Jon Cohn Exton PA - EA and Innovation
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This document discusses the relationship between enterprise architecture (EA) and innovation management. It argues that EA, when approached in an agile manner, can help influence and support innovation decision-making by providing just enough architecture to guide decisions. When coupled with innovation management, agile EA can help companies select the best courses of action and demonstrate how ideas have evolved. The document concludes that innovation and EA are most successful when used together, as EA can address real innovation initiatives and innovation management benefits from influence and traceability to the underlying enterprise architecture.
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Jon Cohn Exton PA - EA and Innovation
- 1. JonCohn ExtonPA - EA and Innovation In a corporate sense,innovationmanagementisaboutquicklyandeffectivelyimplementingyour organizationgoalsthroughthe adoptionof innovative ideas,products,processesandbusiness models.Mostorganizations are beginningtorealize thattodrive businessgrowthandmaintaina competitiveadvantage,innovationneedstobe discoveredandimplementedquicklyandwithcare to ensure maximumvalue. The processof innovationneedstobe managedandgovernedinthe organizationandisan importantfacetof a company'soverall function Enterprise architecture (EA) isaperennial tool forinnovation.Thisisbecause once youdevelopa goodidea;youneedto ensure thatEA isleveragedtounderstandhow toimplementit successfully. Investmentinaparticularidearequiresadegree of confidence thataproduct,service,ITcomponent or businessprocessisgoingtomake itto marketor change the businesspositively.Conversely,IT requirestraceabilitybacktothe innovationthathasdrivenit.Nothavingthistraceabilitymeansthat it’sdifficulttosee the value of ITand how itdrivesthe business.Additionally,there isaneedto leverage the limitedinteractionbetweenthose whoinnovate andthose whomanage EA. WithoutEA,decisionmakingaroundthe rightideasandrequirementsismuchmore of a lottery. And,while there are more andmore projectsonthe go anda rise inagile developmentapproaches, companiessimplydonotinvestenoughtime incombininginnovation andEA.DevOpsand continuousdeliveryare prime candidatesforconnectionintoinnovationmanagement.Inthe contextof speedandtime tomarket,where the frequency,capabilityandrelease cyclesare keyto competitiveadvantage;EA’ssupportof decisionmakingallowsinnovative ideastobe de-risked withoutcostlymistakes. The importance of an agile approachto Enterprise Architecture Enterprise architecture hasoftenfailedwhenit’stargetedatmodelingthe entireenterpriseso performingthe appropriate amountof enterprisearchitecture isrequiredtoachieveresults.Agile approachessuchas Scrum can sometimesbe usedtobuildsmall piecesof enterprisearchitecture that deliverexactlywhatisneeded.Scrumtechniquesharnessteamworking,deliveryintime slots and identifying‘experts’tohelpwithspecificissues. Othertechniquessuchas‘Kanban’can be usedto helpvisualize the statusof architectural concepts and theirjourneyinthe agile process.Ininnovationmanagementwe canshow users the journeyof differentconceptsinthe innovationlifecycle,whichimprovesthe visibilityforthe whole team. WhencoupledwithEA frameworkssuchasArchiMate and TOGAF,Scrum providesthe focustoEA. An Agile approachtoEA allowsforcontinuousimprovementandtiesnicelytoincrementalideasthat the businessreceives. Agile Enterprise Architecture andInnovationManagementinsummary We’ve noticedthatEA thinkingisnotinfluencinginnovationmanagementinthe wayitshouldbe because innovationprojectsare notnecessarilyalignedwiththe transformational needsof the business.EA istypicallyaddressingtransformational challengessuchasmergers/acquisitions,
- 2. businessandITalignment,adoptionof bigdata,IT outsourcingetc.There are too many ideasand manymore projectsthanthere needstobe. EA needstofinda place to influence innovationmanagement.Where innovationisgrowing,EA providesjustenougharchitecturetohelpinfluence innovationdecisionmakingandcurrent innovationmanagementplatformshave notaddressedEA. It's an oversightbutitsunderstandable becausethe heritage of theseolderplatformsdoesnot provide the rigourneededforanEA approach. Organizationsare tellingustheirresourcesare scarce so it'sabsolutelycrucial thatwe make use of the resourcesina way that benefitseveryone.With InnovationManagementandEA,we can helpcompaniesdothisbyprovidingthemwithguidance in selectingthe rightcourse of actionfromthe resourcesavailable.Consequently,a platformthatcan marry innovationmanagementandagile EA canprovide true decisionmakingforinnovation initiativesandEA activities. Innovationneedstobe real,andlinkingittothe underlyingenterprisearchitecture demonstrates howideashave evolved.EnterpriseArchitecture needstobe able toaddressreal innovation.If the architecture changeswhateffectdoesthishave oninnovationanditsrelatedstrategies?Innovation ManagementandAgile Enterprise Architecturegohandinhand.Althougheachcan be successful in theirownright,it's whentheyare usedinconjunctionwitheachotherthatthe full benefitscanbe realized. Source : corso3.com Recommendedby: JonCohn ,CTO, VP IT Architecture https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonacohn joncohn@comcast.net "JonCohn ExtonPA""JonCohn Exton""JonCohnEvolution" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jhU5Mis7YoGzJvK85coGd8yZIHs-JnCG_cyz- p_y9Jk/edit?usp=sharing http://issuu.com/jonacohn/docs/jon.cohn.resume.docx https://www.scribd.com/doc/294344968/Jon-cohn-Resume http://www.slideshare.net/jonacohn/joncohnresume https://penzu.com/p/e1f1fb23 http://jonacohn.tumblr.com/post/136671484928/jon-a-cohn