PEAF Recommendations

Yes. Unlike any of the other frameworks I believe that PEAF offers a quick start to EA as well as a long term Framework. I biggest benifit is its simplicity for all to understand and reap the benifits from within all levels of the Organisation (especially at the top ;))

- [2012-05-28 22:58:57] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Finance), UK

Yes. Just something else to look at

- [2012-05-28 23:10:18] Solution Architect, 0 (Engineering And Construction), UK

Yes. Clear explanation of EA as a starting point.

- [2012-05-28 23:23:43] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Insurance), Canada

Yes. very comprehensive and to the point jumpstart

- [2012-05-28 23:24:54] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Online Gaming), Austria

Yes. I found it useful, just that I have not got the time to start using it regularly. However it is good

- [2012-05-28 23:39:05] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Energy), India

Yes. Because it focuses on the essentials.

- [2012-05-28 23:47:45] Senior Systems Engineer, End-User Company (IT), Norway

Yes. Makes EA sensible

- [2012-05-29 01:15:55] Consultant, End-User Company (IT), South Africa

No. not backed by recognised industry body

- [2012-05-29 01:36:52] IT Consultant, Academic Institution (other), UK

Yes. I belive it is easier in an early phase, or in organizations with low maturity to use peaf than other framework. And think I would recommend peaf if I came across anyone in such situation.

- [2012-05-29 02:24:11] ICT Consultant, End-User Company (Health), Norway

Yes. It is much more plausible compared to other heavyweight alternatives.

- [2012-05-29 02:30:17] Software Architect, End-User Company (Product), India

Yes. Good start for EA

- [2012-05-29 03:04:36] Head, Hardware Infrastructure, End-User Company (Banking), Nigeria

Yes. Simple works.

- [2012-05-29 03:14:26] Consultant, End-User Company (Consulting/Contractor), UK

Yes. It is a comprehensive framework which is easier to explain in client situations than other ones.

- [2012-05-29 04:38:15] Founder, End-User Company (Healthcare), Netherlands

Yes. It is the only practical approach to true enterprise - technology driven by process improvement and NOT on the latest acronym floating on the web.

- [2012-05-29 05:39:57] Enterprise Architect, 0 (Consultant), USA

Yes. 1. ability to constructively engage executive leadership of the organization 2. processes and steps well laid out 3. tool and consultant agnostic

- [2012-05-29 13:35:37] EA consultant, End-User Company (Government), USA

Yes. -

- [2012-05-29 14:24:14] Technical Architect, End-User Company (Shipping), Denmark

Yes. easy access to EA best practices. You don't have to read though tons of documents

- [2012-05-29 18:35:51] IT Architects, End-User Company (Utilities), French

Yes. It is a good framework to explore to understand EA and can be used in specific cases to help establish EA practices.

- [2012-05-29 19:40:20] Lead Consultant & Trainer, 0 (0), UK

Yes. A good starting point as subject is rather new.

- [2012-05-29 19:43:57] Director Enterprise Architecture, End-User Company (Visualization solutions), Belgium

Yes. Interesting pragmatic approach

- [2012-05-29 19:49:20] Holly, End-User Company (IT), Slovakia

Yes. Its a good starting point to establish a EA function into an organization

- [2012-05-29 19:53:09] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Insurance), Peru

Yes. Very useful starting point. Covers many of the key aspects

- [2012-05-29 19:54:02] Consultant, End-User Company (Other), Australia

Yes. Helped me better understand what EA is all about. I am using PEAF as a guide for myself rather than as a tool for implementing an EA practice.

- [2012-05-29 19:54:22] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Government - Transport), Belgium

Yes. Cause I think it's just a right model. I just like it.

- [2012-05-29 20:00:41] IT Manager, End-User Company (Fashion Retail), China

Yes. It is a more straightforward alternative to TOGAF

- [2012-05-29 20:01:53] Independent It Consultant, End-User Company (Software Services), UK

Yes. How to start and how to succeed are questions not answered by competing products.

- [2012-05-29 20:06:16] Technical architect, End-User Company (Utilities), Australia

Yes. Sustainable Framework

- [2012-05-29 20:06:27] Consultant, End-User Company (Occupational Health and Safety), USA

Yes. to understand EA better

- [2012-05-29 20:28:13] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Telecomunications), Spain

Yes. It is easy, pragmatic and straight to the point. Besides is a excellent quick start for EA.

- [2012-05-29 21:02:40] Chair, End-User Company (Association), Brazil

Yes. Cuts right to the reasons where EA adds value to the banks strategy

- [2012-05-29 21:12:23] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (banking), UK

Yes. I think its relevant, easy to understand and use.

- [2012-05-29 21:24:51] Prosecutor, Government Body (Building Council), South Africa

Yes. The best starting point to understand what EA is about.

- [2012-05-29 21:29:12] consultant, End-User Company (IT Services), Czech Republic

Yes. Not Applicable,

- [2012-05-29 21:39:29] Group IT Manager, End-User Company (Automotive), United Arab Emirates

Yes. good source for building an enterprise architecture

- [2012-05-29 21:47:49] Sr Programmer/Analyst, End-User Company (Healthcare), USA

Yes. Its a very useful light weight tool from strategic perspective , we can easily focus our vision mission and goals and achieve demand management and capacity management for the enterprise

- [2012-05-29 21:53:39] Director, Consultancy (0), India

Yes. PEAF helps kick start EA. its like a spark plug which helps to ignite the engine. Just enough to encourage initiation and understanding.

- [2012-05-29 22:54:43] Innovation Architect, End-User Company (Oil & Gas), Canada

Yes. Lightweight framework in comparison to the older players.

- [2012-05-29 23:01:26] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (IT), UK

Yes. I think it's a great starting point and it clearly draws out critical topics so that they're easy to keep top of mind.

- [2012-05-29 23:09:01] Enterprise Solutions Architect, End-User Company (Software Consulting), USA

Yes. more straightforward and simple to comprehend and explain to others

- [2012-05-29 23:35:29] Systems Architect, End-User Company (Manufacturing), USA

Yes. Its easier to understand...

