I’m even more confused after reading something like this recent post by ZapThink’s Jason Bloomberg, which is provocatively titled, “Why Nobody is Doing Enterprise Architecture.” Bloomberg points out you can’t architect something that already exists:

… nobody is doing enterprise architecture. The truth of this bold statement is quite obvious when you think about it. Where does enterprise architecture take place today? In enterprises, of course. That is, existing enterprises. And you don’t architect things that already exist. Architecture comes before you build something! Can you imagine hiring an architect after building a bridge or a building?

It’s a fine point. He goes on to say that instead, architects try to fix what’s broken using best practices and yadda yadda – it’s way more interesting to EAs, I’m sure. But here’s the rub: There are a slew of comments, some of which purport to agree then add a big “but” while others outright disagree.

Read the entire article at http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/enterprise-architecture-paying-off-at-del-monte/?cs=46661.