Business architecture is generating a lot of interest and attention recently, and for good reason as it helps companies bridge the strategy through execution gap by creating concise views and definitions of the business. It also allows IT to focus on best practice technology without having to “guess” what the business means, thereby enabling the company to focus on driving transformational change.  

Learn how a digital representation of your company improves business outcomes in this Q&A with Dan Hebda, Chief Strategy Officer at MEGA International.

CIOs know that in order to have a great IT strategic plan it must be aligned to business strategy. However, due to constantly evolving industry and marketplace trends, a company’s business strategy is constantly evolving too, and as a result IT strategic planning usually fails to keep pace.

If your company struggles with systems that no longer fulfill business objectives and processes that fail customer expectations yet are growing in complexity and cost, not to mention risk, then consider a business capability approach to be more adaptive. But, be warned, the benefits extend well beyond reducing complexity, costs and risk.

There’s been a shift in the enterprise architecture field and it’s a welcomed one. Gone are the days when enterprise architects sat in back rooms building models and processes, analyzing useless data, and putting the breaks on innovation projects due to risks and compliance issues.

IT departments often manage a very large number of software technology components that potentially represent a threat to the organization. By limiting the variety of products in use, IT departments can reduce the number of platform conflict problems. Standardization can minimize the risks associated with an uncontrolled technology portfolio, facilitating software licensing and security management.