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Architecture
Who Cares?
Architecture
• The fundamental organization of a system, embodied in 1) its components, 2) their relationships to each other and to the environment, and 3) the principles governing its design and evolution.
(from ANSI/IEEE 1471-2000)
Architect
• Establishes the basic structure of the system, defining the essential core design features and elements that provide the framework for all that follows.
(Wikipedia)
“What do you do?”“I’m a (fill-in-the-blank) architect.”
Enterprise Architect, Infrastructure Architect, Business Architect, Network Architect,Solutions Architect, Sanitation Architect, blah, blah, blah, …
Business Architecture
• The documents and diagrams that describe the architectural structure of that business.
Business Architect
• Develops the documents and diagrams which play a key role in shaping and fostering the continuous viability of the business (improvement, transformation, innovation)
• Acts as a change agent for the process.NOTE: Business needs should drive technology decisions (not the other way around).
Skills
• Deep business domain knowledge• Broad technology knowledge• Cross-functional process experience• Methodology skills• Transformation talents• Problem Solver• Effective communicator• Good people skills
Sometimes, stakeholders don’t really understand what they need …
Sometimes, engineers underestimate the stakeholders ability to understand …
No silver bullet
Not just 1 right business model diagram or template.
Portfolio of models and documents that speak to different audiences to address their issues and opportunities.
Some documents
• Diagrams• Requirements• Process Flows• Roadmaps• Priority Matrixes• Current state vs. Future state• Cost / Benefit• Bid sheet• …
BYU Triangle
Business
Solutions
TechnologyData
Current State vs. Future State
Cost/Benefit
A few more thoughts
PAGs
Understand your constraints
“Come now, we are men of action”Good Strategy Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
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