BUSI502 Week 4 Assignment 6

Read the Case Study 6-1, Enterprise Architecture at American Express. Answer the following questions:

• What are the key components of the architecture      American Express has created?
• Why was it important to standardize so much of the      architecture? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a standard EA      for American Express?
• Describe how the new architecture supports the goals      and strategy of American Express.
• What types of future payment products and services      should be anticipated and prepared for by the EA group? What is your      vision of how payments might work?
• If you were advising the CIO of American Express, what      would you suggest his group prepare for?