Any successful business or endeavour begins with a thorough plan. Successful businesses set and work toward short and long-term goals. In education, like any business, this would start with mapping out the “current state” of a school or a district.
Enterprise Architecture (EA) identifies the business processes that execute or support an organization’s mission and defines how Information Technology (IT) assets directly enable those processes. (EEA, 2014) Business processes include areas such as: accounting , HR, technology, etc. In each of these business processes, the organization would describe the current state and how it aligns with the organization’s Mission Statement. After the current state is laid out, the organization looks at the future state of each of the business processes. California Enterprise Architecture Framework” (2013) explains that clearly defined goals are critical. A well-laid out future state explains where the organization is heading. Some of the future state goals may be more difficult or take more time. In this case, the business can strategize - breaking harder tasks into smaller tasks and assigning responsibility to certain people/teams to obtain the future state. This week I look a closer look at Schools Interoperability Famework, or SIM. The goals of SIM are: Sharing Information, Learning, Common Definitions, and Discovering Resources. Collecting and analyzing meaningful data to help students is one of the primary focuses of our PLC groups. Improved access of data through information sharing is a logical way to help students with their educational plans. Describing a current state and working toward a future state for a business helps ensure that it runs effectively. Reducing redundancy improves efficiency and lowers expenses. Lowered expenses mean that funds can be invested in other areas of need. Resources: Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook. (2014, March). Retrieved February 2, 2016, from http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/implementation-support-unit/tech-assist/education-architecture-guidebook.pdf California Enterprise Architecture Framework. (August, 2013). California Department of Technology. Retrieved February 2, 2016 from http://www.cio.ca.gov/Publications/pubs/Appendix_A.pdf
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