Architects design enterprise-wide solutions. These solutions will have an impact on the enterprise and its architecture.
Every solution has an architecture considered a standalone enterprise architecture.
A solution architecture landscape or blueprint is a standard architecture product that gives an overview of the solution's concepts, principles, elements, and components.
SolA of a CRM System implementation.
One can deconstruct a solution architecture into the various architectures that are part of the architecture framework of the organization. And document the impact it has or may have on the various architectures.
Suppose the solution is an enterprise-wide CRM system. The solution architecture will impact the organization's governance, business, information, application, data, and IT infrastructure architectures.
Solution Architecture Framework
A solution architecture framework shows the architectures (groups of concepts and other parts like patterns, principles, and building blocks) that form a framework for a solution.
The framework provides extensive information about the concepts added to the organization for each architecture.
By matching the concepts in the solution framework with those in the enterprise architecture framework, the impact analysis is already underway. Here, specific issues can be prevented and resolved at an early stage.
eHealth as a total concept in the SolA framework.
Domains and Functions
You use layers and domains in your solution architecture. You can easily project the layers and domains onto the enterprise layers and domains, and communicate the impact of a change to this solution for the organization.
A solution architecture at the top level consists of a solution context, solution domains, and functions per domain.
- Per function, the concepts implemented to materialize the function are named and shown.
- Per concept, the principles that need to be considered are drawn up.
- Principles, in a solution architecture, are translated into general rules (guidelines) and standards.
Key Benefits of SolA
Client solution architects often use Solution Architecture to design intelligent solutions. It is utilized by management to communicate issues and progress regarding the design and implementation of the solution.
- Guidance to Projects Steering groups of strategic programs have a management instrument to direct and give focus to projects.
- Speed up Results A solution architect can have your version of the Solution Architecture landscape after weeks by only updating the example.
- Dynamic Visualizations If you change model data, the visualization template is automatically updated.
- Repository Collaboration Client solution architects can be productive as a team working together on a Solutions Architecture.
- Increase Efficiency of people and groups by deduplication of work and reuse of information.
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