What is it about?
Records professionals must navigate through a wide range of software applications and technological infrastructure and understand their interconnections in order to effectively support the functions and activities of an organization. Unfortunately, there is often a lack of synchronization between different parties involved, such as business stakeholders, IT professionals, and records specialists. The concept of enterprise architecture has emerged as a potential solution to address this underlying problem.
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Why is it important?
In contemporary organizations, numerous business systems or applications are utilized to facilitate various institutional operations. One crucial group of individuals responsible for overseeing the management of records and archives within these systems are records professionals. Their primary duty revolves around handling the plethora of potential archives or records generated by these diverse software applications. It is imperative for records professionals to comprehend the intricacies associated with a wide range of technological infrastructure and software applications, while also understanding how they intersect with one another in facilitating the institution's functions and activities.
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This article explores the efficacy and practicality of employing Enterprise Architecture frameworks in the realm of records management professionals. The primary objective of this investigation is to shed light on how EA frameworks can significantly enhance and streamline the operations carried out by records professionals within an organization.
Dr Shadrack Katuu
University of South Africa
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This page is a summary of: Enterprise Architecture — A Value Proposition for Records Professionals, December 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
DOI: 10.1109/bigdata47090.2019.9006603.
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