Methodology of the Enterprise Architecture creating and the role of the Enterprise Architecture in rural development

This contribution deals with the concept of the Enterprise Architecture, the practice that tries to describe and control an organization structure, processes, applications, systems and technology infrastructure, software components, services and roles in enterprise. It links the goals, resources and rule in enterprise with the processes and activities in business organization and creates a large document for planning, investing and the enterprise information strategy. The aim of the article is the methodological approach, the common method for development of the Enterprise Architecture document. What is important in this document? All business managers must make sense of the architecture to optimize their activities according to the specific business goals and to develop a strategy for the innovation and for the introduction improvements in the current business situation and into the future. The Enterprise Architecture can serve as a basis of business knowledge. The description principles should be applied in every area of industry also in the Czech agriculture area. The conclusions of the paper evaluate the knowledge context and discuss the necessity of establishing the Enterprise Architecture in the company.