Improved NIH Enterprise Architecture Website

The NIH IT Enterprise Architecture team is pleased to announce the successful launch of the new NIH Enterprise Architecture (EA) Web site - an online resource for teams and individuals who plan, build, or purchase IT systems for NIH.

The newly designed site is easier to use, more accessible, and helps users learn and understand the tenets of enterprise architecture. CIT and the NIH IT Enterprise Architecture Team implemented Microsoft’s Content Management System (CMS) to facilitate document handling, updating, and tracking.

New Features

Based on user feedback, new features were added, including:

• "Your Part," which offers step-by-step instructions on how to use the NIH Enterprise Architecture or make projects EA-compliant


• the "About" page, which describes enterprise architecture as it is used at NIH


• the ability to share EA Web pages with co-workers


• a "Related Links" box, offering helpful links to more information tailored to the user's current active NIH EA Web page

Navigating the Architecture Library

Users can easily browse the “Architecture Library” on the site using several approaches; architecture definitions can be reviewed by technology type, business area, architecture type, or artifact type. The “Home” page offers easy links to all the important areas of the site as well, including a “Help” link for assistance with either the Web site itself or other areas of the NIH Enterprise Architecture.