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The Business Architecture Team

30 November 2017

This essential white paper provides practical guidance and useful best practices to successfully establish a business architecture team within an organization. The work is based on more than a decade and a half of firsthand experience with business architecture teams around the world, as well as work with various industry bodies and thought leaders. This comprehensive guide addresses top questions business architecture leaders and practitioners typically ask, and provides the necessary guidance for a successful business architecture journey. Original Publish Date: 30 November 2017

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A Professional Opinion: How Architecture Can Become a True Profession

03 May 2021

This double-installment StraightTalk validates the concept of business architecture as a real discipline and career path. It is based on the perspectives and visions from two worldwide authorities on the topic, Dr. Brian Cameron and Paul Preiss. We first explore the topic through an academic lens and then through the broader lens of architecture as a profession which includes all architects together, in business and technology.

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Architecture as a Profession

In this podcast, global business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn interviews Paul Preiss, Founder and CEO of Iasa Global on the topic of what it really means for architecture as a profession.

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Business Architecture in Academia

In this podcast, Dr. Brian Cameron, Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Programs in the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University, shares his unique perspectives with Whynde Kuehn, global business architecture thought leader and educator.

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The SAFe Bet: Your Top-10 FAQs Answered About Business Architecture and Scaled Agile Framework

01 March 2021

This installment of StraightTalk addresses the top-10 Frequently Asked Questions about business architecture and SAFe with Guest Star Jo Gilmore.

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10-Minutes With Jo Gilmore: 10 Frequently Asked Questions About Business Architecture and SAFe

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Outside-In, Inside-Out: How Customer Experience Design and Business Architecture Work Together

15 February 2021

This installment of StraightTalk focuses on the topic of customer experience design and explores what it is, why it is important, and how it fits hand-in-hand with business architecture.

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How Business Architecture and Customer Experience Design Work Together

Krishan Jogia and Fran Mether of Evolve & Amplify, a problem-solving advisory firm, share their unique perspectives with Whynde Kuehn on customer experience (CX) design with an emphasis on the nexus between business architecture and CX.

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The Wisdom of Bridges: How Business Architecture and Operating Models Fit Together

01 February 2021

This installment of StraightTalk explores what an operating model is and how it works with an organization’s business architecture.

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The Business Architecture Playbook: How to Build Your Business Architecture Methodology

04 January 2021

As your business architecture team grows and as demand for your business architecture services increases, at some point you may want to seriously consider creating a business architecture playbook. While many teams are not even aware of what a business architecture playbook is, they often experience the challenges that can occur when one is lacking as the discipline scales within their organization.

This installment will break down the what, the why, and the how of building a business architecture playbook, in the usual StraightTalk style.

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