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* Solution Architecting Mechanism (SAM)<ref>[http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/EDOC.2006.54 ''Solution Architecting Mechanism (SAM)'']</ref> – A coherent architecture framework consisting of a set of integral modules.<ref name="Tony Shan">Tony Shan and Winnie Hua (2006). [http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/EDOC.2006.54 ''Solution Architecting Mechanism'']. Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International EDOC Enterprise Computing Conference (EDOC 2006), October 2006, p23-32.</ref>
* [[Zachman Framework]] – an architecture framework, based on the work of [[John Zachman]] at IBM in the 1980s
== Criticism ==
Despite that EA frameworks have been widely discussed and strongly associated with the very notion of EA, their real practical value has been questioned:
* Historical analysis of EA publications shows that EA frameworks are "nothing more than typical [[Management fad|management fads]] aggressively promoted by consulting companies and gurus."<ref>[http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/56347 "Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: The Fad of the Century"], Svyatoslav Kotusev, British Computer Society (BCS), July 2016</ref>
* Research shows that EA frameworks "appear theoretical and impossible to implement."<ref>Sabine Buckl, Alexander Ernst, Josef Lankes and Christian Schweda (2009). ''State of the Art in Enterprise Architecture Management''. Software Engineering for Business Information Systems (SEBIS), Munich, Germany, pp. 1-31.</ref>
* [[Vivek Kundra]], the federal CIO of the United States, argued that EA frameworks "are worse than useless."<ref>[http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/two-it-gurus-face-off-on-value-of-enterprise-architecture-frameworks/ "Two IT Gurus Face Off on Value of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks"], Linda Tucci, visited 3 August 2016</ref>
* Jason Bloomberg reports that EA frameworks only waste architects' time instead of solving real problems. "Frameworks are cocaine for executives - they give them a huge rush and then they move to the next framework."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2014/07/11/is-enterprise-architecture-completely-broken/#49d222e52f30 "Is Enterprise Architecture Completely Broken?"], Jason Bloomberg, visited 3 August 2016</ref>
* Empirical analysis of the established EA best practices shows that these practices do not resemble prescriptions of any EA frameworks.<ref name="The_Practice_of_EA" />
== See also ==
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