Walk into a leadership meeting and ask the following question: “Who here has experience working with business architectures?” You’ll get about the same response as you would by asking, “Who could use a coffee right about now?” Everyone knows, but no one can explain.
Business architecture is an enterprise blueprint. It defines the organizational structure of governance, business process, and business information. Business architectures offer a holistic view of strategy, operations, and technology. A typical business architecture includes three parts:
- Strategy: external vision, strategic intent, strategic priorities, and competency map.
- Structure: capability map or capability hierarchy, value chain, and competencies
- Operational: operational context, business service, and means of enabling
How does business architecture fit into the organization? Where does it live? Who owns it? Many businesses design and redesign themselves to find the optimal organizational structure.
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Source: IT Strategy