Description
Book SynopsisThis book discusses business architecture as a basis for aligning efforts with outcomes. It views BA as complementary to enterprise architecture, where the focus of technological initiatives and inventories is to understand and improve business organization, business direction, and business decision-making. This book provides a practical, long-term view on BA. Based on the authors'' consulting experience and industrial research, the material in this book is a valuable addition to the thought processes around BA and EA. The lead author has direct and practical experience with large clients in applying APQC capability framework for undertaking multiple enterprise-wide capability assessments.
Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Authors
Section A CONCEPTS AND ODBA FRAMEWORK
1 Business Strategies and Outcome-Driven Business Architecture
2 Developing Business Architecture I—Capabilities and Challenges
3 Developing Business Architecture—II
4 Building and Assessing Business Capabilities—I
5 Implementing Business Capabilities—II
6 Metrics and Measurements with Outcome-Driven Business Architecture
7 Governance, Risk, and Compliance and Quality
Section B PRACTICE AND TOOLS
8 Establishing and Managing the Business Architecture Practice
9 ODBA, Big Data, and a Functioning Agile Organization
Section C CASE STUDIES
10 Business Architecture and Capability Case Study 1—Manufacturing Industry
11 ODBA and Capability-Building Case Study 2—Energy Market
12 Business Architecture and Capability Case Study 3—Government Services
Bibliography
Index
