Ralph Whittle is coauthor, with Conrad Myrick, of Enterprise Business Architecture: The Formal Link between Strategy and Results. He is a strategic business/IT consultant and subject matter expert in enterprise business architecture development and implementation. Mr. Whittle has built enterprise business architectures in various industries, such as manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and technology. He is also coinventor of a patented Strategic Business/IT Planning framework. Mr. Whittle can be reached at E-mail: ralphwhittle at earthlink.net; Web site:www.enterprisebusinessarchitecture.com.