Capstera

Business Architecture

Framework

Understand Business Flows and Processes▪ Define the highest level value

chain and key processes that add value from different stakeholder perspectives

Users and Roles▪ Overlay users and their

roles/needs to various capabilities and processes to understand the resource footprint and usage patterns

Define the Capabilities▪ Define the core foundational

building blocks, the “capabilities” which is an encapsulation of what the business does

Identify the Data▪ Identify the key data in the

form of a business information model

▪ Map data to capabilities, systems and processes

Make Strategy Actionable▪ Understand the strategy and

create a future operating model

▪ Link execution to strategy by aligning strategy, initiatives and metrics to capabilities

Define a Roadmap▪ Intercept, if needed and

reprioritize in-flight projects/programs

▪ Define a Transformation path▪ Draft specifications to evolve

capabilities▪ Identify and execute on quick

wins

Systems▪ Compile inventory of business

applications▪ Map capabilities, processes,

data and users to applications for footprint analysis

Structure ▪ Capture business structure and

key interactions and interfaces

Reports, Dashboards▪ Generate reports▪ Create dashboards▪ Juxtapose diverse entities to

craft lenses and views

Business Vision and Motivation▪ Understand and capture the key drivers that are driving the

business and the essence of vision

Capstera’s Business Architecture framework links strategy to execution and allows for structured business definition by leveraging as Lego blocks so as to allow optimal technology development

Business Vision and Motivation

Strategy Initiatives Metrics

Value Streams CapabilitiesSemantics | Assessments | Associations | Budgets

Processes

Subject areas and Data Entities

Specifications and Roadmap

Systems

Risks and Control

Structure

Customer Segments

Roles and Users

Channels

Product/Services

Shared Values

Lenses, Views, Reports, Dashboards

IMPLEMENT▪ Specification Impact Analysis ▪ Dependency Analysis ▪ Capability-to-Service

Mapping (SOVs)▪ Capability-clusters mapped

to projects/programs▪ Translate Capability-based

Specifications into Requirements artifacts

ELABORATE▪ Agglomeration of

Capabilities to for the product/initiative/platform

▪ Value streams▪ Capability-specific

Enhancement Requests ▪ Unique Data Entities and

Sourcing▪ Fit for Purpose Assessment▪ Capability-based IT Roadmap

ENVISION▪ Product Vision▪ Strategy Summary▪ Business Model▪ Competitive Analysis

DEFINE▪ Customer Segmentation▪ Product Features▪ Persona ▪ Journey Maps ▪ Target Operating Model

Capstera Framework Components and Alignment with High level IT enablement phases

▪ Validated Capability Model

▪ Capability Semantics ‒ Ownership‒ Assessments‒ Budget‒ Associations

▪ Core Roadmaps▪ Services/Systems

‒ Inventory‒ Current

functionality‒ Assessments‒ Footprint analysis

▪ Periodic Assessments▪ Peer and Internal

Benchmarking and KPIs

▪ Ongoing Budgeting▪ Dynamic and

continuous enhancement requests anchored capabilities

▪ Portfolio Management

BASELINE

ENVISION DEFINE

ELABORATE IMPLEMENT

OPERATE

BUSINESS ENABLERS

TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS

Capstera: Business Architecture – Steps, Components & Responsibilities

Business Architecture Business Case

Strategic intent or motivation of business

Business Capabilities

Value Streams

Process Maps (to be linked to Value Streams as detailed flows)

Systems, IT Services and Applications (to be mapped to Capabilities and Value Streams)

Business Information Model (to be mapped to Capabilities and Value Streams)

Org Context (Scenarios, Roles, Business Units, Locations, Stakeholders, Risks/Controls etc.)

Lenses, Views and Reports

Metrics and Measurement

Governance

Project Management and Delivery

Primarily led by Business Architect Collaboration with business owners and strategy officeCollaboration with Process Architect and Business AnalystsCollaboration with IT and Solution Architects Collaboration with Data and Information Architects

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