At EA Connect Days 2018 in Bonn, Mark McGregor, Head of Strategy at Signavio and Ex-Research Director at Gartner presented his view of Enterprise Architecture. For more than 25 years Enterprise Architects have often struggled to get traction in their organisation, and often struggle to get budget for tooling. Only a fool keeps doing the same thing over and over, while hoping or expecting a different result. In this session Mark McGregor will explore some of the new ways of thinking you may need to adopt, including; • The key use cases for Enterprise Architecture that deliver true business value. • Using business outcomes to drive real ROI for adoption or expansion of your enterprise architecture programs. • Accepting that great tools don’t always get analyst coverage! • One size does not fit all when thinking about enterprise architecture or tools. • Why and how BPM and EA are best seen as two sides of the same coin. As part of the session Mark will share insights learned from his 25 plus years of talking and working with Enterprise Architects, software vendors and of course his time as an industry analyst with Gartner.

1. Mark McGregor
Head of Strategy
Twitter: @markmcgregor
Why its time to rethink
your approach to
Enterprise Architecture
23 Nov 2018

2. “You Can Analyze The Past, But You Have to Design
The Future.”
- Edward de Bono
(That’s the difference between suffering it and enjoying it!)

3. 66% Of all Enterprise
Architecture initiatives fail!
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4. What we’re here to talk about today:
... and please feel free to interrupt and ask questions at any time.
§ Accepting that great tools don’t always get analyst coverage!
§ The key use cases for Enterprise Architecture that deliver true business value.
§ Using business outcomes to drive real ROI for adoption or expansion of your
enterprise architecture programs.
§ One size does not fit all when thinking about enterprise architecture or tools.
§ Why and how BPM and EA are best seen as two sides of the same coin.
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5. Why Great Tools Don’t Get Analyst
Coverage
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6. We all love a magic wave!
But…
• Why are your favorite tools not featured?
• Are leading tools really the best?
• Is it risky to use non-featured tools?
• How do I justify non Magic-Wave tools?
Suggestions
• Read associate reports.
• Question apple and pear comparison.
• Don’t be fooled by a picture.
• Read user generated reviews.
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7. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools
Published: 22 October 2018 ID: G00334199
Analyst(s): Samantha Searle, Marc Kerremans
Placement on the Magic Quadrant is not an indicator of fitness for the
needs of a particular user organization. Likewise, inclusion in the Magic
Quadrant does not necessarily mean that a vendor is capable of resolving
the challenges of new, intermediate or advanced practitioners.
This Magic Quadrant describes a diverse market of EA tool vendors. EA and TI
leaders must consider that the best EA tool vendor for their organizations
might be outside the Leaders quadrant. Specific problems may require niche
solutions. When selecting an EA tool vendor, EA and TI leaders should consider
a range of criteria, and weight them according to current and future needs.
Additionally, they should ensure that vendors offer adequate support in their
regions.
This Magic Quadrant focuses on EA tool vendors’ placement in the market, not
specifically on the capabilities of their products (for a more detailed evaluation of the
products, see “Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Architecture Tools”). Only one of the
15 evaluation criteria in this Magic Quadrant relates to product or service functions.
The other 14 evaluation criteria focus on the vendors’ ability to meet the requirements
of this market (for details, see the Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria section, and the
Evaluation Criteria section).
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8. Leverage user reviews rather than analyst
views
Of MQ Featured Vendors Only 3 Score Higher (8 Score Lower)
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9. Common Enterprise Architecture
Use Cases
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10. 84% of
EA’s either
don’t use or
use the wrong
Use Cases
when justifying
EA Tooling.
61% of
EA initiatives are
not integrated
with their
organizations
investment
decision process
<20% of
EA’s recognize
improved customer
service, improved
margins or cost
cutting as drivers for
enterprise
architecture
51% of
EA tool budget
requests refused
as being focused
on IT issues and
not business
value centric
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11. Common Use Cases and Top Reasons for
Buying an Enterprise Architecture Tool
72%
70%
41%
40%
41%
27%
22%
19%
16%
7%
Create Internal/Operational Efficiences
Enhance Decision Making
Improve Business Process Agility
Improve Business Process Outcomes
Improve Compliance and Risk…
Drive Innovation
Reduce Time to Market
Cut Costs/Improve Margins
Improve Customer Relations
Improve Supplier or Partner Relations
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Why Did You Purchase Your EA Tool?
Source: Gartner, based on “Peer Review” data (2017)
Enterprise Architects Perspectives on Use
Cases
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12. Enterprise Architects Perspectives on Use
Cases
LeanIX
Top 3
#1 Create Internal/Operational Efficiency
#2 Enhance Decision Making
#3 Improve Compliance & Risk Management
Bottom 3
#10 Improve Business Process Outcomes
#9 Improve Supplier/Partner Relationships
#8= Improve Customer/Supplier Relationships
#8= Cut Costs/Improve Margins
“Leader”
Top 3
#1 Enhance Decision Making
#2 Create Internal/Operational Efficiency
#3 Improve Business Process Outcomes
Bottom 3
#10 Improve Supplier/Partner Relationships
#9= Improve Customer/Supplier Relationships
#9= Cut Costs/Improve Margins
#8 Drive Innovation
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13. Architecture vs. The Business Perspective.
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14. Use Business Outcomes to
Demonstrate Real ROI
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15. Switch From Technical to Business Language
Application
Rationalization
Data Center
Consolidation Regulatory
Change
Technology
Standardization Customer
Experience
Mergers &
Acquisitions
Increase
Revenues
Digital
Transformations
New Business
Models
Internet of
Things
Techno Speak Business Initiatives
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16. Why One Size Does Not Fit All
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17. EA Tools Were Like Swiss Army Knives
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18. The Changing Face of Enterprise
Architecture
On Premise to Cloud Based
From Specialist to Generalist
The Few to to The Many
Artefacts to Outcomes
Creation to Dissemination
Models to Decisions
Cost to Value
Use The Right Knife For The Right Job 18

