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2.1.1 Using a Knowledge Management Tool to Improve U.S. EPA's Enterprise Architecture
Author(s) -
McMahon Ethan,
Sullivan John
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2003.tb02598.x
Subject(s) - enterprise architecture , knowledge management , process management , metis , computer science , business process , business process management , agency (philosophy) , business architecture , architecture , software engineering , business , engineering , database , operations management , work in process , art , visual arts , philosophy , epistemology
Enterprise architecture (EA) is a process for ensuring that an organization's information resources are aligned with its goals and business. EA can be used for several purposes, such as improving business processes that are performed across an organization and integrating information management resources. For EA to achieve its potential, it is important to use an EA tool for housing and analyzing the organization's information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is using such a knowledge management tool, called the Architecture Repository and Tool (ART), that is based on Metis software from Computas. ART can be used to identify which organizations perform the same business processes and to highlight opportunities for storing commonly used data. This paper illustrates how ART is a knowledge management tool that can reveal an organization's gaps, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.