Consulting and Training Manager at Real IRM, Paul is one of South Africa's most dynamic and insightful enterprise architecture practitioners. A conceptual thinker, he has driven a number of advances in the fields in which he has specialised, among them software development, business intelligence, and now enterprise architecture. Under Paul's direction, Real IRM has taken enterprise architecture consulting and training into global markets, and as a consequence South Africa is a world leader in this domain.

A certified TOGAF practitioner, he presented the first TOGAF certification course in South Africa. He frequently presents on enterprise architecture, the Zachman Framework and governance, and has trained in these disciplines on three continents. Paul is also a respected academic who presents a post-graduate course in the Department of Informatics at the University of Pretoria. He is a member of the Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Computer Society of South Africa and the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

Presentation

Why does process matter?
Business process modelling is an accepted best practice and used for business analysis, business process management and SOA within organizations. In the majority of implementations these three disciplines are separate initiatives with different frameworks and repositories, although there is a significant overlap. Applying architecture principles can optimize these three disciplines into a single integrated solution that is enabled through business architecture. This presentation will address this challenge with reference to case studies in South African companies in the financial services, public and mining sectors, as well as reference to TOGAF 9.

Key take-aways:

• Business architecture enabling business analysis, BPM and SOA
• Business process maturity should determine practices and capabilities
• An business architecture capability required to realise value
• Applying TOGAF 9

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