tool RFP Requirements Matrix

Weighted requirements for APM, modeling, and repository platforms — ready for vendor scoring.

15 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

Integration Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit

Roles, responsibilities, RACI, and governance model to stand up a credible integration CoE.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

API Design Standards Guide

REST conventions, URI design, error handling, pagination, and versioning for enterprise APIs.

14 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

Event Catalog Template

Standard fields for event name, producer, consumer, schema, SLA, and lifecycle.

10 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

Event Governance Framework

Policies, approval flows, schema registry rules, and operating rhythm for event-driven programs.

18 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

Event-Driven Architecture Reference Architecture

Reference layers, patterns, platform components, and non-functional requirements for EDA at scale.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

Integration Technology Decision Matrix

API vs Event vs File Transfer — an enterprise architect decision framework with decision tree.

20 pages HTML + PDF
Integration v1.0

Integration Maturity Assessment Guide

Score governance, security, APIs, events, and monitoring — includes link to the interactive maturity wizard.

12 pages HTML + PDF
Assessments v1.0

Integration Maturity Assessment Playbook

A repeatable, quantifiable method for measuring integration capability — run workshops, score honestly, and build a defensible 90-day improvement plan.

18 pages HTML + PDF
Assessments v1.0

EA Operating Model Assessment Playbook

Facilitate governance, engagement, value delivery, and practice sustainability reviews — with scoring rubrics and a 90-minute executive workshop agenda.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Assessments v1.0

Cloud Adoption Readiness Assessment Playbook

Run repeatable cloud readiness workshops — landing zones, workload fit, FinOps, and operations — before the next migration wave.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Assessments v1.0

Data Architecture Maturity Assessment Playbook

Measure governance, quality, platform, and master data maturity — facilitate honest scoring and build a data improvement roadmap.

16 pages HTML + PDF
Assessments v1.0

Application Portfolio Health Assessment Playbook

Rationalization-ready portfolio reviews — inventory, debt, TCO, and lifecycle discipline with quantifiable scoring.

16 pages HTML + PDF

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