- [2012-05-29 23:50:29] Consultant, End-User Company (Healthcare), Malaysia

Yes. It is easier to understand than some of the more complicated frameworks. It has some great foundational material to help explain concepts.

- [2012-05-30 00:19:51] IT Application Architect, End-User Company (Telecom), USA

Yes. Love the take on enterprise debt

- [2012-05-30 02:20:02] Director, End-User Company (IT), UK

Yes. It is a clear and relatively simple framework to understand - even to non IT folks

- [2012-05-30 03:01:24] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Healthcare), Canada

No. Insufficient training resources globally (particularly in the US).

- [2012-05-30 05:38:03] IT Architect, End-User Company (Information Services), USA

Yes. Provides an established framework that management can recognise

- [2012-05-30 07:14:49] GIS Team Leader, End-User Company (Engineering), Australia

Yes. it has different approach compared to the other frameworks and could be much more useful in certain cases.

- [2012-05-30 07:41:03] Business Development Manager, End-User Company (IT Services), Macedonia

Yes. Personal recommendation is different from use professionally in my organization. Personally, the simplicity in approach is helps a beginner and intermediate users to gain footing in EA.

- [2012-05-30 12:42:41] Student, Academic Institution (Education - Government - School), India

Yes. Clear EA framework

- [2012-05-30 14:58:46] cayuela, Academic Institution (Open Source), France

Yes. I think its a great start tool. It is also well defined. I think it could be useful to get EA into smaller businesses as the others are way too heavy

- [2012-05-30 15:11:13] Principal Consultant, End-User Company (Other), Australia

Yes. Consistency, Clarity.

- [2012-05-30 18:34:36] tba, End-User Company (tba), Australia

Yes. Its very easy to understand and i can see it being adaptable easily

- [2012-05-30 18:58:41] Solution Architect, Academic Institution (Education), Australia

Yes. I agree with Methodology

- [2012-05-30 21:54:02] Managing Partner, End-User Company (Government Consulting), USA

Yes. because it is very useful.

- [2012-05-30 22:48:17] ceo, Academic Institution (education), Iran

Yes. Is more business focused than other popular frameworks such as TOGAF

- [2012-05-31 10:35:07] Enterprise Architect, Academic Institution (University), Australia

Yes. Systematic and easy to understand. Has all the things which are required to understand EA and still has managed to remain lean

- [2012-05-31 19:27:37] Sr. Project Manager, End-User Company (IT Services), India

Yes. Simple, not heavily burdened with useless layers of theory.

- [2012-05-31 21:38:29] Decelles, End-User Company (None. This is for personal usage.), Canada

Yes. It is indeed pragmatic and not so IT as the most recognized by the market (TOGAF)

- [2012-06-01 00:53:05] Consultant, End-User Company (Telecoms), Portugal

Yes. Brause it IS pragmatic

- [2012-06-01 04:10:45] Senior Business Consultant, End-User Company (other), Switzerland

Yes. It is more easier to understand and licence terms of PEAF more open.

- [2012-06-01 13:38:31] IT Architect, End-User Company (Consulting), Qatar

Yes. Simplicity. Ease of understanding, ease of take-up. Low overhead. But most importantly, the formalisation of the concept of Enterprise Debt.

- [2012-06-02 14:51:50] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Other), Australia

No. its too difficult to understand/use

- [2012-06-03 22:28:04] Consultant, Government Body (Government), Brazil

Yes. I think EA is an important process for managing the sustainability and flexibilty of an organization. Of the options PEAF is result oriented with a lower dependence on artifact creation.

- [2012-06-05 07:42:49] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Transport), USA

Yes. xxxxxxx

- [2012-06-05 23:03:40] Infrastructure Architect, End-User Company (Information (CRM)), UK

Yes. no comment

- [2012-06-06 22:44:13] Sr. Server and Messaging Administrator, End-User Company (Retail), Canada

No. no practical experience using it

- [2012-06-12 17:49:48] Independent Consultant, End-User Company (0), Switzerland

Yes. It's simply pragmatic, accessible and encapsulates the key tenets of EA.

- [2012-06-12 17:50:05] Lead IT Architect, End-User Company (Legal), UK

Yes. It is pragmatic and a great addition to larger frameworks to make things more understandable.

- [2012-06-12 18:23:25] Owner, Consultancy (Finance, Transportation), USA

Yes. Gives a good overview on EA and is a good starting point to conduct an organizational 'dialogue' on the topic

- [2012-06-12 18:53:10] Head unit ICT, Government Body (European Union Agency), Portugal

Yes. good framework to help people up the learning curve for EA.

- [2012-06-12 19:40:02] Director, Enterprise Architecture, End-User Company (Transport), Canada

Yes. Original and efficient method to conceptualize systems

- [2012-06-12 20:42:33] CTO, 0 (0), France

No. Need to spend some more time on it

- [2012-06-12 21:41:13] Owner, 0 (Consulting), India

Yes. Simplicity

- [2012-06-12 22:04:41] Enterprise Architect / Strategist, Government Body (Government - SSA, DOD), USA

Yes. Meta Model

- [2012-06-12 22:29:28] Sr. EA Manager, End-User Company (Finance), USA

Yes. Due to the framework's pragmatic approach to EA.

- [2012-06-12 22:36:48] IT EA Manager, Government Body (Airport Authority), USA

Yes. Simple to use

- [2012-06-12 22:37:54] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Finance), UK

Yes. it is a good foundation for communicating the basics of EA to both the user and those the work is being done for.

- [2012-06-12 22:47:19] CIO-ISP-Pol AF1, Government Body (Other), UK

Yes. PEAF is more simple and objective them TOGAF.

- [2012-06-12 22:51:31] Software Architect, End-User Company (Consulting), Brazil

Yes. Strong and comprehensive view of an EA; not just an ADM or inventory of deliverables.

- [2012-06-12 23:09:22] EA Practitioner, End-User Company (all), USA

Yes. Because it's PRAGMATIC

- [2012-06-12 23:29:09] Software Engineer, End-User Company (Banking), Greece

Yes. It's pragmatic - like me!

