Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ZF
Pronunciation
/ˈzækmən ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. What separates TOGAF from other frameworks such as the Zachman Framework ( ZF ) and SOA, is that it offers a method for building enterprise architectures – the Architecture Development Method ( ADM ).
  2. The Zachman Framework is one tool that organizations use to analyze their existing architecture and plan for the future; often it is mentioned in the same breath as enterprise architecture.

Other meanings of ZF