<s>
Enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
(	O
ELC	O
)	O
in	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
is	O
the	O
dynamic	O
,	O
iterative	O
process	O
of	O
changing	O
the	O
enterprise	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
incorporating	O
new	O
business	O
processes	O
,	O
new	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
capabilities	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
maintenance	O
,	O
disposition	O
and	O
disposal	O
of	O
existing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
key	O
concept	O
in	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
engineering	I-Architecture
and	O
systems	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
process	I-Architecture
is	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
similar	O
processes	O
,	O
as	O
program	O
management	O
cycle	O
or	O
systems	B-General_Concept
development	I-General_Concept
life	I-General_Concept
cycle	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
has	O
similar	O
properties	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
product	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
aids	O
in	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
capital	O
planning	O
and	O
investment	O
control	O
(	O
CPIC	O
)	O
process	O
that	O
selects	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
evaluates	O
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overlying	O
these	O
processes	O
are	O
human	O
capital	O
management	O
and	O
information	B-Application
security	I-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
these	O
processes	O
work	O
together	O
effectively	O
,	O
the	O
enterprise	O
can	O
effectively	O
manage	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
strategic	O
resource	O
and	O
business	O
process	O
enabler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
architecture	O
is	O
employed	O
in	O
the	O
CPIC	O
and	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
engineering	I-Architecture
and	O
program	O
management	O
processes	O
via	O
prioritized	O
,	O
incremental	O
projects	O
and	O
the	O
insertion	O
of	O
emerging	O
new	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
integrates	O
the	O
management	O
,	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
engineering	O
life	O
cycle	O
processes	O
that	O
span	O
the	O
enterprise	O
to	O
align	O
its	O
business	O
and	O
IT	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
refers	O
generally	O
to	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
approach	O
for	O
managing	O
activities	O
and	O
making	O
decisions	O
during	O
ongoing	O
refreshment	O
of	O
business	O
and	O
technical	O
practices	O
to	O
support	O
its	O
enterprise	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
activities	O
include	O
investment	O
management	O
,	O
project	O
definition	O
,	O
configuration	O
management	O
,	O
accountability	O
,	O
and	O
guidance	O
for	O
systems	O
development	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
system	B-General_Concept
development	I-General_Concept
life	I-General_Concept
cycle	I-General_Concept
(	O
SDLC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
applies	O
to	O
enterprise-wide	O
planning	O
activities	O
and	O
decision	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
System	B-General_Concept
Development	I-General_Concept
Life	I-General_Concept
Cycle	I-General_Concept
generally	O
refers	O
to	O
practices	O
for	O
building	O
individual	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
figure	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
depicts	O
notional	O
activities	O
of	O
an	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
life	I-Architecture
cycle	I-Architecture
methodology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
this	O
document	O
,	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Life	I-Architecture
Cycle	I-Architecture
does	O
not	O
refer	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
methodology	O
or	O
a	O
specific	O
bureau	O
's	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
organization	O
needs	O
to	O
follow	O
a	O
documented	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Life	I-Architecture
Cycle	I-Architecture
methodology	O
appropriate	O
to	O
its	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
its	O
enterprise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
its	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Performance	I-Architecture
Life	I-Architecture
Cycle	I-Architecture
(	O
EPLC	O
)	O
encompasses	O
the	O
major	O
business	O
functions	O
executed	O
under	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
the	O
Chief	O
Information	O
Officer	O
(	O
CIO	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
shows	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
the	O
relationship	O
among	O
the	O
different	O
business	O
functions	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
general	O
order	O
and	O
the	O
iterative	O
nature	O
of	O
their	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
placement	O
of	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
EPLC	O
conceptual	O
diagram	O
,	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
figure	O
,	O
reflects	O
the	O
supporting	O
and	O
enabling	O
role	O
that	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
serves	O
for	O
the	O
major	O
business	O
functions	O
in	O
the	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Performance	I-Architecture
Life	I-Architecture
Cycle	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Enterprise	O
Architecture	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
Program	O
explicitly	O
considers	O
the	O
information	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Performance	I-Architecture
Life	I-Architecture
Cycle	I-Architecture
(	O
EPLC	O
)	O
processes	O
in	O
developing	O
and	O
enhancing	O
the	O
EA	O
Framework	O
,	O
collecting	O
and	O
populating	O
data	O
in	O
the	O
EA	O
Repository	O
,	O
and	O
developing	O
views	O
,	O
reports	O
,	O
and	O
analytical	O
tools	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
EPLC	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
investment-level	O
perspective	O
is	O
detailed	O
in	O
the	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Performance	I-Architecture
Life	I-Architecture
Cycle	I-Architecture
Framework	O
.	O
</s>
