近日阅读一篇Roger Sessions关于Enterprise Architecture的文章，其中关于Zachman Framework的叙述令人感慨良多。在EA领域漫步也颇有些年头了，所谓Zachman Framework是老早就知道了的，印象中一只觉得平淡无奇。然而在Roger看来，却显然不是这样的，下面是Roger的叙述：
“...in due course, you will discover that the Framework exists in everything you do, not only IT projects. When you thoroughly understand the Framework, you can become more effective in everything you do. This means everything. This statement is not made lightly.”
Roger还提到在采访时，Zachman告知其下面一段话：
“...the Framework schema has been around for thousands of years and I am sure it will be around for a few more thousands of years. What changes is our understanding of it and how to use it for Enterprise engineering and manufacturing.“
一个Framework竟如此了得！ 这是我印象中的那个Zachman Framework吗？
Google了一番，发现这个Framework从1987年诞生一来，一直在演变，不过其核心思想并无丝毫变化。下图拷贝自其官网的最新版本2008版。
这个Framework居然有20余年了！ Zachman这么多年一直在捣腾这个图！Zachman是在IBM工作时发表这个图的头版的，3年后，从IBM退休（工龄26年），开创了自己的咨询公司，一直到现在。
就是这样一个Framework，其影响力在整个EA领域20多年来居然无出其右，后来那些著名的Framework，如TEAF/MODAF/DODAF/TOGAF/MDA/RUP等，无不深深受其思想所影响。Zachman也因此成为EA领域的泰斗级大师，并获得好几个国家级殊荣。
有意思的是，Roger认为这个Framework压根就不是一个常规意义上的Framework：“The Zachman "Framework" is actually a taxonomy for organizing architectural artifacts (in other words, design documents, specifications, and models) that takes into account both who the artifact targets (for example, business owner and builder) and what particular issue (for example, data and functionality) is being addressed.”
Zachman自己就此的相关阐述是这样的：
The Zachman Framework™ is a schema
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the Zachman Framework™ is the fundamental structure for Enterprise Architecture
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More specifically, the Zachman Framework™ is an ontology
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The Zachman Framework™ IS NOT a methodology
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The Zachman Framework™ is a metamodel
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The Zachman Framework™ is the basis for Architecture
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其实，我想用一句话来评价一下 – Zachman Framework就是一个思考方法而已。而且我依然觉得它平平无奇的，难道这就是所谓的“大道至简”？
转载于:https://www.cnblogs.com/jamesleng/archive/2012/03/13/2393596.html