- [2012-06-12 23:30:20] Architect, End-User Company (Finance), UK

No. needs to improve clarity

- [2012-06-12 23:33:48] Architect, End-User Company (Self), UK

No. Difficult to recommend out of an academic base. I would rather like to use it first and then recomend.

- [2012-06-12 23:48:35] Architect, End-User Company (Inssurance), Denmark

Yes. Its a practical guide to developing EA capability to our business

- [2012-06-12 23:50:39] Team Lead, Enterprise Architecture, End-User Company (Oil & Gas), Canada

Yes. Simple framework. Can be used to complete current framework

- [2012-06-12 23:52:59] Solution Architect, End-User Company (IT), Canada

Yes. Good starting point for light touch EA, i.e. EA that has relevance to business (c.f. academic, pseudo-scientific TOGAF approach which has little connection with business realities)

- [2012-06-13 00:05:10] Director, End-User Company (Banking & Finance), UK

Yes. The attempt at simplification of EA

- [2012-06-13 00:18:46] Architect, End-User Company (Other), UK

Yes. PEAF helps to manage and convey complex architecture details.

- [2012-06-13 00:22:30] Systems Engineer, End-User Company (Engineering), USA

Yes. easy to use it

- [2012-06-13 00:24:41] CEO, End-User Company (Consulting), Colombia

Yes. There are enlightening qualities to analysis using PEAF

- [2012-06-13 00:38:33] Student, Academic Institution (Engineering), USA

Yes. it's good, give you better control on inputs and expected output

- [2012-06-13 00:55:11] Solutions Architect, End-User Company (Banking), Pakistan

Yes. I would because it's a very good alternative for administration and implementation of EA

- [2012-06-13 01:02:41] Consultant, End-User Company (IT), Mexico

Yes. pragmatism

- [2012-06-13 01:27:49] consultant, End-User Company (cross industry), UK

Yes. Well...it's Pragmatic. It takes a more realistic approach - bridging the Ivory Tower TOGAF approach with a more systematic or realistic implementation model.

- [2012-06-13 01:35:42] Principal, End-User Company (Software Development), USA

Yes. Straight-forward & simpler than TOGAF. I like the Enterprise Debt model.

- [2012-06-13 02:03:49] Acting Chief Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Government), Canada

Yes. na

- [2012-06-13 02:09:12] Independent IT Consultant, End-User Company (Other - Any), Canada

Yes. Because its simple. it focus on what must be done. and it clearly seperate ea from everything else.

- [2012-06-13 02:16:54] Freelancer, End-User Company (Space), Germany

Yes. Fills the gap between IT and Business.

- [2012-06-13 02:34:55] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (IT), Sweden

Yes. Great set framework and tools

- [2012-06-13 03:57:45] Enterprise Architect, Academic Institution (Education - Student), USA

Yes. Easily understandable and embraces other aspects of technology management.

- [2012-06-13 05:39:35] Director,EAO, Government Body (Health), Australia

Yes. Good coverage of all relevant issues, good reference for what is involved, focus on brevity and pragmatism.

- [2012-06-13 07:18:17] Parakhine, Academic Institution (Education - Student - Architecture), Australia

Yes. Good background on EA.

- [2012-06-13 08:34:44] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Pharmaceutical), USA

No. Don't know it well enough yet

- [2012-06-13 09:04:53] Consultant, End-User Company (Various), UK

Yes. more agile and lighter than TOGAF

- [2012-06-13 09:42:44] Architect, End-User Company (Finance - insurance), Canada

Yes. It is pragmatic.

- [2012-06-13 09:57:26] System Manager, End-User Company (Transport), Singapore

Yes. Simple to use

- [2012-06-13 11:35:22] Technology Strategy manager, End-User Company (0), Australia

Yes. Pragmatic is always good

- [2012-06-13 12:11:27] EA Program Director, End-User Company (Banking), United Arab Emirates

Yes. Easy to understand and apply

- [2012-06-13 12:23:26] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Government), South Africa

Yes. Charity of good documentation

- [2012-06-13 13:44:53] Architect ICT, End-User Company (health insurance.), Czech Republic

Yes. Because it Is a "Framework" as opposed to methodologies to adapt.

- [2012-06-13 14:12:23] Director, 0 (Consultancy - IT), UK

Yes. well structured and useful

- [2012-06-13 15:24:47] IT architect, End-User Company (Energy), Czech Republic

Yes. - reasonable introduction to EA - maybe good for smaller organizations (if they have experienced EA consultant)

- [2012-06-13 16:50:57] student, Academic Institution (IT), Czech Republic

Yes. This framework is suitable to deploy quickly and effectively for large range of companies and organizations.

- [2012-06-13 17:40:21] Head of IT infrastructure division, Government Body (IT infrastructure), Vietnam

Yes. It is more pragmatic than other frameworks

- [2012-06-13 20:59:55] Senior .Net Developer, End-User Company (Tax and Appraisal), Canada

Yes. Simple and straightforward

- [2012-06-13 22:10:05] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Financial Services), USA

Yes. It brings EA back to the basics

- [2012-06-14 02:59:25] IT Architect, Government Body (Government - Justice), Netherlands

Yes. Its very easy to get started working with PEAF and it has lots of ready to use template. Its small and easy to comprehend. Also it covers things beyond IT EA.

- [2012-06-14 04:44:07] Chief Consultant, End-User Company (Consulting), UK

Yes. Pragmatism is the application of theory to practice; not the practice of a theory. For a framework to be of value it must pass this test - PEAF does!

- [2012-06-14 08:35:39] Technology Architect, End-User Company (Professional Service), Australia

Yes. It's very pragmatic and easy to understand

- [2012-06-14 23:00:09] Benedetti, End-User Company (ICT Consulting), Italy

Yes. It covers how to introduce and use of EA from the people perspective, not just the technical processes and products of EA.

- [2012-06-15 06:58:00] Olivier, Academic Institution (Higher Education), UK

Yes. Interesting counterpoint to both TOGAF and other views from practioners...not at all DENSE to consume.

