The document discusses bridging business analysis and business architecture. It notes that lines of responsibility around enterprise cohesion and business architecture are often unclear in large organizations. Business stakeholders are seeking more value from business architecture but often receive more complexity. The value and skills required of business analysis and business architecture roles depends on the mandate from the business, whether it is to improve projects, programs/portfolios, business performance, or products/services. A lack of opportunity exists currently for these roles to operate at a high strategic level due to various organizational and political factors. Strategies are discussed for moving these roles up the curve to open more opportunities, such as aligning more closely to planning, providing strategic insights, creating unified cross-discipline teams,