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The Resource Library contains numerous articles, white papers, posts, podcasts, videos, surveys, and primary research — plus original diagrams and infographics about Business Architecture and Transformation. Use the Filter to narrow your search or click on the graphical shortcuts below to popular content categories. Also, check out our StraightTalk podcasts and other syndicated content available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, or wherever you find your podcasts.
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17 October, 2020
Business architecture is an excellent framework for informing decisions of all kinds. In this installment of StraightTalk, we explore just a few ideas for how business architecture can be leveraged to inform technology-related decisions, including technology assessment, selection, design, planning and management.
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05 October, 2020
This installment of StraightTalk breaks down the concept of organization mapping through the business architecture lens. It provides a guided tour, including the intent of organization mapping and its technique.
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21 September, 2020
This installment of StraightTalk demystifies what a business architecture value stream is and is not, and breaks it all down StraightTalk-style.
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This article reflects on what we have achieved and what we have learned during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how organizations can build upon this momentum for the deeper transformation needed to truly become a digital enterprise.
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This article lays out the top five foundational things you need to know about business architecture.
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07 September, 2020
There are topics that can make us scratch our business architecture heads. This installment of StraightTalk explores a few of them with the intent of creating clarity and understanding so that we can come together and move forward.
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17 August, 2020
This installment of StraightTalk explores how business architecture can be leveraged to provide the critical business context to inform decision-making around cloud strategy and migration.
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03 August, 2020
This installment of StraightTalk explores how business architecture can be leveraged to translate strategy into initiatives, including the how-to and the benefits.
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Business architecture is many different things, capable of delivering many different value propositions to an organization. It is a shared enterprise business language and mental model; a macro business lens for analyzing investments, risks, opportunities, and more; a key component of end-to-end strategy execution; and an important mechanism to bridge and break down silos. Certainly, silos can be necessary for organizations to operate; however, silos can be detrimental to an organization’s success. This article explores the challenges with organizational silos and how business architecture is uniquely qualified to address them.
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18 July, 2020
This installment of StraightTalk is a business architecture take on business models, which explores what it means to leverage business models using a business architecture mindset as well as the role and value of business architects in creating and using business models.
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06 July, 2020
Frequently Asked Business Architecture Questions (FABAQ) are all about providing answers to the burning questions about business architecture. This installment focuses on questions related the business architecture practice and role.
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A complimentary webinar from business architecture industry experts Whynde Kuehn and William Ulrich which explores current trends and future predictions for business architecture, including business usage scenarios, the role of ecosystems, the future of the practitioner role and more. It outlines the ubiquitous nature of business architecture at the upper end of the maturity scale and the increasing range of value business architecture will deliver in the long-term. Webinar provided by Business Architecture Associates.
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