Svyatoslav Kotusev
Svyatoslav Kotusev is an independent researcher, educator and consultant.
Since 2013, he has been studying enterprise architecture practices in organizations.
He is an author of the book The Practice of Enterprise Architecture: A Modern Approach to Business and IT Alignment (now in its second edition), the book Enterprise Architects: The Agents of Digital Transformation, more than 50 articles and other materials on enterprise architecture that appeared in various academic journals and conferences, industry magazines and online outlets.
Svyatoslav received his PhD in information systems from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Prior to his research career, he held various software development and architecture positions in the industry.
He can be reached at kotusev@kotusev.com
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A one-page aggregated view of popular EA artifacts used in organizations with their most essential properties, including their informational content, representation format, high-level structure, overall meaning, typical usage, temporal lifecycle, general role, key purpose and associated benefits
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A one-page aggregated view of the core processes constituting an EA practice with their interrelationships and most essential properties, including their main goals and motives, necessary participants, underlying EA artifacts and documents, key activities and associated techniques, temporal nature and general meaning
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The Practice of Enterprise Architecture
A Modern Approach to Business and IT Alignment
Based on an extensive study of the actual industry best practices, this book provides a systematic, end-to-end description of various aspects of an EA practice integrated into a consistent logical picture. This book offers research-based, conceptually sound and practically actionable answers to the key questions related to enterprise architecture
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The book is adopted as a key textbook for teaching enterprise architecture courses in a number of universities across the globe, including Northern America, Europe and Asia
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Enterprise Architects
The Agents of Digital Transformation
Based on an extensive study of the work of enterprise architects, this book provides the first detailed and systematic description of various aspects of their occupation integrated into a coherent logical picture. This book offers research-based, conceptually sound and practically actionable answers to the key questions about enterprise architects
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A basic teaching pack intended for universities based on the book
The Practice of Enterprise Architecture: A Modern Approach to Business and IT Alignment.
Sample materials from the teaching pack are available below:
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Introduction to the Course
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: The Concept of Enterprise Architecture
Lecture 3: The Role of Enterprise Architecture Practice
Tests for Lecture 1: Introduction
Tests for Lecture 2: The Concept of Enterprise Architecture
Tests for Lecture 3: The Role of Enterprise Architecture Practice
Teaching Case: Design of the Architecture Function at a Manufacturing Company
Teaching Case: Useless Software Tool for Enterprise Architecture
Teaching Case: What Went Wrong with the Enterprise Architecture Consulting Engagement?
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The full teaching pack with 19 lectures, tests and other materials in MS PowerPoint and MS Word formats is freely available to universities on request to the author
The teaching pack can be freely used for educational purposes, adapted, reorganized or translated with references to the original in any convenient form
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Publications on Enterprise Architecture
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| 2015 | Consolidating Enterprise Architecture Management Research | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2015 | Investigating the Usage of Enterprise Architecture Artifacts | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2016 | Enterprise Architecture Is Not TOGAF | General | PDF, Web |
| 2016 | The Critical Scrutiny of TOGAF | General | PDF, Web |
| 2016 | The History of Enterprise Architecture: An Evidence-Based Review | General | |
| 2016 | One Minute Enterprise Architecture | General | PDF, Web |
| 2016 | Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: The Fad of the Century | General | PDF, Web |
| 2016 | Two Worlds of Enterprise Architecture | General | |
| 2016 | Enterprise Architecture Practice in Retail: Problems and Solutions | General | |
| 2016 | Six Types of Enterprise Architecture Artifacts | General | PDF, Web |
| 2017 | Eight Essential Enterprise Architecture Artifacts | General | PDF, Web |
| 2017 | Different Approaches to Enterprise Architecture | General | |
| 2017 | The Relationship Between Enterprise Architecture Artifacts | General | PDF, Web |
| 2017 | Critical Questions in Enterprise Architecture Research | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2017 | A Frameworks-Free Look at Enterprise Architecture | General | |
| 2017 | Conceptual Model of Enterprise Architecture Management | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2017 | Enterprise Architecture on a Single Page | General | PDF, Web |
