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Building the Enterprise Architecture (EA) of your organization is the starting point towards operational excellence
A company should achieve a level of transparency (in terms of documenting the core structural elements of its business) before it can embark on a continuous journey of analyzing and optimizing its operations.
Organizational View:
Depending on the scope of the project, an Organization’s EA further involves detailed process-mapping of all (or some) process areas, using SPIRIT’s modeling methodology. Based on this detailed analysis, the team can draw up process-based system requirements (for new system implementation) as well as complex data specifications for systems integration, and implement the migration plan from the current to the future state, based on process-based impact analyses of the planned change. A view of the Organization’s organizational structure, with charts, positions, roles, groups, committees etc. and their interrelations Data and Risk View: A view of the Organization’s produced and/or required documents, technical terms, policies, templates, data, risks etc. Application View: A view of the Organization’s IT systems and applications Product and/or Service View: A categorization of the Organization’s product and/or service offerings, by client, or area, or type of product/service etc. Process View: A dynamic, multi-level view of the Organization’s processes (core, support, managerial, administrative, infrastructure etc.) which links information from all the previous views. For instance: What data and which systems are used in a process? Which roles are involved? Which products are supported by a process? All the knowledge and information from the EA and the detailed process mapping exercise (stored in a Common Repository where information and structural elements are reused), can be published and shared via a fully customizable intranet or internet portal to all internal and external stakeholders for reference (as an up-to-date ‘operations manual’), training and feedback. Please refer to our sample projects page for more information on the practical application of our offering.
Benefits of our EA solution Company Validation
A succinct and valid documentation of your company’s underlying operational structure Operational transparency Both problems and potential opportunities are easily identified, enabling continuous process improvement Informed decision-making Reduced operational complexity and process transparency allow for decisions based on facts, not assumptions A common, established process language Standardized operational language that enhances communication across the Organization; stronger communication channels amongst stakeholders A shared repository of company knowledge and information Centralized company knowledge that can be efficiently managed; an up-to-date, comprehensive ‘training manual’ for different stakeholders Alignment of business and IT The deployment of an EA that includes all five views described above enables the alignment of business and IT strategy, since it necessarily requires a continuous, two-way communication between these traditionally secluded silos (i.e. business, operations and IT) A complete and functional Enterprise Architecture (EA) should be complemented by a comprehensive analysis of the Organization’s IT environment: systems, applications and networks (IT Architecture Management offering). |
Enterprise Architecture Management
