Enterprise Architecture Context

Impedance mismatch
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| Business Strategy and Operating Model               |
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                Enterprise Architecture
                          |
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          |                                         | 
          V                                         V
 
    Guiding Arch Principles & STd          Enterprise Technical
    Business & IT Capabilities Model           Architecture
                                           ---------------------     
    EA Governance Program / ARB            -Tech Plan and Road map
    Business Architecture                  -Future state Architecture
                                           -Architecture Models
                                            Transition Plan
                                           -Prioritization Model and Plan

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| Business Operations and IT Systems and Capabilities |
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Fill the gap between business goal and IT capabilities

Goal of Enterprise Architecture - facilitate change

Provide strategic technical and architectural vision

Lead architecture transformation and organizational change

Ensure IT capabilities match business needs

Communicate goals, metrics and across org

Books

  • Enterprise Architecture as Strategy
  • A Practical Guide to Enterprise Architecture
  • The Real Business of IT

All resources