Month: March 2013

<p>Implementing Enterprise Architecture in any organization requires an effective method and a consistent way of modeling to build architecture models. The Open Group standards <a title=”proven, comprehensive and generic methodology and framework” href=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/consultancy/enterprise-architecture-management/togaf/#The Open Group Architecture Framework”>TOGAF</a>® and <a title=”open modeling language for architects to model and communicate Enterprise Architecture” href=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/consultancy/enterprise-architecture-management/archimate/#Architects need a unified framework to describe enterprise architectures”>ArchiMate</a>®  are used worldwide to implement Enterprise Architecture. TOGAF® focuses on the method of implementing and maintaining Enterprise Architecture. ArchiMate® is an Enterprise Architecture modeling language standard. A lot of organizations in various markets worldwide use (a a combination of) these standards.</p><p>On <strong>28-March-2013</strong> I will present a webinar via <a title=”Leading the development of open, vendor-neutral IT standards and certifications” href=”http://www.opengroup.org”>The Open Group</a> in which I will give an overview of some real-life case experiences in using ArchiMate® and TOGAF® for implementing Enterprise Architecture. The approach, deliverables and examples of the several case studies will be shared. Furthermore, practical do’s and don’ts in adopting ArchiMate® and TOGAF® will be discussed. Attendees of this webinar will benefit from the lessons learned, and will learn which aspects are typically important to consider when implementing Enterprise Architecture in any organization.</p><p><a title=”Register for this webinar” href=”https://opengroupevents.webex.com/ec0606l/eventcenter/enroll/join.do?confViewID=1003593497&amp;theAction=detail&amp;confId=1003593497&amp;path=program_detail&amp;siteurl=opengroupevents”>Registration details</a> for this webinar can be found on the Open Group website.</p><p> </p><div class=”captionImage left” style=”width: 600px;”><img class=”left” src=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/assets/BlogDocuments-2/_resampled/resizedimage600255-Togaf-archimate-repository-reference-models.png” alt=”Togaf archimate repository reference models” title=”During the webinar Rob Kroese will explain TOGAF and archiMate” width=”600″ height=”255″/><p class=”caption”>ArchiMate® and TOGAF®</p></div>

I recently came across a very good article with above title written by Roger Sessions on the Microsoft Network. It is
one of the few articles which is backed up by good amount of industry research,
rich usage of references and very precise analysis of Enterprise Architecture
literature.

1. IT
   systems that have become unmanageably complex and increasingly costly to
   maintain.
2. IT
   systems that are hindering the organization’s ability to respond to
   current, and future, market conditions in a timely and cost-effective
   manner.
3. Mission-critical
   information that is consistently out-of-date and/or just plain wrong.
4. A
   culture of distrust between the business and technology sides of the
   organization.

<p><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>Let us suppose you work in an organization that needs improvement or change. You are a member of staff whose task is to support this. Perhaps you are a business consultant, a process designer or an architect. Some strategic decisions have been made and you and your colleagues are contributing the best you can. Doing analyses, making designs, supporting members of business management. The last few years your staff team has invested and improved significantly on </span><a style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;” title=”Training enterprise architecture, training business process management” href=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/training/”>knowledge, methods</a><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”> and </span><a style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;” title=”Professional software tools are crucial for effective and efficient design, analyse and improvement of organisations” href=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/tools/”>tooling</a><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>. You have already been working hard on a coherent set of models (architecture, process, business objects?) as a basis for designing the business solutions required.</span><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”> </span></p><div class=”captionImage left” style=”width: 246px;”><img class=”left” src=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/assets/BlogDocuments-2/Business-Design.png” alt=”Business Design” title=”A solid business design is the start of ” width=”246″ height=”205″/><p class=”caption”>Creating a design for your business</p></div><p><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>In some cases this is enough for successfully facilitating business change. Indeed getting a grip on change in today’s increasingly complex business reality requires professional methods, tools and knowledge. Obviously, a thought-through business solution is a fundament for many successful business improvements.</span><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”> </span></p><p>In other cases solid business design work is just not enough. When you come to think of it: <em>why do you still see so many business change projects fail? And why is your serious design function in practice not always taken so seriously? And why is there a number of your good staff colleagues who are not happy or even frustrated with the impact of their work?<span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”> </span></em></p><p><em><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”> </span></em></p><div class=”captionImage left” style=”width: 210px;”><em><img class=”left” src=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/assets/BlogDocuments-2/Solid-business-design.gif.png” alt=”Solid Business Design” title=”Sometimes business design is not enough” width=”210″ height=”140″/><p class=”caption”>Getting grip on business change</p></em></div><p><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>If you recognize this and find the questions above relevant, please join me in this series of blogs. I have noticed it is often not a lack of analysis or design capabilities that stands in the way of success. I have also experienced that supporting a business manager is often about everything </span><em style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>but</em><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”> the content of the business problem. It is about context, perspective, about </span><em style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>how </em><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>a solution is developed, soft skills, stakes, ownership etcetera. I personally like to call this phenomena the ‘</span><em style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>content paradox</em><span style=”font-size: 11px; line-height: 19px;”>’. It’s influence on bottom-line results can be huge – and that interest me. These ‘other’, sometimes less-tangible, but everyday aspects might also be of interest to you in becoming more effective. In this blog series I intend to share some of my thoughts and experiences on this. The word cloud below gives a sneak preview of the concepts I expect to touch upon.</span></p><div class=”captionImage left” style=”width: 600px;”><img class=”left” src=”http://www.bizzdesign.com/assets/BlogDocuments-2/_resampled/resizedimage600386-Blog-cloud-Alex-Hendriks-BiZZdesign2.png” alt=”Word cloud Alex Hendriks” title=”Alex Hendriks will write about these topics in following blogs” width=”600″ height=”386″/><p class=”caption”>Blog word cloud Alex Hendriks</p></div><p>So what is your personal top-3 of answers to my ‘<em>why-questions</em>’ above?</p><p>Please share your ideas on this with me at <a title=”E-mail Alex” href=”mailto:a.hendriks@bizzdesign.com”>a.hendriks@bizzdesign.com</a>, or leave a comment. In my next post I will discuss an innovative technique for staff teams to take on their client’s perspective.</p>