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2. Enterprise Architecture (EA)
Presenter: Fru Louis
“Building Tomorrow’s Enterprises”
Part I: Contextualizing EA
Why is EA important for today’s Enterprises to achieve their Organizational Goals.

3. Agenda
The Goal: Get from baby steps, with
low EA maturity in the organization to a
highly mature and optimized practice.

4. Agenda
1. Part I: Contextualizing the EA Practice
- EA’s relation to IT
- Enterprise Architecture definition
- Key Benefits of implementing an EA practice

5. Let’s Begin: Part I
Contextualizing the EA
Journey

6. Introduction
• Enterprise Architecture is often thought of
incorrectly as an “IT” activity
• Typically the Enterprise Architecture function
resides within the CIO organization which does
nothing to dispel this thought (Clinger Cohen Act)
• The goal of an EA practice is to take the business
strategy and translate them into effective change
for the enterprise

7. Enterprise Architecture (EA) relations to IT?
 Purchase, install, and
maintain corporate
technology assets
 Provide security for
corporate data
 Turn data into
information
 Provide assistance to
reduce inefficiencies
 Enable new business
processes
Strategy
IT Mission Statement:
The mission of our Information
Technology Department is to
empower the entire organization
in the use of technology through
the delivery of efficient,
adaptable well managed
services.
But, are these promises usually being
kept?...
Execution
A typical IT department mission
statement.

8. What is Enterprise Architecture?
EA = S + B + T
Enterprise Architecture = Strategy + Business + Technology
EA
Business
Strategy
Technology

9. Starting point for the EA Expedition: This is where it starts
This alone does
not tell the
whole story

10. Traditional IT Centric Process vs EA Process
EA processes help the organization make better decisions.
Current process
Plan business
strategy
Plan business process Plan IT support
Find out how
much things
really cost
Iterate
EA process
Plan business
strategy
Simultaneously:
• Plan business process
• Plan IT support
• Get a picture of cost
A holistic model of the enterprise enables a
unified decision regarding business process
and technology.

11. How does enterprise architecture do it? – Scenario I
Produces a set of diagrams (Maps) that helps model the enterprise.
Business process
Receive info
Guest
purchase
Compile
requisition
Fulfill order
Deliver
Manage wait
time
IT systems
Desktops
Mobile
Server
Complete?
Sales
Channels
Store
Locations
Operations
Virtual
machine
Database

12. How does enterprise architecture do it? – Scenario I Cont...
With maps and models in hand, decision makers can simultaneously identify
opportunities for business and IT improvement.
Business process
Receive info
Guest
purchase
Compile
requisition
Fulfill order
Deliver
Manage wait
time
IT systems
Desktops
Mobile
Server
Virtual
machine
Complete?
Sales
Channel
Store
Location
Operations
Requisitions could be
modified to capture more
detailed information about
the guest…
…with only minor changes
to the existing servers and
technology infrastructure
Database

13. Key benefits of the EA Approach for the business
Efficiency
Effectiveness
Agility
Specific benefits Problems solved
 Reducing headcount
 Reducing hardware and software
licensing costs
 Reducing complexity
 Improving the quality of our products
 Improving our worker productivity
 Reducing our cycle time
 Inaccurate records tracking for
products and resources
 Redundant processes are eliminated
 Reducing the time to roll out new
products and services to customers
 Reducing the time required to change
our internal processes
 Quality control problems
 Slow market response
 Streamlined work allocations improve
worker productivity
 Quicker access to organized
structured/unstructured data improves
business decision making
Reduced
Complexity
Alignment with
Business
Strategy
Manage
Change and
Transformations
Facilitate
Innovation

14. Thank You for The Attention!
Question Time

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