The Enterprse Business Archtiecture
1. INTRODUCTIONEnterprise Business Architecture to know the enterprise
Business architecture enable both the business managers and the engineers to know the holistic enterprise. It applies architecture and engineering analytical principle to business paradigm to transform the business.
The two stage of Enterprise Business Architecture approach
LEA analyze enterprise business architecture in a two stage approach. The first stage is to see the whole enterprise business via enterprise topology and the second stage is to analyze the business architecture from the aspect of mission, function, information, organization, location and workload.
Stage 1: To see the business architecture big picture via enterprise topology
LEA see the big picture of enterprise in a collaborative and reconciliation approach to visualize the logical and invisible enterprise over the enterprise topology.
Stage 2: Holistic Business Architecture modeling
LEA suggest holistic business architecture approach via establish the holistic business architecture framework.
2. BACKGROUND
Business Architects Association define business architecture as:
Business Architecture is performed by cross organizational generalists who possess professional skills for transforming corporate strategy into business designs that enable corporations to increase market share, profit margins and flexibility, while reducing risk. Their unique skills include:
. Designing dynamic, flexible new models for the business that enable it to adjust and thrive in constantly changing competitive environments.
. Preparing business cases that provide Executive Management with the information they need to make wise decisions.
. Incorporating the insights of customers, line employees and managers to ensure their unique needs are accommodated .
. Engaging subject matter experts throughout the organization in the solution process.
. Coordinating and sequencing their solutions to remove conflicts.
.Defining metrics that provide the data necessary to make improved decisions in the future.
.Generating necessary documentation; packaging and translating it into terms each audience can understand and embrace
The Microsoft Motion business architecture methodology
The Microsoft Motion business architecture methodology
Core to the methodology is the concept of a "Capability". A Capability is focused on "what" is done not on the "how" of getting it done. People, processes and technology are properties of a capability. A typical view of a capability includes the following Service Level Expectations:
who owns it
who is the customer of it
what is the measure of success: Financial, volume produced, numbers of errors, time-based etc...
inputs and outputs
alternate paths to take when part or all of the Capability is inoperable
escalation path
in total there are about 100+ properties for each Capability
As you can see, this is a pretty heavy methodology. A full-blown Motion Methodology project is typically eight weeks in length. Motion Lite is a two-day short course that introduces you to the concepts employed in Motion and gets you started on project prioritization using this technique.
The business motivation model
and the The business motivation model The Business Motivation Model (BMM) in enterprise architecture provides a scheme and structure for developing, communicating, and managing business plans in an organized manner. Specifically, the Business Motivation Model does all of the following:
identifies factors that motivate the establishing of business plans; identifies and defines the elements of business plans; and indicates how all these factors and elements inter-relate.
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