- [2012-06-15 08:13:58] IT Architect, End-User Company (Fianancial), Canada

Yes. easy to start EA

- [2012-06-15 21:17:06] Senior Consultant, End-User Company (IT Services), Czech Republic

Yes. Because it is a solid example of a modern enterprise architecture framework, as it has special emphasis on being pragmatic and also it covers more than IT architecture. As a researcher, I have gained lots of insights by comparing PEAF to the more "traditional" EAFs like TOGAF.

- [2012-06-16 00:02:16] MSc. Student, Academic Institution (Education), Iran

Yes. It's a great framework

- [2012-06-16 21:41:13] Student, Academic Institution (Academic), South Africa

Yes. xyz

- [2012-06-25 22:31:55] MBA Student and consultant, End-User Company (Consulting), France

Yes. PEAF is understandable for everyone who wants to start with EA. PEAF contains some parts which you can use immediately in your company or organisation. Additionally PEAF goes deeply in some parts, but without empty words. I am personally TOGAF certified too, but when I was looking for some ideas I used to PEAF.

- [2012-06-27 15:59:10] Consultant, End-User Company (IT Services), Czech Republic

Yes. Whithout expierence of using it I still think it is worth to investigate it's use

- [2012-06-28 20:27:03] IT Architect, End-User Company (Consultancy - IT-services), Netherlands

Yes. No framework is perfect so using more than on gives a better perspective.

- [2012-06-28 20:49:09] Enterprise IT Architect Consultant, End-User Company (Government), USA

Yes. I believe it is more pragmatic and shows how to go to the essentials

- [2012-06-28 21:04:59] Business Analyst, Academic Institution (Education), Canada

Yes. I think it is as it is titled. Also it covers and overlaps differently to TOGAF and both can be used side by side IMHO. It is more "businessy" pardon my neologism.

- [2012-06-28 21:42:19] Enterprise Architect, Academic Institution (Education), Australia

Yes. It's a lot easier and lightweight to implement.

- [2012-06-28 23:31:06] Business Architect and Strategist, 0 (0), South Africa

Yes. Easy to use, intuitive to understand

- [2012-06-28 23:49:52] Business Architect, End-User Company (Transport and Logistics), South Africa

Yes. Easy to understand it and, if not using by itself, to get guidance in your activity.

- [2012-06-28 23:55:48] Billing Development Manager, End-User Company (Telecoms), Romania

Yes. It is a newer approach that benefits from the prior work of many other organizations without the burden of having to appease all the development organizations and factions. It has a much less burdensome process for future improvements.

- [2012-06-28 23:59:46] President, End-User Company (Tool / Consulting), USA

Yes. good coverage of EA

- [2012-06-29 00:01:09] Sidi, Academic Institution (education), France

Yes. simplicity

- [2012-06-29 00:02:01] Architect, End-User Company (Telecoms), Germany

Yes. I like it

- [2012-06-29 00:12:23] MacKenzie, Government Body (Government), Canada

No. do´n´t know the method in detail

- [2012-06-29 00:14:56] Biz & IT Coach, Consultant & Project Mgr, End-User Company (Retail), Mexico

Yes. pragmatic, straightforward

- [2012-06-29 00:18:28] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Banking), Slovakia

Yes. Is easy to use it.

- [2012-06-29 01:12:54] CEO, End-User Company (Consulting), Colombia

Yes. Good method

- [2012-06-29 02:37:40] IS Architecte, End-User Company (Finance - Banking), France

Yes. It is simple and is based on more "real-life" experience than some of its competitors. It also augments other EA approaches well.

- [2012-06-29 08:24:49] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Finance), Australia

Yes. Simple, practical, achievable, includes cultural aspects which IT focused frameworks mostly overlook

- [2012-06-29 08:46:49] Business Architect, Government Body (Local Government), Australia

No. Because I'm not realy known the product, how can i recommend

- [2012-06-29 10:10:15] Student, Academic Institution (Education), Indonesia

Yes. Very well structured Seems will be continuously developed Easy to be understand

- [2012-06-29 14:02:05] Enteprise Architecture Manager, End-User Company (Telecoms), Romania

Yes. Clear, focused, easy to communicate.

- [2012-06-29 17:40:16] IT Architect, End-User Company (Finance), Slovakia

Yes. a good open initiative

- [2012-06-29 19:16:08] it architect, End-User Company (insurance), Netherlands

Yes. It's simple and easy to understand, mainly to beginners at this practice.

- [2012-06-29 20:21:06] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Retail), Brazil

Yes. according to my research, the best framework for the corporation

- [2012-06-29 20:24:07] System Architect, End-User Company (Telecoms), Brazil

Yes. It it is a simple and understandable aproach to enterprise architecture.

- [2012-06-29 20:29:44] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Utilities), Colombia

Yes. The PEAF framework is easier to understand and use than other processes.

- [2012-06-29 21:38:51] Director, Portfolio Strategies & Governance Solutions, End-User Company (Computers), USA

Yes. It helps convey some of the right messages

- [2012-06-29 22:17:33] Beard, End-User Company (Professional Services), Germany

Yes.

- [2012-06-29 22:40:29] architect, End-User Company (other), Switzerland

Yes. Seems useful for an organisation who want to quickly get started with EA.

- [2012-06-29 23:26:15] Managing Consultant, End-User Company (Other), UK

Yes. It is a good start of EA

- [2012-06-30 02:04:40] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Banking), United Arab Emirates

Yes. All of the essentials; none of the fluff.

- [2012-06-30 08:01:47] Management Consultant, End-User Company (Management Consulting), USA

Yes. It is clear, well documented and provides a systematic approach of addressing enterprise related concerns.

- [2012-06-30 08:09:27] Architect, End-User Company (Banking), Australia

Yes. present version is an excellent guide to how to get started in EA - it's particularly valuable because it addresses a scope larger than solely IT

- [2012-06-30 19:41:36] Principle, End-User Company (Consulting), UK

Yes. Moves EA into a more business oriented domain whilst keeping hold of the technical domain. Concept of Enterprise Debt is outstanding for communicating EA goals and capabilities. Makes EA more approachable to non EA's.

- [2012-06-30 19:48:24] Consultant, End-User Company (Various), Australia

Yes. Easily understood framework as compared to TOGAF and DoD.

- [2012-06-30 23:10:37] EA, End-User Company (personal), USA

Yes. Easier to get to ROI using PEAF, rather than traditional EA.

