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	March 2, 2009 Architectural Business Value: An Architect's Proper Contribution To Packaged Apps Selection Using Forrester's TEI Methodology To Financially Value Architectural Concerns by Randy Heffner with R "Ray" Wang, Paul D. Hamerman, Jost Hoppermann, Duncan Jones, Gene Leganza	Average: 8  (2 ratings)

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Executive Summary

If they do it right, enterprise architects can add tremendous value to their organization's selection of a packaged application solution (and other technology decisions). The key to success is to frame your contribution around the business and financial implications of the decision rather than the architect's knee-jerk focus on IT standards. Forrester defines the notion of Architectural Business Value as a way to integrate the economic and architectural impacts of each candidate product in a selection process.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Buying Process For Packaged Apps: Streamlined Vendor Selection
• The Architect's Contribution: Estimate Architectural Business Value
• Estimating Architectural Business Value Across The Selection Process

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Be First A Businessperson, Then An Architect

WHAT IT MEANS

• Architectural Business Value Can Reduce The Politics Of Architecture
• Related Research Documents

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