The European Trap

Over the last 25 years, Europe became the textbook example of how Enterprise Architecture was boxed into IT governance.

 

Yes, regulators created the compliance-heavy climate — Basel II/III, Solvency II, GDPR demanded endless audit evidence. But it was not Brussels that redefined EA. The real shift came from those who sold and operationalized it:

1. IT consultants armed with certifications and frameworks.

2. Consulting firms who monetized EA by selling “architects” into delivery roles.

3. Outsourcing vendors and captive centres who rebranded coding oversight as “Enterprise Architecture”