Enterprise Architecture

Need of EA

By Thakur Sahib on November 8, 2009

Do we really need to answer this. Gartner, Forrester, IBM, Microsoft and almost every consultant firm has their own definition of EA. Let’s not put too much of interest needle into it but try to sew the picture instead.

Posted in Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy | Tagged Architecture, CEO, CFO, consultant, CTO /CIO, IBM, IT as Strategy, IT standards and policies, IT Vision, Knowledge management, Legacy systems, Microsoft, operating system, operating systems, roadmaps, similar products | 1 Response

Business Process Modeling

By admin on September 21, 2009

Model and analyze business processes with the aid of Business Process diagrams…

In order for a business to improve its performance it must understand how it does business. It must convert the “how” into defined processes, which must be able to have their performance measured, and the results used to make subsequent improvements

Posted in Analysis, Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy | Tagged BPEL, BPMN, Business and IT allignment, Business Process Diagrams

IT: Support Vs Growth

By Thakur Sahib on September 8, 2009

IT if manifested correctly can act as a growth principle for strategy. Some important questions to ask and answer are: How can IT enable growth in Sales, Operations or other core areas? Here the emphasis is on growing, or the growth we envisage after 10 years. Once that is answered, next step would be to create capabilities in those areas.

Posted in Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy | Tagged IT as Strategy, IT Projects, IT Vision, myth head, niche products, Silo Solutions | 1 Response

IT as Business Strategy

By Thakur Sahib on August 3, 2009

One of the biggest misconceptions about IT Strategy is that it only governs how and how much money should be spent on IT. Senior management dictates to the IT team exactly what they want, and the IT team responds back by relating how much it may cost and how long it may take

Posted in Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Technology | Tagged Architecture, individual applications, IT as Strategy, IT Projects | Leave a response