- [2012-07-01 07:12:08] Architect, End-User Company (Technology), USA

Yes. Easy to understand

- [2012-07-02 07:00:57] Manager, CIS, Academic Institution (Higher Education), Australia

Yes. Robust, Easy & Integrated EA Framework

- [2012-07-03 23:03:41] Consulting Manager, End-User Company (Project Management Services), Colombia

Yes. Easy to understand and apply.

- [2012-07-05 14:59:04] Sr. Integration Architect, End-User Company (Consulting), Switzerland

Yes. It is a good solid all round method

- [2012-07-06 19:43:13] IT Consultant, End-User Company (IT - VARIED), Sweden

Yes. PEAF provides a complete and integral set of concepts and tools, to understand and organize the key elements, and take an strategic way to reach the objetives of any enterprise.

- [2012-07-07 01:28:27] Software Architect, End-User Company (IT), Mexico

Yes. Simple framework for ea.

- [2012-07-08 06:21:48] Owner, End-User Company (0), USA

Yes. Even if you don't adopt PEAF, it is a valuable source of information, and provides easily understood explanations and rationale for elements of EA

- [2012-07-17 21:05:46] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Insurance), UK

Yes. Good Framework

- [2012-07-29 14:15:04] IT Manager, End-User Company (Life Sciences), USA

Yes. I have recommended it others as it has a focus on fast architectural delivery without a lot of heavy-weight extras.

- [2010-05-14 21:11:24] Enterprise Architect, 0 (Government - State Transportation), USA

Yes. PEAF lives up to its pragmatic goals without sacrificing value.

- [2010-05-15 00:37:10] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Health care), USA

Yes. It is nice to contrast it with TOGAF and Zachman.

- [2010-05-15 00:41:56] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Retail), Canada

No. If you want to position PEAF as prime candidate for EA, you need to open up the content more. The current website gives at least the perception, and I think it's reality, of various licenses and such. There is a reason why TOGAF and FEA, despite their shortcomings, are the most used frameworks out there. ArchiMate, although purely a modeling framework, is also grabbing a lot of land for this reason: readily available, no licensing issues.

- [2010-05-15 00:52:07] Architect, consultancy, planned training provider (any), Belgium

Yes. Practical guidance to the doing part of EA. Foundation on where to start.

- [2010-05-15 02:58:52] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Insurance), Canada

Yes. It is a great starting point for individuals...

- [2010-05-15 04:37:29] Enterprise Architect / Strategist, Government Body (Government - SSA, DOD), USA

Yes. because it is a good framework

- [2010-05-15 11:47:25] Marketing manager, End-User Company (Consulting - IT), Iran

Yes. The framework is useful either as a complement to TOGAF or Zachman or on its own.

- [2010-05-16 05:37:45] Sr. Consultant Strategic Planning, End-User Company (IT), Canada

No. Haven't really spent enough time on it

- [2010-05-17 06:31:03] Kaendler, End-User Company (Retail), Australia

Yes. Because I have been in the industry for 30 years and have used Zachman and find that TOGAF's 780 pages bury a company in too fine detail. PEAF is a Pragmatic approach to EA and covers all the ground!

- [2010-05-17 15:43:14] Director, 0 (Consultancy - IT), UK

No. It is too simplistic to be of any real value. It is useful for consulting firms looking for a "service offering" out of the box or educating those who wish to become EAs. But if you are already a practicing EA then you should already know everything that is in the framework...and much more..

- [2010-05-18 11:00:59] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Transport), Australia

Yes. PEAF provides a full stack of EA model. If you don't get the concept or an example model of EA, then use PEAF.

- [2010-05-18 11:48:41] Student, Academic Institution (Education), Korea

Yes. Simple to understand the concepts

- [2010-05-18 12:11:30] Principal Applications Designer, 0 (Government - Local), UAE

No. From a content perspective it needs to growth.

- [2010-05-18 13:09:39] Business Architect, 0 (Banking & Insurance), Netherlands

Yes.

- [2010-05-18 13:48:37] PhD student, Academic Institution (Information Science), UK

Yes. it's always good to consider different approaches. I would not only recommend PEAF, but also TOGAF

- [2010-05-18 13:58:00] IT Architect, Government Body (Government - Justice), Netherlands

Yes. If the organisation is willing to begin on the EA journey, PEAF is one of the best places to start.

- [2010-05-18 14:05:28] Architect, End-User Company (Local administration), Norway

Yes. To have an understanding of what is required to exercise Enterprise Architecture before evaluating all the existing frameworks

- [2010-05-18 14:08:51] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Government - Transport), Belgium

Yes. Easy introduction framework

- [2010-05-18 14:14:31] Consultant, End-User Company (Other), Czech Republic

Yes. This is an interesting methodology, useful for understanding the software architecture. As the people who know about her possible transition to develop, under this framework

- [2010-05-18 14:17:48] System analyst, Consultancy (Finance - Banking), Russia

Yes. Because it makes things simple.

- [2010-05-18 14:25:38] Business Analyst, Government Body (Other), Netherlands

Yes. Offer a holistic view

- [2010-05-18 14:39:59] Enterprise Architecture Manager, End-User Company (Telecoms), Romania

Yes. I think it's a good way of telling and showing others how to do business

- [2010-05-18 14:48:46] Senior consultant, End-User Company (Finance), Denmark

Yes. Comprehensive and not too technical/theoretical

- [2010-05-18 14:56:24] Enterprise Architecture Manager, End-User Company (Manufacturing), Australia

Yes. Excellent starter kit

- [2010-05-18 14:56:58] Lead Architect, End-User Company (Government), South Africa

Yes. Excellent framework to ensure information is communicated in a consistent and easily digestible form. So that the Stakeholders can make an informed decision.

- [2010-05-18 15:01:26] IT Manager, End-User Company (Other), UK

Yes. It's pragmatic, and contains a roadmap

- [2010-05-18 16:04:42] Employee, End-User Company (IT), Belgium

Yes. It looks fairly comprehensive. It's free (Non-Commercial License).

