EA Daily Time Allocation & Activity

Time / %	Activity	Purpose & Details	Tools / Frameworks
20–25%	Stakeholder Engagement	Meetings with business, IT, security, compliance, and CXOs to understand priorities, risks, and upcoming initiatives. Align architecture with business strategy.	MS Teams / Zoom, Outlook, Miro for visual collaboration
15–20%	Architecture Reviews & Design	Review solution designs, microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and data flows to ensure alignment with EA principles and standards.	LeanIX, Mega HOPEX, Confluence, Draw.io / Miro
15–20%	Governance & Compliance	Conduct ARB (Architecture Review Board) sessions, policy enforcement, and ensure delivery pipelines incorporate EA checks (Policy-as-Code, OPA, Terraform). Track compliance with security, regulatory (RBI/SEBI), and internal standards.	ServiceNow GRC, Power BI dashboards, CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps / Jenkins)
10–15%	Strategy & Roadmap Planning	Update EA roadmap, identify gaps, define short/mid/long-term initiatives, prioritize investments, and align with enterprise goals.	LeanIX, MS Project / Jira Portfolio, Confluence
10–15%	Evidence Gathering & Assessment	Review artifacts, CMDB, logs, and dashboards. Track maturity, gaps, and progress on Level 2 → 5 initiatives. Prepare heatmaps and reports for management.	ServiceNow CMDB, Tableau / Power BI, Confluence
10%	Continuous Learning & Innovation	Stay updated on emerging technologies, cloud-native patterns, AI/ML, and best practices. Evaluate pilot technologies for adoption.	Tech blogs, internal labs, Miro / internal sandbox environments
5–10%	Mentoring & Collaboration	Guide architects, participate in guilds/CoPs, provide architectural guidance, and foster knowledge sharing.	MS Teams, Confluence, Miro

EA Daily Schedule (10 AM – 7 PM)

Time	Activity	Details	Tools / Deliverables
10:00 – 10:30 AM	Daily Standup / Inbox Review	Quick check of emails, Jira/ServiceNow notifications, urgent requests, CI/CD alerts. Prioritize day.	Outlook, Teams, Jira, ServiceNow
10:30 – 11:30 AM	Stakeholder Meetings / CXO Touchpoints	Discuss ongoing initiatives, upcoming projects, risks, alignment with business KPIs.	MS Teams, Miro, Confluence
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM	Architecture Reviews / Design Oversight	Review solution designs, integration patterns, microservices, APIs, cloud infra. Ensure alignment with EA principles & standards.	LeanIX, Mega HOPEX, Confluence, Draw.io
1:00 – 1:30 PM	Lunch / Networking	Informal discussions with team, architects, business partners.	–
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Governance & Compliance	Conduct ARB prep / reviews, approve architecture exceptions, ensure CI/CD pipelines enforce Policy-as-Code & standards (OPA, Terraform).	ServiceNow GRC, Azure DevOps, Power BI dashboards
2:30 – 3:30 PM	Maturity Assessment & Evidence Gathering	Review CMDB, dashboards, heatmaps, artifact repository. Update EA maturity scoring (Level 2 → 3/4/5).	ServiceNow CMDB, Tableau / Power BI, Confluence
3:30 – 4:30 PM	Roadmap & Strategic Planning	Update EA roadmap, prioritize initiatives, align with short-, mid-, long-term goals, plan funding requests.	LeanIX, MS Project, Confluence
4:30 – 5:00 PM	Coffee / Informal Catch-ups	Connect with architects, CoP / Guild discussions, mentoring.	–
5:00 – 6:00 PM	Continuous Learning / Innovation	Review emerging tech trends (cloud, AI/ML, GenAI), evaluate pilots, research best practices.	Internal labs, Miro, Tech Blogs, Sandbox Environments
6:00 – 6:45 PM	Documentation & Reports	Update design docs, maturity assessment reports, governance logs, dashboards for CXO or delivery teams.	Confluence, Power BI / Tableau, SharePoint
6:45 – 7:00 PM	Day Wrap-up / Next Day Planning	Review pending items, align priorities, set up meetings, log follow-ups.	Outlook, Teams, Jira

Key Highlights You Can Mention in Interview:

• Strategic + Tactical: Balance between CXO engagement, governance, and hands-on architecture review.

• Embedded EA Practices: Continuous integration of architecture into delivery pipelines (Policy-as-Code, OPA, Terraform).

• Evidence-Based Decisions: Daily review of CMDB, dashboards, heatmaps for proactive governance.

• People & Innovation Focus: Mentoring architects, staying ahead on emerging technologies.

10:00 – 10:30 AM   | Daily Standup / Inbox Review
                   | • Check emails, Jira/ServiceNow alerts
                   | • Prioritize tasks for the day
                   | Tools: Outlook, Teams, Jira, ServiceNow

10:30 – 11:30 AM   | Stakeholder / CXO Meetings
                   | • Discuss projects, risks, alignment with business KPIs
                   | Tools: MS Teams, Miro, Confluence

11:30 – 1:00 PM    | Architecture Reviews / Design Oversight
                   | • Microservices, APIs, integration patterns, cloud infra
                   | Tools: LeanIX, Mega HOPEX, Confluence, Draw.io

1:00 – 1:30 PM     | Lunch / Networking
                   | • Informal discussions with architects & business partners

1:30 – 2:30 PM     | Governance & Compliance
                   | • ARB prep/reviews, Policy-as-Code, OPA, Terraform in CI/CD
                   | Tools: ServiceNow GRC, Azure DevOps, Power BI

2:30 – 3:30 PM     | Maturity Assessment & Evidence Gathering
                   | • Review CMDB, dashboards, heatmaps, artifact repository
                   | Tools: ServiceNow CMDB, Tableau / Power BI, Confluence

3:30 – 4:30 PM     | Roadmap & Strategic Planning
                   | • Update EA roadmap, prioritize initiatives, align funding
                   | Tools: LeanIX, MS Project, Confluence

4:30 – 5:00 PM     | Coffee / Informal Catch-ups
                   | • Mentoring, CoP / Guild discussions

5:00 – 6:00 PM     | Continuous Learning / Innovation
                   | • Explore cloud, AI/ML, GenAI, pilot evaluation
                   | Tools: Internal labs, Miro, Sandbox Environments

6:00 – 6:45 PM     | Documentation & Reports
                   | • Update design docs, maturity reports, dashboards
                   | Tools: Confluence, Power BI / Tableau, SharePoint

6:45 – 7:00 PM     | Day Wrap-up / Next Day Planning
                   | • Review pending items, set priorities, schedule meetings
                   | Tools: Outlook, Teams, Jira

✅ Interview Tip:

• “As an Enterprise Architect, my day is a balance of strategic planning, governance, design review, and stakeholder engagement. I start by checking dashboards and prioritizing tasks, then spend time with with CXOs and business teams to align technology with business outcomes, align projects with business KPIs… mid-day I focus on architecture & design reviews,I spend time review solution designs for standards and compliance, ensure CI/CD pipelines incorporate EA checks like Policy-as-Code and Terraform, and continuously monitor maturity and gaps and embedding EA into delivery pipelines, and later I plan roadmaps, mentor architects, participate in guilds, and explore emerging technologies to keep the enterprise architecture innovative, compliant, explore emerging tech and delivery-ready”