In many forms of enterprise-architecture, business-architecture has often been treated as a generalised, jumbled-up grab-bag for 'anything not-IT that might impact on IT'. But as EA moves outward from its classic comfort-zone of IT, we can no longer get away with that kind of kludge: we need a business-architecture that actually makes sense to business.

This session will explore how, when and why to unpack that grab-bag of business-architecture, sort its contents out into a proper business-oriented order, and adapt the TOGAF ADM to put them to practical use in our enterprise-architectures. Each theme will be illustrated with real examples from recent architecture-engagements on issues with whole-of-enterprise scope.

[note: this is suggested as a Case-study, but could be reframed as a Plenary or Instructional-lecture, or alternatively as the basis for a Panel-discussion]

Audience:-
Enterprise architects, business architects, business strategists, others

Key takeaways:-
1. 'Enterprise architecture' literally means 'the architecture of the enterprise' - not solely of the enterprise-IT!
2. Business-strategy and process-management are distinct aspects of enterprise structures - don't blur them together in the business-architecture!
3. To create overall alignment, we must always start an architectural assessment at the whole-of-enterprise level