- [2010-05-18 16:15:13] Solution Architect, 0 (Engineering And Construction), UK

Yes. It is simple and easy to understand and implement.

- [2010-05-18 17:01:38] Enterprise Architecture Team Leader, Government Body (Government), Australia

Yes. Although I have not actively used PEAF because I have been working in public sector environments where larger, more complex EA frameworks are mandated I can see that PEAF would be an extremely useful EA framework for any commercial organisation that is free to choose the EA framework used on the basis of cost effectiveness and speed of implementation.

- [2010-05-18 17:19:21] Information Assurance Consultant, End-User Company (Public Sector), UK

Yes. good idea

- [2010-05-18 17:48:03] Head EA, End-User Company (Insurance), Switzerland

Yes. PEAF is simple and good

- [2010-05-18 18:39:25] Engineer, End-User Company (Software), China

Yes. A simplified view of EA compared to alternative models. Without having experience, I do believe it gives you enough to get started and improve as you go.

- [2010-05-18 20:14:27] Systems Architect, End-User Company (Manufacturing), USA

Yes. Simplicity, Pragmatism ... :-), Makes an esoteric concept understandable, i.e. cuts down on the buzzwords.

- [2010-05-18 20:47:05] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Chemicals), USA

Yes. it is always helpful to learn different approaches to the complicated field of enterprise architecture

- [2010-05-18 21:03:36] Sr Programmer/Analyst, End-User Company (Healthcare), USA

Yes. Other framework are to complex

- [2010-05-18 21:31:47] cayuela, Academic Institution (Open Source), France

Yes. PEAF is comprehensive and well done. In IBM, we also have a method that we use.

- [2010-05-18 21:35:42] Architect, End-User Company (Consulting - IT), USA

Yes. It's more substantial than other models. The coverage is more and easy to grasp/communicate.

- [2010-05-18 21:45:05] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Consultancy), USA

Yes. I think that it's really pragmatic and condensed Architecture vision

- [2010-05-18 21:46:17] Architect, End-User Company (Other), Spain

Yes. It really is a pragmatic approach to EA. I find the materials useful when explaining EA and the benefits of EA. It is great reference to bridge TOGAF, Zachman and eTOM to business, implementation and operations staff.

- [2010-05-18 21:49:30] Sr. IP Network Designer, End-User Company (Telecoms), Canada

Yes. It is a nice sound simple framework to kick start an EA practice.

- [2010-05-18 22:06:05] Chief Architect, End-User Company (Utility), Canada

Yes. I think it is very important to study, understand, organize and improve the organization's architecture. And I like the PEAF structure, organization and body of knowledge.

- [2010-05-18 22:10:50] Consultant, 0 (Government), Brazil

Yes. Although I have not practiced it, but this appears to me a well thought out framework and process to be a strong alternative to other frameworks such as TOGAF.

- [2010-05-18 22:13:45] IT EA Manager, Government Body (Airport Authority), USA

Yes. I think it helps understand what EA is all about.

- [2010-05-18 22:18:03] Solution Architect, End-User Company (Not for Profit), Canada

Yes. Straight-forward and practical with useful diagrams and artifacts to help jump start new and/or evaluate existing EA efforts.

- [2010-05-18 22:40:38] Enterprise Architecture Manager, End-User Company (Insurance), USA

No. Have not embraced it as of yet.

- [2010-05-18 22:57:37] Principal, End-User Company (Consultant Services), Canada

Yes. It's pragmatic, simple, straightforward and very well targeted to the EA bone.

- [2010-05-19 01:50:14] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Banking), Slovakia

Yes. I would like to recommend PEAF since it provides a comprehensive framework to project the enterprise concepts into real life and hit the ground running.

- [2010-05-19 04:19:55] Ambassadors Team, Tool Vendor (Business consulting), Lebanon

Yes. Easy to understand and use. Management perspective - both business and IT architecture in focus.

- [2010-05-19 04:55:20] Management Consultant, End-User Company (0), Sweden

Yes. The barrier to entry is significantly lower than with other frameworks. It is easier to begin incremental implementation of aspects of PEAF without chewing off the whole lot. Furthermore, it is very easy to dovetail PEAF with other homegrown or professional EA frameworks.

- [2010-05-19 07:54:00] Lambrellis, End-User Company (Other), Australia

Yes. PEAF is easy and simple framework to start EA Projects

- [2010-05-19 09:02:31] Senior Consultant, End-User Company (oil & gas), Brazil

Yes. For the extensive documentation that they have created, for the clarity of the ideas, and the analysis tools to implement the framework

- [2010-05-19 10:01:11] profesor universitario, Academic Institution (Education), Cuba

Yes. It is simple and provides a head start for junior architects who would otherwise struggle to get big picture of the large corporations. It can be used easily within a division without compromising existing frameworks.

- [2010-05-19 10:58:12] Student, Academic Institution (Education - Government - School), India

Yes. I feel it has the core governance tools and principles to focus people on the key requirements of enterprise requirements. WHich you will not find in many places, oif course there is TOGAF but i feel PEAF is got a very instructive approach. I use this to teach students as well.

- [2010-05-19 13:43:13] Lecturer, Academic Institution (Education), Mauritius

No. I would recommend that they read the docs and make up their own minds.

- [2010-05-19 15:27:09] architect, End-User Company (various), France

Yes. as mentioned previously, PEAF can serve for new EA Adopters who are looking for very simple framework and trying to step far from certain complex solutions. Although EA came to simplify complexity at work, but relatively speaking, when architects grow their architecture then complexity percentage increases.

- [2010-05-19 17:13:21] Senior Methodologist, End-User Company (Business consulting ), Lebanon

Yes. It is indeed practical. And not so 'Big' as for example TOGAF.

- [2010-05-19 20:41:44] Business Consultant, End-User Company (Other), Netherlands

Yes. Clean, simple, complete and pragmatic.

- [2010-05-19 21:31:59] Owner, Consultancy (Finance, Transportation), USA

Yes. Provides an alternate, high-level, and focused framework for effective integration into an organization.

- [2010-05-19 23:01:10] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Finance), Canada

Yes. Because it is quite understandable.

