{"id":277,"date":"2025-09-25T20:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterprisearchitect.se\/ufaq\/what-frameworks-do-enterprise-architects-commonly-use\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:39:34","slug":"what-frameworks-do-enterprise-architects-commonly-use","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/enterprisearchitect.se\/en\/ufaq\/what-frameworks-do-enterprise-architects-commonly-use\/","title":{"rendered":"What frameworks do Enterprise Architects commonly use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs- ewd-ufaq-faq-category-title-accordion\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='date' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/277' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns-1 ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-277-Oakmg7YQNQ' data-post_id='277'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tWhat frameworks do Enterprise Architects commonly use?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>Common frameworks that are widely used and highly recognized in the field of Enterprise Architecture include TOGAF, Zachman Framework, FEAF, DoDAF, and SABSA, as well as a broad range of other industry-specific models that have been carefully tailored to address the unique requirements and challenges of particular sectors and industries. 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