business architecture

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One thing about the new economy is clear. Market leading  enterprises understand the importance of transforming operations and  technology in order to become more adaptable when responding to ever  changing market conditions.  How are you dealing with the “pain” of  transforming your enterprise and silos of information to become more  agile and adaptive in the new economy? 

Aligning vision and strategy with technology using industry standard  frameworks is a critical component of success for the new breed of  businesses. Enterprise architecture builds upon these frameworks and  tools to evolve IT in response to changing business needs and for  alignment with strategic objectives.  

At the same time, infrequent analysis across business operations,  technology and strategy often derails the business from its mission.  This is evidenced by a lack of an enterprise architecture competency in  the organization.  

Does the introduction of change create risk and points of failure in your business? 

If your answer is yes, it’s probably because processes and structures  that produce agility don’t exist or lack capability and maturity.  We  can help you fix this. 

Enterprise architecture fixes the risks for change because it ensures  that the spokes and wheels (frameworks) are in place to transform  operations and functional areas of the business reliably and in a way  that is responsive to market demands while providing objective guidance  to you, your decision makers and business leaders.  

"Organizations that do not focus EA on their business strategy and on  collaborating with business leaders will be greatly limited in their  ability to deliver substantial business value. To achieve business  outcomes and to drive business change, EA value must be collaboratively  developed and supported within the context of the business direction,  strategy and future vision."  - Gartner 

It is clear that in today’s market, a responsive enterprise architecture  practice is critical for business and customer success.  

Here are a few questions for you to consider. 

1. How far will your business strategy get you before it becomes obsolete?
2. How often do you revisit your enterprise vision and mission?
3. How severely do changes impact the organization?
4. Are you where you want to be today based on forecasts three years ago?  
5. Do you have a successful enterprise architecture practice?
 

If the answer to ANY of these questions brings discomfort or anything  less confidently positive, we would like to show you how many of our  clients continue to benefit from having our architecture team and  technology platform help them transition towards becoming more agile  without having to ramp up internal expertise.