167WestMainStreet,Suite600Lexington,KY40507P:859-514-9153F:859-514-9166E:nascio@amrinc.net(AMR)providesNASCIO’sexecutivestaff.©CopyrightNationalAssociationofStateChiefInformationOfficers(NASCIO),December2003.Allrightsreserved.ThisworkcannotbepublishedorotherwisedistributedwithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofNASCIO.iiNASCIOEnterpriseArchitectureMaturityModelACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................................IVEAMATURITYMODEL............................................................................................................................1MatReferenceMaterial...............................................................................................................................15CONTRIBUTORS......................................................................................................................................16NASCIOHeadquarters.........................................................................................................................16TABLEOFCONTENTSIntroduction............................................................................................................................................1Background............................................................................................................................................4urityModelforEnterpriseArchitecture...........................................................................................6EALEVEL0-NoProgram.............................................................................................................7EALEVEL1-InformalProgram...................................................................................................8EALEVEL2-RepeatableProgram................................................................................................9EALEVEL3-Well-DefinedProgram..........................................................................................10EALEVEL4-ManagedProgram.................................................................................................11EALEVEL5-ContinuouslyImprovingVitalProgram...............................................................12Summary..............................................................................................................................................14ArchitectureWorkingGroupContributors..........................................................................................16ArchitectureWorkingGroupConsultants............................................................................................16NASCIOStaff......................................................................................................................................16NASCIOEnterpriseArchitectureMaturityModeliiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTheNASCIOEnterpriseArchitectureMaturityModelwastheresultofcontributionsfromNASCIOmembersandpartners.NASCIOwishestoextenditsappreciationtothemembersoftheArchitectureWorkingGroup,ImplementationSubcommittee.ParticularrecognitionisgiventoJohnCareyBrownfromthestateofKansas,andJudiWoodandChristineSchillerfromthestateofMaryland.WealsowishtothankGerryWethington,CIOofthestateofMissouriandchairpersonofNASCIO’sEnterpriseArchitectureWorkingGroup,andDougRobinson,ExecutiveDirector,OfficeoftheCIOforthestateofKentuckyandvicechairpersonofNASCIO’sEnterpriseArchitectureWorkingGroupfortheirinsightanddedicationduringthisprocess.ThisprojectwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthesupportoftheU.S.DepartmentofJustice’sOfficeofJusticeProgramsandwasfundedbygrantaward#98-DD-BX-0067fromtheBureauofJusticeAssistance.Formoreinformationaboutthevalidationeffort,pleasesee