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The '''Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework''' ('''EAAF''') is created by the US Federal government [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) to allow federal agencies to assess and report their [[enterprise architecture]] activity and maturity,<ref name="eaaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090328180830/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov/eaaf/ Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework],{{dead link|date=February 2017}} [[Office of Management and Budget]], USA.</ref> and to advance the use of [[enterprise architecture]] in the federal government.<ref>Pallab Saha (2009) ''Advances in Government Enterprise Architecture''. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p.133</ref>

The version 2.2 of the framework was released in October 2007,<ref name="eaaf-v22">OMB (july 2007) ''Federal Enterprise Architecture Program EA Assessment Framework 2.2''. (Online copy [http://www.scribd.com/doc/6846223/OMB-EA-Assessment-Framework-22 here])</ref> and version 3.1 in June 2009.

== Overview ==

The OMB Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework (the Framework) helps [[Office of Management and Budget|OMB]] and the [[List of United States federal agencies|agencies]] assess the capability of enterprise architecture programs to guide [[Information technology|IT]] investments.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090130021108/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov/fea/ Federal Enterprise Architecture],{{dead link|date=February 2017}} Office of Management and Budget, USA.</ref> It also helps to better understand the current state of an agency’s EA, and assists them in integrating it into their decision-making processes. By applying the assessment themselves, agencies can identify strengths and weaknesses within their programs and adjust them accordingly.

Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework (EAAF) version 3.1 identifies the measurement areas and criteria by which agencies are expected to use the EA to drive performance improvements that result in the following outcomes:<ref name="eaaf"/>

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* Increasing the transparency of government operations by increasing the capacity for citizen participation and cross-governmental collaboration.

While agencies have clearly demonstrated a degree of maturity and competency in developing and using their EAs, EAAF seeks to advance the practice of EA, particularly through the development and use of agency segment architectures, aimed at driving the kinds of government-wide outcomes.<ref name="OBM09">US OBM (2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20101028030345/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/fea_docs/OMB_EA_Assessment_Framework_v3_1_June_2009.pdf Improving Agency Performance Using Information and Information Technology : Enterprise Architecture Assessment Framework v3.1]{{dead link|date=February 2017}} June 2009</ref>

== Performance Improvement Lifecycle ==

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== External links ==

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090328180830/http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/e-gov/eaaf/ E-GOV EA Assessment]{{dead link|date=February 2017}} at whitehouse.gov

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