2. Chris Moloney
http://au.linkedin.com/in/chrismoloney/
Chris Moloney
http://au.linkedin.com/in/chrismoloney/
What is Business Architecture?
"A blueprint of the enterprise that provides a common understanding of the
organisation and is used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands.“
Business Architecture articulates the structure of an enterprise in terms of its
capabilities, governance structure, business processes, and business
information.
Business IT
Strategy Execution
Business Architecture
3. Part of Enterprise Architecture
An essential
component of
the overall
Enterprise
Architecture.
Chris Moloney
http://au.linkedin.com/in/chrismoloney/
5. Chris Moloney
http://au.linkedin.com/in/chrismoloney/
Goals of Business Architecture
Focus Goal Primary stakeholders
Business effectiveness
Improve existing business capabilities and
recommend new capabilities to better serve
customers and/or enhance business operations.
COO
Line of Business Executives
Business efficiency
Improve process efficiency and minimise
functional overlaps to reduce operational costs
and complexity.
COO
Business Managers
Business-IT alignment
Improve goal, strategy, investment, and resource
alignment between IT and business units.
COO
Business Managers
IT effectiveness
Improve IT’s core capabilities to better serve
business needs .
CIO
Heads of IT
IT efficiency
Improve IT’s cost performance through process
improvement and standards.
IT Managers
EA effectiveness
Improve EA performance through better
understanding of business capabilities, goals and
strategies.
Enterprise Architects