19. Process Management and
Enterprise Architecture
(A marriage made in Germany!)
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20. It’s All About How You Do What You Do!
ERP / CRM
Team
Risk & Compliance
Team
Six Sigma
Team
BPM TeamITIL Team Continuous
Improvement
Team
Supply Chain
Team
ISO 9000 & Quality
Team
Rules Risks Applications OrganizationData Location Technology
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21. While you constantly optimize & reinvent your operational model,
so that you can delight your customers at scale – now, and into the future.
Helping you unleash
THE POWER
OF
PROCESS
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22. Signavio helps you learn to listen, make informed
decisions and implement change fast.
§ COLLABORATION HUB
Get everybody involved and share
process knowledge with the entire organization
§ WORKFLOW ACCELERATOR
Implement smart task routing so that your
people can focus on what they are best at
§ PROCESS INTELLIGENCE
Leverage your data to locate & prioritize
process improvement potential
§ PROCESS MANAGER
Document and redesign your processes and
manage your process portfolio.
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23. Don’t Just Take Our Word For it
Solid Product, short learning curve for users,
good product
— Senior Business Analyst in the Finance Industry
Easy implementation and great way to globally
engage the business
— Global Business Process Management Facilty
in the Manufacturing Industry
Easy to use, easy to adopt, easy win
— Manager- Process Design Team in the Manufacturing Industry
Best in class when it comes to intuitive process
modeling
— Human Workflow Specialist in the Energy and Utilities Industry
Great software, great vendor, great results!
— Director of Enterprise Systems in the Education Industry
Signavio the best intuitive process modelling tool
to foster process thinking
— Senior Business Process Transformation in the Retail Industry
Signavio: Digital transformation - done right
— Senior Product Manager in the Miscellaneous Industry
Implementation was a breeze but
the real gem here is the Customer Service
— Manager, Process Engineering in the Finance Industry
Customer Quotes extracted from Gartner Peer Insights
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