- [2010-05-20 21:34:09] Consultor, Academic Institution (Other), Cuba

Yes. Easy to follow

- [2010-05-24 04:29:49] IS Manager, End-User Company (Infrastructure - Management (Road, telecommunications, property, etc)), New Zealand

Yes. Framework is pretty, comprehensible and described in detail

- [2010-05-25 21:22:55] Architect ICT, End-User Company (health insurance.), Czech Republic

Yes. Much better model for learning EA than others due to simplicity of design versus convoluted other models. Anyone of reasonable intelligence can pick it up and leanr it, while other frameworks have an overly ritualized system and often require a heavy IT backgroudn to understand.

- [2010-05-30 22:40:08] consultant, End-User Company (consulting), USA

Yes. It's a good and useful way to build or rebuild an organisation

- [2010-05-31 19:10:09] Consultant, individual consultant (Public Administration), Italy

Yes. easy to use/understand, clear model

- [2010-05-31 19:40:38] Business IT consultant, End-User Company (Automotive), Netherlands

No. haven't gone through it in detail yet

- [2010-05-31 19:54:05] Project Manager, End-User Company (GIS), Kuwait

Yes. Yes, it is really ease to understand EA crucial points with PEAF, especially the v.2 of PEAF is my source of inspiration of my speeches and meetings :)

- [2010-05-31 20:16:15] Kömürcü, End-User Company (Finance - banking), Turkey

Yes. Simple, concise, free and available

- [2010-05-31 20:19:32] Partner, Consultancy (Retail and Financial Services), Canada

Yes. PEAF is one of the frameworks which can be used for starting thinking about EA. I think, that "pragmatic" approach can lead for success.

- [2010-05-31 20:27:41] IT Architect, End-User Company (Finance - Insurance), Czech Republic

Yes. I prefer the methodology with the following principles: strategic focus, graphical interpretation, a solid foundation and cleanliness, because todays world is complicated and I am looking for simplicity.

- [2010-05-31 20:53:07] Consultant, End-User Company (IT), Czech Republic

Yes. For smaller organizations PEAF might be enough but for meduim to large organizations I think it's too shallow. Also if the organisation wants ea they are likely to want some of the non-pragmatic bits.

- [2010-05-31 20:59:32] Systems Specialist, End-User Company (Farming), Australia

Yes. It's easy to understand.

- [2010-05-31 21:14:47] Consultant, End-User Company (Healthcare), Malaysia

Yes. Best fitting

- [2010-05-31 21:46:07] Consultant, 0 (Energy - Oil & Gas), Portugal

Yes. It is easier to understand than one of the bigger methodologies/frameworks. I use it to demonstrate the value of EA to management and to demonstrate models that can bring value to the organization.

- [2010-05-31 22:14:55] Manager, Architecture, Planning & Risk, Government Body (Finance), Australia

Yes. Seems a good approach, still learning however myself

- [2010-05-31 22:24:56] Director Enterprise Architecture, End-User Company (Visualization solutions), Belgium

Yes. simple to understand easy to start using good framework

- [2010-06-01 01:04:27] consultant, End-User Company (IT Services), Czech Republic

Yes. Simple and digestible Illustrates business value of EA Pragmatic (obviously...)

- [2010-06-01 01:18:13] Management Consultant, End-User Company (Management Consulting), USA

Yes. Much simpler for people without EA training/experience to recognize the value and not just see a boatload of additional work.

- [2010-06-01 04:14:31] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Healthcare), USA

Yes. it sounds like it is in the right direction I find all the tools and methods confusing and long winded

- [2010-06-01 05:32:35] Enterprise Architect, Academic Institution (Education), Australia

Yes. simplicity, speed to understand the concep

- [2010-06-01 06:32:06] Lead Enterprise Architecture EMEIA, End-User Company (Consulting - IT), Switzerland

Yes. Because of the way EA is approached

- [2010-06-01 07:42:23] Senior Enterprise Architecture, End-User Company (Insurance), Canada

Yes. It takes a streamlined EA approach in todays business world.

- [2010-06-01 08:15:53] Director, Technical Services, End-User Company (Automotive Manufacturing), USA

Yes. It gives a clear picture of the Organization EA.

- [2010-06-01 14:18:16] Financial Analyst, Government Body (Mining - Oil & Gas), UAE

No. Because I have not evaluated it to any extent.

- [2010-06-01 15:56:19] Manager IS Gov, Strategy, Arch, End-User Company (Oil & Gas), Australia

Yes. The framework covers more than what is offered via alternative frameworks. It is true EA rather than IT EA

- [2010-06-01 16:25:24] Tribble, End-User Company (Telco, Gov, retail), New Zealand

Yes. Simplicity and speed of use to achieve tangible results.

- [2010-06-01 17:02:30] Chief Enterprise Architect, 0 (0), UK

No. It is not a straight "Yes" or "No" question. I would certainly recommend PEAF to an organisation which doesn't have a view of EA or to an organisation which is consistently getting "EA" wrong. But if you are looking to influence an organisation that is already practicing EA then it is difficult because they most likely would have chosen the path of one of the frameworks (E.g TOGAF). Hence it depends on the organisation maturity.

- [2010-06-01 17:13:49] MBA Student, Academic Institution (Education), UK

Yes. An enterprise approach to business

- [2010-06-01 19:52:46] Consultant, End-User Company (Consulting), USA

Yes. Great framework

- [2010-06-01 21:22:29] Architect, End-User Company (consultant), Canada

Yes. PEAF came along as a foundational shift in mindset that closely resembled my own. People tend to follow frameworks as 'canned' fact. PEAF promotes the actual modeling that is necessary to mold the framework to match the organizational culture and goals.

- [2010-06-01 23:27:00] Infrastructure Architect, End-User Company (Insurance), USA

Yes. It isn't as heavy a lift to bring in compared to other frameworks and methodologies

- [2010-06-02 02:16:05] Sr. Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Finance - Insurance), USA

Yes. I believe it is simple enough for others (non Architect, non IT) to understand

- [2010-06-02 02:20:44] Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Healthcare), Canada

Yes. Relatively easy to initiate,makesw good business and technical sense and doesn't require a major change to begin using it (with change being progressive).

