The essential project enterprise architecture tool. We define business architecture as the formal representation and active management of business design. It is considered to be a specialization since it goes into more detail than the togaf 9 certified syllabus. Business architecture describes the current and target business environments, focusing on the business processes and operations of the. The role of the accenture enterprise architecture planning. Information technology related enterprise architecture. Reciprocally, the enterprise architecture provides direction and boundaries. The social entrepreneurs playbook, expanded edition. This article introduces mckinseys 7s framework for evaluating an agencys organizational effectiveness and describes how. Enterprise architecture framework it services enterprise architecture framework.
How to kickstart an enterprise architecture initiative. Enterprise architecture principles enterprise architecture principles. Guy sereff, launching an enterprise business architecture practice. What business architecture tools and techniques to use in your work depends on the scope of your enterprise business architecture undertaking as well as the purpose and outcomes you are striving to achieve. University and specializes in enterprise architecture, security, information assurance, business continuity, and regulatory compliance. Many organizations have undertaken enterprise architecture planning activities that have failed to. Today, largely due to the rise in digital business, the role of an enterprise architect has been pulled out of the shadows. Enterprise business architecture is about enabling the strategic intent into a functional reality. Apr 30, 2016 basic steps to build an enterprise architecture practice from scratch published on april 30, 2016 april 30, 2016 104 likes 21 comments. Enterprise architecture ea is a rapidly evolving but still immature discipline.
Business models, business strategy and innovation david j. Jul 26, 2011 from businessmodel to enterprisearchitecture posted on 26 july 2011 by tom g posted in business, complexity structure, enterprise architecture, knowledge 12 comments v okay, i think im finally getting somewhere, on looking for a way to connect a businessmodel to enterprisearchitecture, to provide a full link between topdown. This page is designed to help it and business leaders better understand the technology and products in the. An approach for developing business architecture, an essential.
Enterprise architecture development should be managed as a formal program by an enterprise architecture department that is held accountable for success. Enterprise architecture ea to provide the foundation of it in an organization and has. This book provides practical advice on how to develop an enterprise architecture practice. Jun 20, 2011 enterprise architecture at its best is an effort to understand the strategic intent of a business and then have everything from business processes, to supporting technology, to partner. Teece whenever a business enterprise is established, it either explicitly or implicitly employs a particular business model that describes the design or architecture of the value creation, delivery, and capture mechanisms it employs. Director, it strategy business performance services, ntt data. Introduction to the guide1 enterprise architecture ea is a rapidly evolving but still immature discipline.
Guide to the evolving enterprise architecture body of. Written by guy sereff this is a brief playbook for those interested in starting or formalizing an enterprise business architecture practice within their current enterprise architecture function. Enterprise architecture is not just the sum of the technology architecture, applications architecture. Government of canada strategic plan for information. Depending on the type of enterprise and the maturity of its architecture practice, different architectural domains are distinguished, such as the product, business, information, and application domains. Architecture vision an overview white paper as enterprise business processes become increasingly digitized, new demands on the enterprise network architecture arise. The general business related rules and guidelines, intended to be enduring and seldom amended, that inform and support the way in which an organization sets about fulfilling its mission. Keys to enterprise architecture success the open group blog. Provides practice context, business architecture process, contribution to enterprise transformation, views and. Nw architecture architecture firm business plan executive summary. Business architecture management architecting the business for. Salesforce governance best practices richard clarke. Transforming banking enterprise architecture for business innovation and growth simplifying the banking architecture.
Building an enterprise architecture practice tools, tips, best practices, readytouse insights. Courtesy of tobias maescher this is an essential book for architects and designers who want to succeed at running their own business. A practical guide to federal enterprise architecture chief information officer council version 1. Enterprise architecture enables the business to understand its current.
Enterprise architecture in practice frameworks methods tools skills notations model templates inforte 15. Business architecture is still a nascent discipline, and hence the business architecture tools and techniques are evolving as well. Since that ea facilitates change based upon the changing business environment of the organization, the enterprise architect is the organizations primary change agent. Utrecht university, department of information and computing sciences. Maximum return on it investment achieve the highest possible roi on investment in information assets subject to. His background includes varied topics from digital forensics and wmd response, pandemic response planning, technology audit practices, and it governance strategies.
The means for this rebalancing is the elevation, and, in some cases, initial adoption, of business architecture practices. Business process design and implementation, 20092010. Establishing an enterprise architecture ea practice enterprise architecture regional summit, singapore organised by flipside, 2528 september 2006 one day workshop. Using yammer to transform your business before you plan your launch, think about how you want to use yammer and what you want it to do for your organization. Iterative approach to build an enterprise architecture for. Essential achieves this by focusing on enterprise architecture excellence while making it accessible to all. Business architecture principles enterprise architecture. There are 20 best practice briefs associated with the arcgis platform conceptual reference architecture diagram. System architecture defines what kinds of application systems are relevant to the enterprise and describes the applications as logical groups of capabilities that manage the information and support the business processes defined in the business architecture. Successful enterprise architecture practices in the 2010s must give equal emphasis to technology and business concerns.
The need for enterprise architecture can be summed up by two of its main goals aligning the business and its operations with it, and bridging the gap between the organizations current state, and its desired future state. Is your enterprise architecture making a difference. The processes recommended in the social entrepreneurs playbook show that due diligence matters, and can be carried out, for organizations that attend to those in need. If you are striving for a fullhearted yes to these questions, this is the book for you. Strategic direction creates a vision for the enterprise that will guide the development of each architecture component.
