The Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT): A Well Rounded and Practical Application of Enterprise Architecture A|EA August Meeting Presented By: Jerad Speigel August 9,

1 The Intent of Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise Architecture is about planning and implementing business transformation As architects, we are a service provider that helps business organizations become more effective and efficient. Our service is to help business organizations to better understand who they are serving, what they are delivering, how they are delivering it, and how to become more efficient and effective.

2 Are Analyzed By Are Used To It is important for an organization to understand the process by which business drivers turn into operational reality. Business Drivers Prioritize Business Areas

3 Monitored By Developed at the DOI, the Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT) enables all of the major planning functions to analyze business and service areas based on the priorities established by the governance teams. Are Analyzed By Are Use d To Business Drivers Prioritize Business Areas Enterprise Transition Plan

4 The Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT) is designed to answer some of today’s more challenging business questions. Mission Performance What are the business changes I really need to have? Where can we achieve dramatic improvements in performance and how do I know I’ve achieved them? Where are the opportunities for and risks for program collaboration, data sharing, and shared business processes? Investment Performance Where do we spend program funds? Do our investments support the business needs? HR Performance What is the target level of resources I need to have in place, and where? How can I move back office resources into mission functions? IT Performance Where do I have redundant buying? Where am I over/under invested? How do I know? What metrics do I need?

5 1. Who do we serve? 2. What do they say about our business products and services? 3. Why do we exist? 4. What business products or services do we deliver to meet our stakeholders’ needs? 5. How do we deliver the business products and services? 6. What do we need to deliver the business products and services? 7. How much does it cost to deliver the business products and services?

6 Implement Business Change (1-5 years) Maintain Architecture Create the Blueprint (6-12 months) The MBT itself is a collection of 14 integrated steps, each with sub-tasks, deliverables, and decision points.

7 Each step within the MBT is further broken into tasks that are described in guidance documents and the MBT project plan.

8 The MBT also contains a toolkit of analysis techniques that help capture information and present it in a standard way to decision makers.

9 Step 2 features stakeholder prioritization, stakeholder analysis, and the development of a strategic intent for the business area.

10 Example Work Product: Stakeholder Hierarchy

11 Example Work Product: Stakeholder Exchanges

12 Example Work Product: SWOT

13 Example Work Product: Goals and Objectives

14 Step 3 features business products, services, organization, and process analysis tasks that produce business recommendations.

15 Example Work Product: Products/Services Matrix

16 Example Work Product: Value Chain

17 Example Work Product: Swim Lane

18 Step 4 features the analysis of data, systems, services, security, and technologies to produce technical recommendations.

19 Example Work Product: Systems Interfaces

20 Example Work Product: Data Relationships

21 Example Work Product: Data Overlaps

22 At the end of Step 5 in the MBT, decision makers are presented with detailed documentation from which decisions can be made.

23 Implementing the Blueprint Steps Approved Once the Blueprint has been approved, the MBT guides the business area through the implementation process. X

24 Overall, the MBT is designed to guide a well rounded analysis so that decision makers get solid recommendations for transformation. The Value of the Methodology for Business Transformation 1.Reusable, structured approach to all business transformation. 2.Defined coordination between the architects, Business Organizations, CPIC, Contracts, and Oversight Teams. 3.Full business transformation: organization capital, human capital, information capital. 4.Coordinated program of change rather than individual projects. 5.Outputs from analysis through implementation can be centrally coordinated in your enterprise architecture repository.

25 Phase One Consulting Group has successfully adopted its experiences supporting commercial clients in their strategy and technology decisions to a practice that support Federal Government Agencies in their planning needs. Contact Information: Jerad Speigel Partner (703) Phase One Consulting Group Clients Media and Entertainment Clients Time Inc. Time & Life Book of the Month Club Leisure Arts Southern Progress Bertelsmann Music Group Health Care/Pharmaceutical Clients Sankyo Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Industry ClientsChoice Hotels Telecommunications Industry Clients Verio Utilities Industry ClientsWashington Gas Federal Government Clients DOD - OSD and Navy DOI, MMS, OSM, USGS USDA – Forest Service