Thomas Obitz is a Principal Architect with the Technology Consulting Group of Infosys Technologies, Germany. After studying Mathematics at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, he has since gathered more than 15 years of experience in software development.

Thomas has broad experience conceptualizing and designing large scale distributed systems, especially in the the area of investment banking and capital markets. He has been working with enterprise architecture groups reviewing application landscapes and adopting them for improved support of the corporate’s processes and value propositions.

His key areas of interest are enterprise architecture, its potential vs perceived benefits, and mechanisms for its effective implementation. As part of the project team developing TOGAF 9, he helps advancing the most widely adopted enterprise architecture process.

Case Study (Stream B7)

From Strategy to Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture claims to build an organizational and technical landscape helping the organization to implement its strategy. Understanding corporate strategy is a common task of Enterprise Architects. But what does strategy mean?

A strategy answers the key questions of which business an organization is in (i.e. how it creates value for its stakeholders), which are the key issues it is facing, and how it is going to respond to them. 

Based on a case, the presentation will demonstrate how to analyse the strategy of a Financial Services organization based on a multi-dimensional framework, and how to translate it into an enterprise architecture enabling its objectives.

Audience: Enterprise Architects, CIOs, COOs

Issues addressed include:
How can strategy be leveraged as a base for architectural decision making?
Which parameters are relevant?

Presentation (Stream A8)

Key Results of the Enterprise Architecture Survey 2008

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