For Enterprise Architecture Professionals (Length: 15 pages)

January 7, 2009

Choose From Five Basic Approaches To Business Architecture Based On Your Context And Goals

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

by Jeff Scott

with Gene Leganza, Katie Smillie, Mimi An, Matt Czarnecki


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

As interest in business architecture grows, multiple approaches are evolving. Architects are blending a wide variety of generic models to develop business architectures that are specific to their environment and organizational context. Organizational scope, business architecture goals, and EA's viewpoint also drive architects to produce unique business architecture views. In addition, architects are iteratively developing, validating, and refining their business architectures to create products that resonate with their stakeholders' needs. All of this creativity is resulting in widely divergent perspectives on business architecture. Business architecture approaches and artifacts will diverge even more as architects become more business knowledgeable and generate architectures that align tightly with their company's business model. Forrester doesn't believe that any one business architecture approach is likely to dominate in the near future; architects will have to chart their own course through the business architecture landscape.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemBusiness Architecture Models Are Evolving

itemDifferent Goals Create Multiple Approaches

itemDifferent Approaches Produce Multiple Views

itemPlanning Your Business Architecture Approach

recommendations

itemLet The Business Show You The Way

WHAT IT MEANS

itemDon't Wait For Industry Business Architecture Models; Build Your Own

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, BCBSAZ, BCBSNC, CalSTRS, Chevron, College Board, Dominic Barrow Services, EAdirections, PepsiCo, Royal Bank of Canada, SaskPower, TIAA-CREF, and World Vision.

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Analyst: Jeff Scott
Technology: Business Process Management, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Domains, IT Management, IT Strategy, Planning, & Governance, Packaged Applications, Serving the Business
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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