Forrester

For CIO Professionals

Report:2010 IT Budget Allocations: Planning For 2011

Baseline Spending Allocation Figures For Comparison

During this time of year, Forrester receives a large number of requests for information about IT budget allocations. As CIOs and their planning teams engage in creating next year's IT budget, it is...

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Tool:Overall Allocations To IT Functional Activities

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Tool:KPIs In Use Versus Corporate Support For EA

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:EA Effectiveness Is Linked To Business And IT Process Standardization

Firms With More Standardization See Greater EA Impact And Support

In September 2009, Forrester Research surveyed 416 IT executives familiar with their firm's EA program to determine the state of their EA practice — its maturity, structures and roles,...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q2 2011

Mega International, Troux Technologies, Software AG, And Alfabet Lead This Upcoming Category

Forrester evaluated 10 of the leading enterprise architecture management suite (EAMS) vendors across 89 criteria and found that Mega International (Mega), Troux Technologies, Software AG, and alfabet...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

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

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Create A Strategy To Leverage Emerging Technology

Strategic Plan: The Emerging Technology Playbook

For many organizations, the use of emerging technology is confusing, slow, and problematic. Which emerging technologies should be part of IT's standard approach? Which should IT push for business to...

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Tool:North America And Europe Allocate IT Budget Similarly

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Tool:Social Media Helps Users Get Their Jobs Done

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Tool:Level Of Standardization Versus Corporate Support For EA

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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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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For CIO Professionals

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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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Assessing Organizational Readiness For A Business Architecture Program

Assessment: The Business Architecture Playbook

Business architecture (BA) provides a coordinating framework for organizational analysis and change, helping to integrate different groups of stakeholders who often pursue subtly divergent...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The Profile Of Corporately Supported EA Groups

Tactics For Improving Corporate Management's Support For EA In Large Firms

As a key strategic entity in any large firm, the enterprise architecture (EA) group requires a strong positive relationship with the ultimate decision-makers — the corporate management...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:EA Maturity Sounds Nice . . . Now How Do We Get It Done?

We sure do talk a lot about enterprise architecture (EA) maturity. When I think about it, every piece of research we create is in some way intended to help EA leaders mature their practice. But alas,...

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Five Predictions For EA Practices In 2013

For the last four years, Forrester has run a longitudinal study on the “state of EA” — tracking the changes in focus, priorities, etc., since 2008. Our clients use it to get a...

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Measure EA's Business Goals, Engagement, And Influence

Metrics: The EA Practice Playbook

This report outlines the metrics for enterprise architecture (EA) impact of Forrester's solution for EA executives building a high-performance EA program. Developing and executing a metrics and...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:The State Of EA 2010

EA's Top Focus: Overcoming Long-Standing Obstacles

Forrester's "State Of EA 2010" report shows consistent themes and incremental progress by the enterprise architecture (EA) function in most firms. EA leaders are part of senior IT management and have...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Tool:Forrester Wave™: EAMS Technology-Project Scenario, Q2 '13

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

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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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Tool:Top EA Drivers

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Tool:Greater Business Process Standardization Correlates With Increased EA Effectiveness

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Lack Of EA Career Path Hinders Hiring, Certification, And Development Choices

  In a recent blog post, I mentioned that hiring and developing the right people for EA’s strategic aspirations will be a bottleneck, and as a result, development and certification...

For CIO Professionals

Tool:Social Media Usage Spans Age And Seniority