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A critical part of any company's successful strategic planning is the creation of an Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA) with its formal linkages. Strategic research and analysis firms have recognized the importance of an integrated enterprise architecture and they have frequently reported on its increasing value to successful companies. Enterprise Business Architecture: The Formal Link between Strategy and Results explains the approach needed for the development of a formal but pragmatic EBA.
Part I introduces EBA concepts and terms, and emphasizes the importance of architectures in reaching business goals. This section challenges you to research and analyze the architectural needs of your business. This analysis enables you to understand both your chosen architecture and the behaviors and discipline needed to maximize its potential. Part II illustrates a high-level approach for building the EBA. It provides you with a richly illustrated case study and guidance for relating the value of this approach to your enterprise. Part III provides suggestions derived from successful engagements that implemented the formal EBA approach with integrated enterprise architectures. This section demonstrates that success does not result from a one-time project, but instead emerges from a new EBA-based corporate behavior.
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2.0 out of 5 starsA Good Start but Falls Short14 May 2009
By Patricia Eilers - Published on Amazon.com
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In this book the authors have attempted to provide a methodology for developing an Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA). But the book falls short in its ignorance of industry standard modeling notations such as BPMN and UML--thus making the methodology difficult to apply with any of today's modeling tools--and sites very simplistic examples.
The one pearl contained in this book is the focus on business objects (informational and tangible) being exchanged between business processes as a way of understanding dependencies in the architecture.
In my opinion, the content lacks the breadth and depth I would expect to see in a book describing something as significant as a methodology for developing a Business Architecture.
4.0 out of 5 starsThe Understanding of Enterprise Business Architecture22 Jun 2012
By Kathleen Z. - Published on Amazon.com
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Enterprise Business Architecture: The Formal Link Between Strategy and Results This book is similar to the The Power of Business Process but is more focused on the actual process improvement initiatives, I/T architecture, the value model, strategic allingment analysis and so on. This book helped me understand that before we can put all of our process steps together, we have to think differently - strategically, or a collaborative approach that adds a new dimention of our current ways of thinking. I would reccomend this book to a person that was entering the process architect role for a better understanding of what Enterprise Architecture is.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Bible for Business Architecture23 Jan 2011
By Albert Hemings - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I know Ralph personally and have worked with him professionally and he hit a home run with this book. It is truly business architecture laid out in detail and he shows you the information technology linkages. Written for business people who want to architect their company for success.
