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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:So, You Need To Create An EA Assessment Model? Five Tips To Speed Things Up

I receive a lot of inquiries from clients about an EA maturity/assessment model. It’s proven to be a common and excellent way to track EA’s progress and influence plans — so common...

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Tool:Survey Demographics

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Tool:Overall Allocations To IT Functional Activities

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Tool:North America And Europe Allocate IT Budget Similarly

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Tool:Standardization Varies By Industry

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Tool:Allocation Of IT Budget By Industry

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Tool:Spending Allocations By Size Of Firm

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Tool:Business Process Standardization Correlates With Increased EA Acceptance

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Tool:IT Process Standardization Varies By Firm Size; Business Processes Are More Consistent

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Report:Transform EA Resources, Relationships, Processes, And Foundations

Assessment Framework: The EA Practice Playbook

This report outlines the assessment framework of Forrester's solution for enterprise architecture (EA) executives working on creating a high-performance EA practice. A high-performance EA practice is...

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Report:The State Of EA 2013: Information And Business Architecture Take Hold; New Hardships Arise

Landscape: The EA Practice Playbook

Since 2009, Forrester's global state of enterprise architecture (EA) online survey has tracked the trends, priorities, and challenges of the EA practice. In our latest survey, the scale of EA value...

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Tool:Social Media Helps Users Get Their Jobs Done

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Tool:Social Media Usage Spans Age And Seniority

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Report:Forrester's BT Portfolio Management Leadership Maturity Self-Assessment

This self-assessment workbook will help IT leaders assess the current state of their BT portfolio management leadership maturity and will serve as a tool to guide the organization’s development...

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Report:Best Practices: Implementing An EA Management Suite

Successes And Lessons Learned From Customer References

The EA management suite (EAMS) is the next step in the evolution of EA tools. Going beyond modeling and standards repositories, the EAMS addresses pragmatic EA objectives such as IT planning, road...

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Report:Using Tools And Technology For Business Architecture Programs

Tools And Technologies: The Business Architecture Playbook

Business architecture (BA) programs rely on a set of models and methods that often benefit from being linked to each other and to other external data sources. For some enterprise architects,...

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Tool:Greater Business Process Standardization Correlates With Increased EA Effectiveness

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Report:Communicate EA Capabilities Companywide

Change Management: The EA Practice Playbook

This report provides an approach to formulating and implementing an enterprise architecture (EA) communication program that eliminates the guesswork and uncertainty that usually surround such...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The Forrester Enterprise Architecture Maturity Assessment: Q2 2013

Forrester's enterprise architecture (EA) maturity assessment model tool will help EA leaders define and communicate their direction and value in a variety of ways depending on the unique challenges...

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For CIO Professionals

Tool:Social Media Helps Users Get Their Jobs Done

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:EA Management Suite Dashboards: Samples For The CIO Role

An EA tool can be a significant investment both because of the cost of the purchase or subscription and the cost of implementation. The best approach to demonstrate value is to directly serve the...

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Report:Business Architecture Is A Catalyst For The Evolving PMO

Business Architecture Knowledge Enhances PMO Value

Project portfolio management (PPM) is a recognized best practice for increasing businesses' return on their IT spend. With their in-depth understanding of the firm's operating model and their ability...

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Tool:Greater IT Process Standardization Also Correlates With Increased EA Effectiveness

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:EA Process Toolkit: Example Processes, Deliverables, And Responsibilities

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Report:Social Technologies Will Penetrate IT Management Tools

A Tweet or any other status update, by design, is a small packet of information. When collected and put in a business context — particularly complex collaborative situations like IT project...

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