It's important to simplify concepts when explaining them to children. Here's how you might explain Enterprise Architecture to a child:

Imagine you're playing with your favorite set of building blocks. You have many different shapes and colors to choose from. You could randomly start attaching blocks together, but if you want to build a big castle, it's better to have a design.

In this design, you'd decide where to put the towers, the drawbridge, the king's room, and the kitchen. You'd decide which blocks you need for each part, and how they need to fit together. This way, the castle will be strong, look good, and have everything a castle needs.

Just like you need a design to build a castle, big companies need a plan to build their businesses. This design is called "Enterprise Architecture."

Enterprise Architecture is like a big design or blueprint. It helps the company decide where to put its different parts, like the sales department, the customer service, the factories, and the offices. It also helps them decide how these parts should work together, and what tools they need to do their jobs.

Just like how your castle needs to be strong and look good, the company needs to be efficient, make money, and keep its workers and customers happy. And just like you might update your design as you build the castle and find better ways to put things together, the company might update its Enterprise Architecture as it grows and changes.

So, Enterprise Architecture is a very important design that helps a company build its business, just like the plan you use to build your castle with your building blocks.

Author: Claudio Restaino