Best Practice Report

Architectural Business Value: An Architect's Proper Contribution To Packaged Apps Selection

Using Forrester's TEI Methodology To Financially Value Architectural Concerns

March 2nd, 2009
Randy Heffner, null
Randy Heffner
With contributors:
R "Ray" Wang , Paul Hamerman , Jost Hoppermann , Duncan Jones , Gene Leganza

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.

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