Course Description:
As the Enterprise Architecture (EA) Program capstone course, this course engages students in an integrated application of principles, policies, and practices of the EA Certificate Program. Students will identify enterprise architecture issues, conduct research, develop and assess solution strategies and then present the executed strategies in the context of an intensive case study based upon the actual experience of a government agency.

Recommended Attendance:
This course is intended for leaders and practitioners with current or anticipated responsibilities that involve leading the development or management of an enterprise architecture.

Prerequisites:
In addition to the following courses, students should have an approved project proposal before enrolling in EAP.

• Information Management Planning (IMP)
• Strategies for Process Improvement (PRI)
• Enterprise Architecture for Managers (ARC)
• Data Management Strategies and Technologies (DMS)
• Planning and Managing Enterprise Architecture Programs (PMA)
• Global Information Grid Architecture and Advanced Concepts (GIG) or Federal Enterprise Architecture and Advanced Concepts (FAC)

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to evaluate the state of an agency’s EA development effort and propose, assess, and select strategies to develop and implement an EA successfully.  They will be able to explain and justify their recommendations regarding EA development clearly and authoritatively through position papers and oral presentations.