<Dd> analyzes areas of common activity within or between organizations, where information and other resources are exchanged to guide future states from an integrated viewpoint of strategy, business, and technology . </Dd> <P> IT analysis firm Gartner defines the term as a discipline where an enterprise is led through change . According to their glossary, </P> <Dl> <Dd> "Enterprise architecture (EA) is a discipline for proactively and holistically leading enterprise responses to disruptive forces by identifying and analyzing the execution of change toward desired business vision and outcomes . EA delivers value by presenting business and IT leaders with signature - ready recommendations for adjusting policies and projects to achieve target business outcomes that capitalize on relevant business disruptions . EA is used to steer decision making toward the evolution of the future state architecture ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "Enterprise architecture (EA) is a discipline for proactively and holistically leading enterprise responses to disruptive forces by identifying and analyzing the execution of change toward desired business vision and outcomes . EA delivers value by presenting business and IT leaders with signature - ready recommendations for adjusting policies and projects to achieve target business outcomes that capitalize on relevant business disruptions . EA is used to steer decision making toward the evolution of the future state architecture ." </Dd>

The primary benefit of an enterprise architecture (ea) initiative would be to