Enterprise architecture defines a firm’s needs for standardized tasks, job roles, systems, infrastructure, and data in core business processes. Thus, it helps a company to articulate how it will compete in a digital economy and it guides managers’ daily decisions to realize their vision of success. This book clearly explains enterprise architecture’s vital role in enabling—or constraining—the execution of business strategy. The book provides clear frameworks, thoughtful case examples, and a proven-effective structured process for designing and implementing effective enterprise architectures.
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An interesting approach to ensure that ICT ... makes a real contribution to
the performance of the organization. Well-argued
-- British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management, May 2007
the performance of the organization. Well-argued
-- British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management, May 2007
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By antom
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Enterprise Architecture as Strategy is a book that will be useful to both business managers and information technology managers. The book does not describe technology in detail, but instead offers a best-practice strategy for companies who want to ensure their business processes and information technology architecture are structured for future growth and agility.
The book starts by discussing the problems that many businesses have of silo systems and redundant data. It then draws on case studies from surveys involving more than 400 companies to propose a business-led enterprise architecture strategy. I felt this book offered a clear strategy that seems achievable, practicable and focused.
The authors show how companies can consider their direction based on a series of models. These include:
Operating model - allowing the company to consider how integrated and standardised its processes and systems need to be. For many companies the enterprise architecture strategy involves producing lots of diagrams and analyses of existing and hoped-for system capabilities; far better, the authors found, to consider the operating model and then focus on processes, data, technologies and customer interfaces that will enable this to be realised.
Enterprise architecture model - defining how the business processes and information technology infrastructure will be organised to reflect the operating model. The authors offer an easily grasped and intuitive structure for mapping the enterprise architecture. The stages that companies should go through in order to reach the architectural goal are also considered.
IT engagement model - governance mechanisms that will ensure that the company and its information technology projects achieve both local and company-wide objectives. The authors draw on best-practice case studies to offer advice and recommendations.
The book starts by discussing the problems that many businesses have of silo systems and redundant data. It then draws on case studies from surveys involving more than 400 companies to propose a business-led enterprise architecture strategy. I felt this book offered a clear strategy that seems achievable, practicable and focused.
The authors show how companies can consider their direction based on a series of models. These include:
Operating model - allowing the company to consider how integrated and standardised its processes and systems need to be. For many companies the enterprise architecture strategy involves producing lots of diagrams and analyses of existing and hoped-for system capabilities; far better, the authors found, to consider the operating model and then focus on processes, data, technologies and customer interfaces that will enable this to be realised.
Enterprise architecture model - defining how the business processes and information technology infrastructure will be organised to reflect the operating model. The authors offer an easily grasped and intuitive structure for mapping the enterprise architecture. The stages that companies should go through in order to reach the architectural goal are also considered.
IT engagement model - governance mechanisms that will ensure that the company and its information technology projects achieve both local and company-wide objectives. The authors draw on best-practice case studies to offer advice and recommendations.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By L. R. Faux
Format:Hardcover
If you are involved in defining Enterprise Architectural Solutions for large organisation, publicly owned or government bodies then I would recommend reading this book.
I have for, many years, made use of Architectural process frameworks such as TOGAF and IAF in shaping the high level approach to defining an enterprise architecture and although this book is not aimed specifically at these it does provides a large number of considerations that I believe should appear in high level architecture definition.
Understanding of the organisational model, the maturity of the IT and how it aligns with the business model (as-is and to-be), is key to both determining and justifying technical solutions. This thinking would be beneficial to be factored into considerations made in the TOGAF 9 Preliminary and Architecture Vision phases of architecture definition which define the Contextual characteristics of the Enterprise Architecture.
The book includes good examples in the areas of Organisation Models, Architecture Maturity, Business and IT Engagement as well as providing an architecture maturity migration path.
If you are interested in SOA and ESB then this also provides hooks to link your thinking into as it also includes the perspectives of shared services, data integration and standardisation in the definitions of operating models and architecture maturity.
hope that helps.
I have for, many years, made use of Architectural process frameworks such as TOGAF and IAF in shaping the high level approach to defining an enterprise architecture and although this book is not aimed specifically at these it does provides a large number of considerations that I believe should appear in high level architecture definition.
Understanding of the organisational model, the maturity of the IT and how it aligns with the business model (as-is and to-be), is key to both determining and justifying technical solutions. This thinking would be beneficial to be factored into considerations made in the TOGAF 9 Preliminary and Architecture Vision phases of architecture definition which define the Contextual characteristics of the Enterprise Architecture.
The book includes good examples in the areas of Organisation Models, Architecture Maturity, Business and IT Engagement as well as providing an architecture maturity migration path.
If you are interested in SOA and ESB then this also provides hooks to link your thinking into as it also includes the perspectives of shared services, data integration and standardisation in the definitions of operating models and architecture maturity.
hope that helps.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I don't know why but I had been trying to "avoid" this book for a while; then I had to read it, it was simply referenced by too many other publications ;-). And it was worth it!
I think the key value of the book is the fact that it introduces and describes the details of the 4 key operating models (Diversification, Replication, Coordination, Unification) that businesses can embrace, depending of the level of standardisation and unification of their processes. Other parts of the book do not carry in my opinion the same weight, the strength of the book is in defining key ideas more than explaining how to "do" enterprise architecture.
I think the key value of the book is the fact that it introduces and describes the details of the 4 key operating models (Diversification, Replication, Coordination, Unification) that businesses can embrace, depending of the level of standardisation and unification of their processes. Other parts of the book do not carry in my opinion the same weight, the strength of the book is in defining key ideas more than explaining how to "do" enterprise architecture.
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