ABSTRACT
In his seminal work, Zachman (1987) makes the observation that, just as a builder needs a detailed set of plans for a building, a systems developer needs a detailed set of plans for a complex system. He continues this observation by saying that different types of plans are prepared by different parties for different purposes and represent very different views of the same building. Zachman created an architectural framework that is basically a “set of representations” of differing orientations and focuses. This chapter gives a brief overview of Zachman’s framework.
