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Principle Based Enterprise Architecture

The Principle Based Enterprise Architecture (PBEA) Method is a proven approach for implementing an enterprise-wide architecture practice in large- and medium-sized technology organizations. 

The method begins with a set of architecture objectives linked to concepts that matter to the business. It then lays out how to build technology platforms from components we call assets and how to manage those assets over time, through the calculation and management of technical debt.

The PBEA method grew from the experience of watching how large technology organizations function (or do not function as the case may be). 

The Principle Based Enterprise Architecture is available in all publishing formats from Amazon.com and from Technics Publishing

Why I wrote “Principle Based Enterprise Architecture”

I began my career as a software developer. I wrote code. I was only responsible for the code that I wrote, not for the complete system and not for the work of others. As I advanced in my career, I became a team leader and then a software development manager. I became responsible for the work of others. That is when I first started to notice the difference in output from different developers. Some developers produced code 10 times or even 100 times as fast as others. I do not mean that they produced 10 times as much code in the same time period. I mean they produced 10 times as much functionality, sometimes with one-tenth as many lines of code. Some people