| 2017 | Enterprise Architecture: What Did We Study? | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2018 | TOGAF: Just the Next Fad That Turned into a New Religion | General | PDF, Web |
| 2018 | Fake and Real Tools for Enterprise Architecture | General | PDF, Web |
| 2018 | TOGAF Version 9.2: What's New? | General | PDF, Web |
| 2018 | TOGAF-Based Enterprise Architecture Practice: An Exploratory Case Study | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2018 | Enterprise Architecture: The Realms of Natural and Artificial | General | PDF, Web |
| 2018 | Enterprise Architecture: A Reconceptualization Is Needed | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2019 | Yet Another Taxonomy for Enterprise Architecture Artifacts | General | |
| 2019 | Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Architecture Artifacts: Questioning the Old Concept in Light of New Findings | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2019 | Enterprise Architecture Artifacts: Facts and Decisions | General | PDF, Web |
| 2019 | Fake and Real Tools for Enterprise Architecture: The Zachman Framework and Business Capability Model | General | PDF, Web |
| 2019 | The Process View of Enterprise Architecture Practice | General | PDF, Web |
| 2019 | The Problem of Engagement in Enterprise Architecture Practice: An Exploratory Case Study | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2019 | Enterprise Architecture Practice on a Single Page | General | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | Artifacts, Activities, Benefits and Blockers: Exploring Enterprise Architecture Practice in Depth | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | Can Enterprise Architecture Be Based on the Business Strategy? | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | Sizing, Structuring, and Fine-Tuning Your EA Function | General | Web |
| 2020 | The Hard Side of Business and IT Alignment | General | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | The Role of Engagement in Achieving Business-IT Alignment Through Practicing Enterprise Architecture | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | What Is Agile Enterprise Architecture? | General | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | Enterprise Architecture: Forget Systems Thinking, Improve Communication | General | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | The Effect of Enterprise Architecture Deployment Practices on Organizational Benefits: A Dynamic Capability Perspective | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | Roles of Different Artifacts in Enterprise Architecture Practice: An Exploratory Study | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2020 | Configuring Your EA Practice for Agility | General | Web |
| 2021 | The Role of Enterprise Architecture for Digital Transformations | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2021 | Stakeholder Engagement in Enterprise Architecture Practice: What Inhibitors Are There? | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2021 | Vicious and Virtuous Circles in Enterprise Architecture Practice | General | PDF, Web |
| 2021 | A Comparison of the Top Four Enterprise Architecture Frameworks | General | PDF, Web |
| 2021 | The Theoretical Basis of Enterprise Architecture: A Critical Review and Taxonomy of Relevant Theories | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2021 | The Most Important Property of Enterprise Architecture Artifacts | General | PDF, Web |
| 2021 | Enterprise Architecture Practice Under a Magnifying Glass: Linking Artifacts, Activities, Benefits, and Blockers | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2022 | Enterprise Architecture Is Based on Business Strategy, Is It Not? | General | PDF, Web |
| 2022 | The Concept of Information Architecture in the Context of Enterprise Architecture | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2022 | The Practical Roles of Enterprise Architecture Artifacts: A Classification and Relationship | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2023 | The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition: What's New? | General | |
| 2023 | Enterprise Architecture Artifacts as Boundary Objects: An Empirical Analysis | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2023 | Enterprise Architecture Artefacts as Instruments for Knowledge Management: A Theoretical Interpretation | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2024 | Modeling Business Capabilities in Enterprise Architecture Practice: The Case of Business Capability Models | Academic | PDF, Web |
| 2024 | The Structuring of Enterprise Architecture Functions in Organizations: Towards a Systematic Theory | Academic | PDF, Web |
Other Materials
| Year | Material | Audience | Format |
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| 2017 | A Fresh Look at Enterprise Architecture Artifacts (BCS EASG Webinar) | General | Video |
| 2018 | Interview with Svyatoslav Kotusev by Christopher Schulz (Mosaiic) | General | |
| 2022 | Interview with Svyatoslav Kotusev by Shen Liu (Thoughtworks China) | General | PDF, Web |
| 2023 | The Practice of Enterprise Architecture (2nd Edition) - Book Review by Ashraf Fouad (Techie Architect) | General | Video |
| 2024 | The Framework Mythbuster: Unraveling Tangles of Enterprise Architecture | General | Video |
Training and Consulting
Various enterprise architecture trainings and consulting services can be provided to organizations on demand.
Training and consulting engagements can be organized in a flexible, customized manner to better suit the specific needs of your company and its architecture team.
For any questions regarding the training and consulting opportunities, please contact the author directly