- [2010-06-02 14:52:33] Consultant, End-User Company (Various), Australia

Yes. Simpler than many other EA approaches - too complex = too time consuming and too expensive

- [2010-06-02 19:15:39] Managing Partner, End-User Company (Professional Services), Canada

Yes. It's realy pragmatic!

- [2010-06-04 21:20:34] IT Manager, End-User Company (Government), Brazil

Yes. Because of its structured and comprehensive approach.

- [2010-06-28 11:36:35] Senior Enterprise Architect, Government Body (Defence), Canada

Yes. Meets my first principle of EA - Keep it Simple!

- [2010-07-02 15:32:42] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Finance), UK

Yes. more "lite" approach than other EA frameworks

- [2010-07-02 15:33:49] Managing Consultant, End-User Company (Consulting), Belgium

Yes. it is still in early stages, but quite practical

- [2010-07-02 15:35:40] sales manager, End-User Company (Tool / Consulting), Hungary

Yes. Pragmatic, simpler than TOGAF

- [2010-07-02 15:54:09] Projectleider, Academic Institution (Healthcare), Belgium

Yes. Makes EA easy to understand

- [2010-07-02 15:56:51] Global Information Security Officer, End-User Company (FMCG), UK

Yes. It is a well organized framework which enables the architects to gather and map requirements of both business and technology

- [2010-07-02 16:57:05] Junior Architect, Academic Institution (Finance), india

Yes.

- [2010-07-02 17:18:49] Individual, End-User Company (Individual), Australia

No. I haven't looked into it in enough depth to either recommend or NOT recommend

- [2010-07-02 17:20:49] Principal Architect, End-User Company (IT Services), UK

Yes. Simplicity and relevancy to quickly enable EA capability from scratch on the right track based on best practices, particularly for small and medium business enterprises, without being stuck into methodological questions and piece by piece shopping of complex EA standards typically used by huge or governmental organizations.

- [2010-07-02 18:24:23] Information Architect, End-User Company (Finance - insurance), Canada

Yes. Feel it is a "just enough" framework for EA.

- [2010-07-02 20:17:23] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (healthcare), USA

Yes. Because it's an easy way to start with EA... Might be some missing elements, but as a start, it's not heavy litterature and still quite complete and consistent.

- [2010-07-02 21:17:10] Consultant, End-User Company (Business Consulting), Switzerland

Yes. Concepts of EA are clearly explained and provides good practical descriptions and approach

- [2010-07-02 21:21:09] Solution Architect, End-User Company (medical), Canada

Yes. We are early in the process and still need to do a lot more analysis. It seems like a rigorous approach but will be able to know more within the next 4 months.

- [2010-07-02 22:26:43] CEO, End-User Company (Tool / Consulting), USA

No. I have not looked at it thoroughly enough to know whether it is something that I can recommend.

- [2010-07-02 22:57:38] Director, Technical Planning & Standards, EIS, End-User Company (Healthcare), USA

Yes. This is a pragmatic process.

- [2010-07-03 01:05:09] Software Architect, End-User Company (Consulting), Brazil

Yes. Easier to understand than DoDAF.

- [2010-07-03 03:47:42] Enterprise IT Architect Consultant, End-User Company (Government), USA

No. becauce of its short time of introduction, risk of implementation is high

- [2010-07-04 14:52:09] iran, Academic Institution (education), Iran

Yes. Because it is technology and vendor neutral and allows organisations to kick start an EA initiative. More over It is FREE for use by End-User Organisations, Government Bodies etc.

- [2010-07-04 17:23:40] Group IT Manager, Consultancy (Group - Government, Banking, Transport, Building), UAE

No. Insufficient data to recommend at this point.

- [2010-07-05 08:15:06] Enterprise Architect, End-User Company (Other), USA

Yes. its simplicity and practical character

- [2010-07-08 16:08:03] Consultant, End-User Company (Finance - Insurance), Iran

Yes. It is a different - really pragmatic approach to EA

- [2010-07-10 02:05:29] Gatea, End-User Company (Telecoms), Netherlands

Yes. I think there is practical implementation value for organisations wishing to establish an EA practice

- [2010-07-14 11:44:53] Architect, End-User Company (Finance & Telecoms), Australia

Yes. It eally does cut through the complexity to make the concepts understandable by all.

- [2010-07-20 10:24:51] Technology Architect, End-User Company (Professional Service), Australia

It is hard to find free alternatives to TOGAF as most of the alternatives come from consulting companies. Pragmatic EA Framework (PEAF) is one freely downloadable EA Framework for end user companies which is comparable in terms of coverage to TOGAF. It claims to be more pragmatic but since it was published in November 2008 it is too early to judge its pragmatic-ness at the moment. However, some companies looking for simpler approach can at least take a look to PEAF and may find it useful either as a complement or a replacement to TOGAF.

- Use TOGAF 9 As Your Next EA Framework, Forrester Research, Inc., Henry Peyret July 2009

Thank you for the PEAF framework. It is helping immensely in having the right conversations with the right people.

- Rusty Robison, Manager

Your framework is very interesting. I've drafted 2 times EA programs and the second time it was looking like what you're proposing. Simple with the emphasis on business communication. I would like to have your templates 2 years ago, I would have spent more time communicating and content instead of creating documents and presentation.

- Martin Gagnon Former EA director

I commend you on your efforts to create a platform to launch from (in regards to documentation, actions to take etc..) this is one of the primary reasons I have selected PEAF as the framework we are going to adopt and start going since we are so very new to EA and have been struggling with where to actually start.

- Jason Bowne

Thank you so much, I wanted to let you know my interest in EA was first initiated through conversations with Tim Westbrock - former head of EA Solutions which was eventually bought by the Gartner Group. I've always had an interest in the field but never a true sense of how to get actively involved in a well directed manner until now. I simply can't thank you enough and I look forward to viewing your site in it's entirety and receiving course information from your associate. Take care and do keep up the great work, Kevin!

- Andrew C. Maclaren

You've done a great job with separation of concerns and presentation.

- Mark Sternberger, cEA, cPMP , CEO

I have to say that I am impressed with your material. We think a lot alike.

- Tim Barnes