---
sourceType: article
title: Possible Futures for Enterprise Architecture
authors:
  - Bodman, Mark
url: https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/elevating-ea/possible-futures-enterprise-architecture/
license: third-party
abstract: |
  Architecture & Governance Magazine piece on where EA must move. Introduces
  the meteorology analogy — architects should "provide forecasts and models
  that produce guidance" rather than exposing raw architecture models to
  leadership. Includes the assertion that "most IT organizations have little
  to no business architecture in play, effectively making most current and
  future technology investment impossible to trace to business outcomes."
  Published by Architecture & Governance Magazine; bundled here as abstract
  + locator per RAW-SOURCES-LICENSE.md.
---

## Why it's cited

Foundational source for the **EA is meteorology, not model exposition** stance and the **be a meteorologist** heuristic. Closest published material to the "judgment lens" framing the platform is built on. Third-party publication; abstract-and-locator only.

## Key claims

- EA's value to the business is forecasts and guidance, not raw model exposure.
- Most IT organizations have no business architecture in play; investment cannot be traced to outcomes.
- The fix is a judgment surface on top of the models, not more diagrams.

## See also

- Stance: `[[stances/ea-is-meteorology]]`
- Heuristic: `[[heuristics/be-a-meteorologist]]`
