This term has an analytical meaning, there being many side to this profession as well. Enterprise is a word which takes into consideration three distinct entities, namely information, technology and most importantly people. While creating enterprise architecture for a business or any other financial organization the scopes as well as the limitations of it also need to be kept in mind. Those in this line of activity, the enterprise architects, as they are called, have to use various tools like analytical techniques, ideas, conceptions and business methods. In the process they produce drawings, a documents list and various models which they commonly refer to as artifacts. These artifacts are necessary for a brief description of the enterprise architecture.
This profession is growing rapidly. There are many high profile organizations which require the work of an EA. Even the Government of many countries, chiefly the US federal agencies needs this form a guiding function of its structure. There are many areas in which this line of work functions and it has been often been divided into categories.
