Making the Leap from Business Analyst to Business Architect

1. Making The Leap From Business Analyst To Business Architect Jeff Scott VP/ Business & Technology Strategy IIBA / UK Chapter -- June 18, 2012

2. My Mission: create successful business architects

3. Don’t listen to enterprise architects! 6/13/2012 3© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. Yogi Berra “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

4. Business architects have a wide variety of backgrounds 6/13/2012 4© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. 5% 12% 26% 27% 27% 39% 42% 60% Other IT role Other business role Project lead or lead developer Business manager Information or data architect Application or solution architect Enterprise architect Business analyst “What prior roles do business architects typically hold in your organization (immediately before becoming a business architect)?” (multiple responses accepted) Source: Forrester Research

5. Business architecture is an ecosystem with many players Business Architect [business] Business Architect [IT] EA BPM Business Executive Business Planner - Strategist Business Analyst Business Manager Information Architect APM ??? Is business architecture a function . . or a role? 6/13/2012 © 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. 5

6. Business architects architect in the enterprise context 2008 — 15% 2008 — 3% 2008 — 80% 2008 — 39% 2008 — 47% 2008 — 9% 6/13/2012 © 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. Source: Forrester Research

7. Business units are the focus 6/13/2012 7© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. What business architects spend their time on Who business architects spend their time with Source: Forrester Research 35% 34% 13% 19% Internal BU alignment Problem Solving Enterprise Strategy Cross BU integration 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% External to the company Business executives EA team members IT senior managers IT professionals Working alone Non-executive busienss leaders

8. Business architecture is about exploration .... not standardization 6/13/2012 8© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. Dormant Mature  Experimentation  New ideas  Contradictions 1987 2005 ? Innovation Frustration!

12. Executives know they are not getting the expected value from their strategies • In a 2010 HBR survey of 1000 executives, only 37% say their companies are “very good or excellent” at strategy execution. • Only 23% blame current economic conditions as a major factor in their lack of execution. Source: HBR 2010 Strategy Execution Survey 6/13/2012 © 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. 12

13. What does business architecture do? 6/13/2012 13© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. • Effective strategy - creates a direct, clear linkage between executive intent and organizational actions • Effective investments - provides a structured approach to making strategic and operational investment decisions • Effective operations – clarifies the cross-organizational operating model • Creates new insights and perspectives – encourages new thinking about how the company creates value Business architecture attributes: • Focuses on “what” the business needs to do rather than “how” it does it. • Resonates with business thinkers (CxOs), P&L owners, strategists, product planners, etc. • Can be directed at a specific context (ecosystem, enterprise, line of business, business unit) • Is information rich and data lite

16. Thinking shift # 1 GIVE UP YOUR OLD PARADIGMS 6/13/2012 17© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. Different results Thinking about thinking Thinking differently Acting differently Think diffferent

17. Thinking shift # 2 START WITH WHY Why What How Adapted from: Start With Why, Simon Sinek Jeff’s “why” When we:  think innovatively,  work collaboratively, and  act strategically we create more value for our customers, shareholders, and employees. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how _great_leaders_inspire_action.html 6/13/2012 18© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy.

20. Thinking shift # 4 OPPORTUNITY FOCUSED - NOT EFFICIENCY FOCUSED Expense Revenue Expense reduction is good Revenue growth is better Profit = Revenue – Expense © 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy.6/13/2012 21

23. Become more business-savvy THINK LIKE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES • Improve your business perspective — read! • Find a business mentor • Build relationships • Create a business architecture for your organization 6/13/2012 © 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. 24

24. Thank You 6/13/2012 25© 2012 Accelare. Proprietary and confidential. Do not copy. Jeff Scott Email: Jeff.Scott@accelare.com Phone: +1-704-275-1725 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/logicalleap www.linkedin.com/company/accelare Web: www.accelare.com Twitter: @accelare Blog: http://jeffscott.accelare.com (The Business Architect)

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