Track: The Ecosystem of Architects and Architectures in the Enterprise
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 — 2.00 - 5.30

The magic of EA is rooted in its holistic scope, and therefore its value rests on inclusion of architectural thinking in all relevant concerns and at many levels. This track will address architecture in IT, supply chain and other concerns in order to explore commonalities and alignment.

2.00 - 2.10 Introduction

2:10 - 2:50 Why the "Architecture" in "Enterprise Architecture" Must Be About Essentials Many enterprise architects believe that much enterprise architecture (EA) is really enterprise IT architecture (EITA), and that EA should address more than just an enterprise's IT assets. Extending the applicability of architecture outside the domain of IT requires a definition of architecture that is not shaped by IT concepts, especially software architecture concepts. This presentation reviews the history of the idea of enterprise architecture and argues that architecture should be about essential properties that ensure fitness for purpose. Len Fehskens, VP Skills & Capabilities, The Open Group Len Fehskens is responsible for all activities relating to enterprise architecture architecture at The Open Group, including AOGEA, TOGAF™ and the Architecture Forum. Prior to joining The Open Group, Len led the Worldwide Architecture Profession Office for HP Services at Hewlett-Packard. He majored in Computer Science at MIT, and has almost 40 years of experience in the IT business as both an individual contributor and a manager, within both product engineering and services business units.

2.50 - 3.30 Transforming EA into a Business Discipline Implementing Business Strategy requires several key elements. Among them is an integrated framework for developing and executing business strategy. Enterprise Archiecture provides a good basis to develop such a framework, but must grow beyond the IT centric perspective that exists today. This presentation will describe what is needed to develop and successfully execute business strategy and then describe how EA must change to become a true business discipline. William Sheleg, Managing Consultant, Deloitte Consulting Bill is a Senior Manager within Deloitte‚s Technology Strategy & Architecture Practice. He is PMP certified with considerable experience leading large, complex programs. His specialty is Enterprise Architecture. He is a member of the Open Group and is certified in The Open Groups Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and ITIL. He speaks frequently at Architecture Practitioner Conferences on the topic of utilizing Enterprise Architecture to inform and execute business strategy. Bill has more than 30 years of experience consulting nationally and internationally to leading firms in a variety of industries, including Healthcare, Financial services, High-Tech, Transportation and Telecommunications. His focus is on the application of technologies to improve business performance, with a special interest on new and emerging technologies and their impact and value. He led a strategy effort for Aventis looking at the value and impact of Web Services and SOA in 2004, well before it was mainstream. Bill received an MS in Information Systems Management from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 2004. He is a member of Deloitte‚s Enterprise Architecture COP, and teaches TOGAF at Deloitte to help prepare staff for certification.

3.30 - 4.00 Break

4.00 - 4.30  Architecture of the Enterprise - A Holistic View Architectural thinking is practiced throughout enterprises, not just in IT. This presentation will cover a model of the enterprise, its ecosystem of architectures and the role of alignment to enable effective and timely transformation. Walter Stahlecker, Fellow, The Open Group Walter is active in The Open Group since over 20 years. He is initiator of the Business Architecture Working Group and of the ITAC program, and he was one of the founding members of the Architecture Forum. He was with HP for 35 years, where he was responsible for the move to UNIX for commercial use, and where he founded two product lines: Digital IC test systems at Agilent, and OpenView.

4:30 - 5:00 Architecture in the Supply Chain Caspar Hunsche will try to answer what top-down architecture means to Supply Chain Council members who use standards for describing their business architecture. Architecture starts at the highest level with markets and products. These products and markets require value streams. Next the architecture for governance: metrics. Followed by material flow and process flow. He will include an example for the skills architecture for performing work in the supply chain. Caspar Hunsche, CTO, Supply Chain Council Caspar Hunsche is the Chief Technology Officer for the Supply Chain Council. In this role he is responsible for the development of the Council's reference models, training and certification and other services. Prior to joining Supply Chain Council, Mr. Hunsche co-founded and served as managing director of a business process consultancy focused on process team development, process improvement programs and process management research and education. Mr. Hunsche spent most of his career with Compaq and later Hewlett-Packard, initially within the business functions of logistics, order management and planning, later supporting internal business functions and HP customers with SCOR programs to optimize supply chain processes. During this period he led the Compaq/HP merger planning team for supply chain systems. In his career Mr. Hunsche worked with clients in many diverse industries, including: retail, high-tech, automotive, chemical, and defense.

5:00 - 5:30 Panel Discussion

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