Veronique Freeman (440)

What is Business Architecture Anyway??

“The structure and behavior of a business system. Covering business functions or capabilities, business processes and the roles of the actors involved in these. Business functions and business processes are mapped to the business goals and business services they support, and the applications and data they need.” “A blueprint of the enterprise that provides a common understanding of the organization and is used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands.”

 Achieve common understanding of organization  Foundational for strategy execution  Framework to prioritize problems/opportunities  Drives Technical Infrastructure

Bus Arch - Capabilities - Problem identification and prioritization - Artifacts represent current and future state for part or whole of organization - Funnels stream of projects & goals to business Bus Analysis - Requirements - Project requirements to solve business problems - Artifacts focus on end state for a project or program - Influences architecture as new capabilities are implemented through projects Strategic Tactical