The place of business architecture within enterprise architecture written by daniel lambert fortunately, enterprise architecture ea is not always only about enterprise and it documentation anymore. Use business models and business modeling to set strategy for business architecture practice launch develop insights and skills necessary to be successful in the role of business architect. Enterprise architecture ea is more relevant today than ever before considering the accelerating pace of technology adoption, many new and disruptive market forces, hypercompetitive environments, and rapidly changing business models. This is a practical guide to getting started, with tips, selfassessments and resources for further investigation. The government of canada strategic plan for information management and information technology sets information, data and technology direction for the government of canada and identifies enterprise wide priorities and key activities for departments, agencies and.
Sereff, launching an enterprise business architecture practice a playbook for getting. The cisco digital network architecture vision an overview. How to kickstart an enterprise architecture initiative erwin. Enterprise architecture documents, as depicted in fig. Enterprise business architecture eba or strategic business architecture is a comprehensive and integrated modeling of a company linking the strategic, structural, informational, technological, and operational aspects of a corporation. Basic steps to build an enterprise architecture practice from. Increased role of business architecture in strategic and business planning. Frameworks for enterprise architecture e nterprise architecture is a widely adopted means for coping with organizations everincreasing complexity and for ensuring that organizations appropriately use and optimize their technical resources.
This activity ensures that best practice and expertise in enterprise architecture, including frameworks and development approaches, are considered during the development or refinement of the enterprise architecture policy and supporting documents. A playbook for those who want to get a peek into real world business it alignment and dont know where to start. Building blocks for enterprise business architecture. Bringing together articles, best practices, resources, and tips, the playbook helps you build digital workplace solutions that deliver results at every stage of your digital transformation journey.
Business architects executives strategists business analysts enterprise architects process analysts marketing product managers course outline. The architecture is built to facilitate fast and flexible network services that support. The process is designed to facilitate collaboration and partnerships between it and business stakeholders. Focuses on the business aspects of enterprise architecture management. Enterprise architecture tools market and to act as a launching pad for further research. Enterprise architecture describes significant structural components such as information, process, application and technology assets and how they are used to support optimized business execution.
Procedures is to describe the architecture business processes that support the epa. Enterprise architecture in the context of organizational strategy. Modeling eba function eba methodology eba practice eba process eba team ebook engineering enterprise architecture framework enterprise business architecture evaluating executive figure firms governance model highlevel. Pdf organizations use enterprise architecture ea, which describes an enterprise from an integrated business and it perspective, to improve. In our workshops, you get consistent instruction from a seasoned practitioner, sam holcman. The archipreneur concept starts with a clear look at the. Arti has a mature enterprise architecture practice and uses. Establishing an enterprise architecture ea practice. Enterprise architecture ea is the definition and representation of a highlevel view of an enterprise s business processes and it systems, their interrelationships, and the extent to which these. Solving complex business it problems radical open innovation. Enterprise architecture practice on a page is an evidencebased model of an ea practice on a single page.
Launching an enterprise business architecture practice. Definition of enterprise architecture the enterprise architecture is the organizing logic for business process and it capabilities reflecting the integration and standardization requirements of the firms operating model. From businessmodel to enterprisearchitecture tom graves. Business architecture innovation summit day one object.
Enterprise architecture as business capabilities architecture. Steers clear of the salespitch for architectural frameworks and maturity models and tells you how to start aligning your it ecosystem with the business context in your organisation. Successful ea teams provide cxos, business and it stakeholders with the insights they need to make informed decisions and take action. The economic value of enterprise architecture and how to. The business architecture center of excellence bacoe seeks to evolve the business architect ba profession providing an evolving, best practice holistic environment for the practice of business architecture.
Checks for continued compliance with the enterprise architecture. Essential is the ea tool built by award winning enterprise architects. They are at the time of writing launching a global gl. Not only business complexity is handled by enterprise architecture. Enterprise architecture and gather detailed enterprise architecture success scenarios and frameworks. Architecture framework, business architecture process model, case study.
Business architecture is all about vision, alignment. Capturing and organizing that knowledge will help practitioners advance the discipline by both defining and bounding ea concepts and practices and help others by explaining and showing. In august 2010, gao issued gao10846g organizational transformation. Nw architecture offers interactive digitally designed architecture in international residential and commercial markets. The contribution of enterprise architecture to the. A brief playbook for those interested in starting or formalizing an enterprise business architecture practice within their current enterprise architecture function. Overview business transformation and enterprise architecture ea ea for the entire organisation or part of it. It provides a onepage aggregated view of core processes constituting an ea practice with their interrelationships and most essential properties, including their main goals and motives, necessary participants, underlying ea artifacts and documents, key activities and associated techniques. Enterprise architecture is an integrated and holistic vision of a systems fundamental organization.
Education enterprise architecture, or eea, is a strategic framework that can provide the structure, plan and processes to achieve an education agencys vision and goals by aligning its business and program side with information technology it. Enterprise architecture is a description of an enterprise from an integrated business and it perspective intended to bridge the communication gap between business and it stakeholders and improve. Architecture firm business plan sample executive summary. Enterprise architecture is unique to every organization, however there are some common elements. The business architecture in practice course is accredited by the open group as a togaf business architecture level 1 credential course. Developing a standard enterprise architecture practice. Pdf defining the business architecture profession researchgate. Enterprise architecture ea is a welldefined practice for conducting enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, using a comprehensive approach at all times, for the successful development and execution of strategy. Governance procedures ea procedures is to describe the architecture business processes that support the epa ea policy and lay out a structured methodology for identifying, collecting, and. That way, resources can be focused, and wellmeaning but vainglorious resource expenditures avoided. The accenture enterprise architecture planning solution helps customers define how it will enable the organization. Jun 02, 2016 avoiding the perils on the way to successful enterprise architecture. The ability to easily geoenable other enterprise business systems is a key capability of arcgis.
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