Information Framework (IFW)
Information FrameWork (IFW) is an enterprise architecture framework, populated with a comprehensive set of banking-specific business models. It was developed by Roger Evernden as an alternative to the Zachman Framework. The banking-specific business models represent the best practices in banking and are a natural extension to the Component Business Model.[1]
The Information FrameWork (IFW) has built upon the ideas presented by Zachman. However, the objectives and scope of IFW are broader than that of the original Zachman framework. IFW is described and compared with the original Zachman structure, showing the evolution, changes, and rationale behind the changes based on experiences from within the financial services industry. Since 1992 Information FrameWork (IFW) has provided the architectural foundation and framework for a set of models developed to support agile, component-based IT systems. Although these models were aimed primarily for the Banking, Finance, and Securities industry sector within IBM, the ideas and principles behind the architecture and the model have much wider applicability.