The State of Enterprise Architecture MARTIN MYSYK JANUARY 13, 2015

Agenda What We Do… Frameworks and Artifacts Enterprise Architecture as a Profession Cloudy with a Chance of EA Agile and Adaptive Enterprise Architecture Organizational Change – Where should EA live? Towards the Future – A Discussion

What We Do… ?

Enterprise Architecture – Current State What: Enterprise architecture (EA) is "a well-defined practice for conducting enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, using a holistic approach at all times, for the successful development and execution of strategy. Enterprise architecture applies architecture principles and practices to guide organizations through the business, information, process, and technology changes necessary to execute their strategies. These practices utilize the various aspects of an enterprise to identify, motivate, and achieve these changes.“ Who: Practitioners of enterprise architecture call themselves enterprise architects. An enterprise architect is a person responsible for performing this complex analysis of business structure and processes and is often called upon to draw conclusions from the information collected.enterprise architects

Frameworks and Artifacts TOGAF DoDAF PEAF Gartner EAF Zachmann

EA Out of Control?

So YOU Want to be an Enterprise Architect… Certification Education Employment

Cloudy with a Chance of EA Gartner PACE Application Layering ◦Systems of Record ◦Systems of Differentiation ◦Systems of Innovation Adaptive IT

Moving Forward… TOGAFSAP EAFSAP Architecture Architecture Development Method Capability driven architecture development method, focused on software development Capability driven architecture development method, focused on SAP Solution deployment Value driven architecture development method, focused on full exploitation of SAP (Next Generation) Solutions, Services and Content Meta Model Hybrid approach between software development and service architecture style Hybrid approach between software development and service architecture style, supporting SAP Solutions using a SAP Taxonomy Simple and robust meta model geared toward supporting the SAP Architecture Development Method Accelerators and Artifacts Generic templatesFeatures SAP specific narratives, templates and worksheets. These materials are included in the SAP ASAP 7.1 method. Proven, architectural deliverables having cross-industry context to support re-use for solution design development and reference purposes

Organizational Change – Where should Enterprise Architecture live in an Organization?

Moving Forward – Thinking Differently

Summary Enterprise Architecture: Provides Value to the Enterprise Is a valid profession Needs to change as Business Changes Has a future that is evolving.

Towards the Future – A Discussion Contact