Stéphane Vanrechem

Enterprise Architects Have Stepped Out Of The Ivory Tower

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By Stéphane Vanrechem, Senior Analyst, Forrester For years, many enterprise architecture (EA) teams operated in isolation, building elaborate frameworks that few understood and even fewer used. Then something shifted: Architects started solving actual …

Why Business Capabilities Are Your Secret Weapon For IT Cost Optimization

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Most CIOs face mounting cost pressure, driven by the business. Forrester’s 2025 Business and Technology Services Survey found that 48% of business leaders rank cost reduction as a top priority. Many organizations have already chased quick savings: 76% …

Enterprise Architecture Tools Become A $1 Billion Strategic Battleground

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Enterprise architecture (EA) is having a moment. After years of being dismissed as slow, rigid, or misaligned with agile ways of working, EA is now at the center of one of the fastest‑growing, most strategic software markets. Our latest research confir…

The Enterprise Architecture Management Suite Landscape, Q4 2025 Is Out!

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Enterprise architecture (EA) leaders face unprecedented pressure to cut through complexity. Technology portfolios are sprawling, operating models are in flux, and the mandate for strategic alignment has never been more urgent. In The Enterprise Archite…

Architects Must Go Where Value Flows and Make Process-Outcomes The Center Of EA

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Customer journeys, value streams, and day-to-day processes are where value is created, or lost. Yet most EA teams still optimize IT systems in isolation, invisible to the business outcomes they’re supposed to enable. GenAI is now automating decis…

How Agentic AI Elevates The Enterprise Architect’s Role

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By Stéphane Vanrechem, Senior Analyst, Forrester Enterprise architects are entering a transformative phase. As agentic AI becomes embedded in enterprise architecture (EA) tools, it’s not just automating tasks — it’s redefining the architect’s role. In …