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Aligning Business Analysis with Technical and Business Architecture Tazeem Wafa & James Devereux BA Manager Forum – June 2017

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Aligning Business Analysis with Technical and Business ArchitectureTazeem Wafa & James Devereux

BA Manager Forum – June 2017

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1. Introductions

a) Outline of the session

2. Group Breakouts:

Group discussion One

a) The challenges and benefits associated with BAs aligning more closely with business and technical architects.

Group discussion Two

a) How can we build relationships with Architects and Business Analysts?

Group discussion Three

a) What do Architects produce that can be utilised by BAs?

b) What do / or could BAs produce that can inform at the Architecture level?

3. Summary and Close

Agenda

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• Drivers for change

• What we did: – Operating Model

– Change Framework

– Artefacts and Architecture Review Board (ARB)

– ARrchitecture IndeX (ARIX)

– Operationalising ARIX

– Strategy and Business Architecture

Introduction: Points to cover

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Drivers for Change

• BAs and Architects had different reporting lines and resource managed separately

• The artefacts being produced were sometimes produced in isolation

• Governance around approving designs needed to be enhanced

• Getting involved in everything

• Emerging business architecture function

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What we did: Operating Model• Created new department called Architecture, Analysis and Consultancy (AAC)

under one new Head of Department and resource management combined

Business Portfolio Managers/ Programme Office

ISD

Office

of the

CIO

COOs and Business Stakeholders

Technical

ArchitectureBusiness Analysis

Consultancy

Services

Architecture, Analysis, & ConsultancyT

ec

hn

olo

gy S

ec

uri

ty

Service

Technology Delivery Domains

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What we did: ARchitecture IndeX (ARIX)

• ARchitecture IndeX (ARIX) scores introduced to focus on complexity

ARIX

0

No architectural

relevance

This represents configuration changes to existing

systems or any non IT affecting projects.

ARIX

1

Minor architectural

relevance

This represents configuration and minor code or data

changes to existing systems. It is considered to have

minor architectural relevance as it should not impact any

of the architecture principles.

ARIX

2

Project with architectural

relevance.

This represents a change to existing systems that

involves additional software modules, new or changed

interfaces or physical infrastructure. It is architecturally

relevant because it is a change on an existing system

that may impact one of the architecture principles.

ARIX

3

Complex Programme /

Project which has major

architecture impact.

This typically represents commissioning a new system or

service. The new service should be designed based on

the BoE Architecture Principles.

Architecture must be

engaged for all

project/change with an

ARIX of 2 or 3

Watching brief /

awareness of technical

change. Consulted

domain engagement

No Architecture

Engagement Required

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What we did: Operationalising ARIXBusiness Portfolio Managers/ Programme Office

COOs and Business Stakeholders

Business

Analysis

Technical

Architecture

Consultancy Services

Technology

Strategy

Business

Strategy

Non-IT

ARIX

0Run ARIX 1

Run

(watch)

ARIX 2Grow

ARIX 3Transform

Tech

no

log

y S

ecu

rity

Technology Delivery Domains

Service

Office

of the

CIO

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What we did: Strategy and Business Architecture

• Technology and Strategy Roadmaps created and socialised to gain buy-in

• Business Architecture proof of concept developed to align business issues to the emerging strategy and roadmap.

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Group Discussion One

The challenges and benefits associated with BAs aligning more closely with business and technical architects.

Initial challenges: everyone having a differing view on what

needed to be done and not enough clarity on the end goals

Early benefits: everyone having the ‘big-picture’ view

and understanding how everything fits together and

promoting consistent messaging.

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Group Discussion TwoBrief introduction and lessons learned at Bank of England from closer working relationships

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Town Hall Meetings

Coffee ‘4s’

Restarted Social

Events

Joint Challenge

& OwnershipUnderstand part in

process

Educate

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Group Discussion Three

•Group Challenge:– What do Architects produce that can be utilised by BAs?

– Consider common artefacts and / or techniques used by both Business and Technical Architects

– What do / or could BAs produce that can inform at the Architecture level?

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