For Enterprise Architecture Professionals (Length: 14 pages)

October 24, 2008

Business Architecture's Time Has Come

The Current State Of Business Architecture

This is the first document in the "Introducing Business Architecture" series.

by Jeff Scott

with Katie Smillie, Gene Leganza, Mimi An


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Interest in business architecture is growing dramatically. During the past two years both IT and business leaders have joined the discussion about the need for a well-defined business architecture. Though there is a great deal of discussion, there is little consensus about what business architecture is, how it should be pursued, and what value it delivers. Business architects in IT as well as in the business have started developing business-unit-wide and enterprisewide business architectures, learning as they go. Their ultimate goals are to improve business decision-making and facilitate better alignment between IT and the business units it supports. Architecture teams that want to play a leading role in business architecture development must start soon or be left behind.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemBusiness Architecture Has Been On The Back Burner For A Long Time

itemHurdles Have Slowed The Development Of Business Architecture

itemThe Time Is Right For Business Architecture

itemBusiness Architecture Is About The Business

itemBusiness Architects Align Approach With Their Organizational Context

itemBusiness Architects Create A Complete Business View

recommendations

itemStart Your Business Architecture Practice Now

WHAT IT MEANS

itemReady Or Not, The Time Is Right For Business Architecture

itemSupplemental Material

In August 2008, Forrester surveyed 250 global enterprise architects to explore business architecture activity. In addition, Forrester interviewed 20 companies, including Banco de Crédito del Perú, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Chevron, Dominic Barrow, EAdirections, PepsiCo, Royal Bank of Canada, SaskPower, College Board, and World Vision.

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Analyst: Jeff Scott
Technology: Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Domains, Enterprise Architecture Practices
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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