Zachman Analysis

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Analyze architecture from a specific stakeholder perspective
• Ensure complete coverage across different viewpoints
• Check which architectural aspects are documented
• Understand what questions each perspective asks

Keywords: zachman, viewpoint, perspective, interrogative, what, how, where, who, when, why, planner, owner, designer, builder

Zachman Framework 3.0 Overview

The Zachman Framework is a 6x6 ontology for classifying enterprise architecture artifacts. It's a classification schema (taxonomy), not a methodology.

Key insight: TOGAF tells you how to create architecture. Zachman tells you how to organize what you create.