Business Architecture
Host: Dave van Gelder, Global Architect, Capgemini Nederland BV

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

4.00 - 4.40 Actionable Business Architecture - A critical component of Enterprise Architecture As business and technology become more intertwined, development and deployment of IT systems that address the ever changing needs of the business today and in the future become extremely critical. While it is true that in most industries, EA has found acceptance as a vehicle to align business and IT, historically the lack of strong and formal representation of the business aspects in EA rendered such a goal ineffective and led many business leaders to perceive EA as a pure IT play. In this presentation we will introduce the concept of Actionable Business Architecture which is an instantiation of Business Architecture covering the intersection of Business Strategy, Business Operating Model and parts of the IT Model that is concerned with the business. We will show how it is realized through prescriptive approaches guided by robust techniques and through a detailed set of rich artifacts. Given that Actionable Business Architecture can and should be developed as an integral part of every EA initiative, we will then show the dependencies and the use of Actionable Business Architecture artifacts as input to the definition of the artifacts of the rest of EA domain. Finally, in situations where an EA program is not yet adopted, we will illustrate how such an Actionable Business Architecture can be developed and executed independently of EA and still contribute to EA development once established. Mamdouh Ibrahim, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM, US Dr. Ibrahim is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and CTO of the Enterprise Architecture and Technology practice. His responsibilities include development of EA and SOA assets and providing architecture expertise and consulting to clients. He holds two BS degrees; three Master degrees, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Kevin Daley, Chief Architect, Business Performance and Service Optimization Center of Excellence, IBM Global Business Services Kevin Daley is a Chief Architect in the Business Performance and Service Optimization Center of Excellence for IBM Global Business Services. In that role Kevin focuses on Business and Solution Architecture for Industry. Kevin is a former c-level business executive with over thirty years of experience in business optimization, performance engineering, information design, software platform implementation and innovative continuous process improvement. Kevin can be reached at kevdaley@us.ibm.com

4.40 - 5.20 The “Business” in Enterprise Architecture — The Business Value Illustrate the importance of Business Architecture in enabling Enterprise Architecture realize its full potential for the good of the enterprise. Show how BA is an important lever by which EA can align IT with business objectives and generate business value. To live up to its full potential, EA must be: business and not technology driven; be bought into by the enterprise; able to leverage the enterprise business know how and resources; and deliver demonstrable business value. Salah Musa, CTO and Chief Enterprise Architect, Object Computing International, Canada With 22+ years of executive business development and management, and technical IM/IT leadership consulting engagements, Mr. Musa developed diverse and rich experience in all aspects of IM/IT business and technology within the Public and Private sectors in Canada, USA and globally. As executive consultant, Salah supported clients’ CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, directors and executive steering committees. He managed programs and projects focusing on IT-business alignment, IM/IT modernization, Strategic Planning and Enterprise Architecture; assimilation/integration of complex solution architecture, methodologies, standards and emerging technologies; application development and COTS implementation. He is an early EA and SOA pioneer in Canada. He led projects with Accenture, EDS, Bombardier, BAE System, Air Defence, and the Canadian Government. As he advanced his professional career, Salah volunteered to establish, chair and direct several nonprofits organization and NGOs. He led and collaborated to articulate and promote organization vision; develop strategic plans and policies; chair board and group discussions and deliver public speeches.

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