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The Business Architecture Summit: A Vision For Business Architecture Practice Maturity and How To Get There

21 June 2019

Having a clear vision of what we are working towards is essential to guide and inspire any journey, so in this installment of StraightTalk, we explore a concept for what it means to be a mature business architecture practice, and how to get there. In other words, if we climb this business architecture mountain, what’s at the top and what are we to expect along the way?

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Charting The Course: Maturity-Driven Business Architecture Practice Planning

15 January 2018

In this installment of StraightTalk, we talk about how to assess the maturity of your practice and plan for its advancement.

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Let’s Get This Party Started: How to Start a Business Architecture Practice

15 May 2017

Knowing what business architecture is: Check.
Knowing why we do it: Check.
Knowing where it fits within the strategy execution life cycle: Double Check. Knowing where to start: Not so much.

Starting business architecture within an organization can be a fairly organic process, but there are a proven set of steps to follow.

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Establishing a Business Architecture Practice: A Practical Approach

20 November 2016

Establishing a Business Architecture Practice: A Practical Approach
Establishing a successful, sustainable business architecture practice is a journey that takes time, particularly for large organizations. This article provides a practical roadmap on how to establish and mature a practice over time with consideration of the realities that organizations face along the way.

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Maturing a Business Architecture Practice: The Promise and the Path

16 June 2016

In this article, business architecture practitioners are offered a clear vision of what a fully mature business architecture practice looks like, the value it brings to the organization, and a practical perspective on how to get there.

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Cornerstones of a Business Architecture Practice

13 June 2016

Whether driven by top-down mandate or won through demonstrated bottom-up success, there is a point when business architecture achieves “enough” acceptance within an organization to formalize an internal practice. While there are many steps to take throughout the journey of establishing and maturing a business architecture practice, this article discusses the four cornerstones that when put into place, can accelerate the process and create significant clarity.

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