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 Jane
Varnus is the Architecture Consultant in BMO Financial
Group’s Enterprise Architecture Department
responsible for proposing and introducing methodology,
frameworks and tools for the internal architecture
practice. Since mid 2004, when BMO adopted TOGAF
8.1, it has trained and certified 54 practitioners
in TOGAF and is now actively tailoring tools to support
related activities. The BMO team adapted the US Department
of Commerce “Architecture Capability Maturity
Model” to provide the necessary business context
to justify the investment in architecture process
and architecture development.
Prior to focusing on architectural frameworks and
methodology at BMO, Jane worked with various strategy
and development groups on enterprise statements
of direction for workflow and information resource
management, and advised on numerous architecture
and infrastructure projects, joining BMO as Manager
of Technical Audit. She began her IT career in the
1980s with IBM UK Limited, where she trained as a
Systems Engineer.
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Using an Architecture
Maturity Model as an EA Management Tool - Learnings
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly
diversified financial services organization. With total assets of $265 billion
(Cdn) at October 31, 2004 and more than 34,000 employees, BMO provides a
broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products
and solutions.
In 2004 the BMO Enterprise Architecture Department used
the US Department of Commerce “Architecture Capability Maturity Model” to:
- explain
the role of the department and its relationships within the context of the
larger Corporate Technology Development and Operations organization
- raise
the level of visibility of the department within the organization
- articulate
and manage internal targets in developing architecture process, and architecture
artefacts
- demonstrate consistency with CMMI targets set by the development
organization
- engage the support of IT decision makers across the organization
to participate in its efforts
- gain the funding needed to join
the Open Group and certify 54 internal practitioners in TOGAF 8.1
The
ACMM model was augmented to include capabilities relating
to Tools and Skills.
This presentation will discuss the
assumptions, experiences, and learnings related to
the use of this model to contextualize and manage an architecture
practice.
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