highly impactful ea organizations make value driven decisions

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Troux Worldwide Conference 2013

Mike Walker | Enterprise Architecture and Strategy Advisor | Hewlett-Packard http://www.MikeTheArchitect.com

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15+ years in IT

Thought Leader, Mentor, Speaker &

Author

Distinguished Chief Architect

MikeJWalker

MikeTheArchitect.com

Mike.J.Walker@HP.com

Mike Walker

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Today'sSession

Highly Impactful EA Organizations Make

Value Driven Decisions

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Today'sSession

Value Driven Decisions

Evidence of the Shift

Tools for your Journey

Increasing EA Effectiveness

My Experiences

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Disclaimer…

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Disclaimer… Demo Free Session

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Disclaimer… Demo Free Session

Theory Need Not Apply

A Story

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Enterprise Architects areChange Agents

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To WhatEnd?

Change AgentWhat we do

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To WhatEnd?

Change Agent

Business Value

What we do Results we produce

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Balancing Value

Operational

RiskInnovation

Reputational Risk

Monetary Risk

Profit Margin

Time to Value

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To WhatEnd?

Change Agent

Business Value

What we do Results we produce

Decisions

Informed EA’s Drives Maximized Business Value

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Value driven Decisions

Greater benefits

Outcome driven

Information combined with the EA is the path to Maximize Value

+Information

Experience

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Mental Frame A

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Understanding Hierarchy

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

Jennifer Rowley, (2006) "Where is the wisdom that we have lost in knowledge?", Journal of Documentation

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Understanding Hierarchy

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data Context-less raw building blocks(e.g., Visios, architecture documents on file shares)

Structuring of data to build context and meaning(e.g., Breaking down context-less documents into structured information that can be associated)

Synthesized empirical information mixed with experience and expert insight.(e.g., Applying your experiences and methods to the architecture descriptions and capabilities)

Judicious application of knowledge through deep understanding and realization of the environment.(e.g., What do you peers do, analysts, proven practices)

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Understanding Hierarchy

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data Context-less raw building blocks(e.g., Visios, architecture documents on file shares)

Structuring of data to build context and meaning(e.g., Breaking down context-less documents into structured information that can be associated)

Synthesized empirical information mixed with experience and expert insight.(e.g., Applying your experiences and methods to the architecture descriptions and capabilities)

Judicious application of knowledge through deep understanding and realization of the environment.(e.g., What do you peers do, analysts, proven practices)

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Understanding Hierarchy

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data Context-less raw building blocks(e.g., Visios, architecture documents on file shares)

Structuring of data to build context and meaning(e.g., Breaking down context-less documents into structured information that can be associated)

Synthesized empirical information mixed with experience and expert insight.(e.g., Applying your experiences and methods to the architecture descriptions and capabilities)

Judicious application of knowledge through deep understanding and realization of the environment.(e.g., What do you peers do, analysts, proven practices)

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Understanding Hierarchy

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data Context-less raw building blocks(e.g., Visios, architecture documents on file shares)

Structuring of data to build context and meaning(e.g., Breaking down context-less documents into structured information that can be associated)

Synthesized empirical information mixed with experience and expert insight.(e.g., Applying your experiences and methods to the architecture descriptions and capabilities)

Judicious application of knowledge through deep understanding and realization of the environment.(e.g., What do you peers do, analysts, proven practices)

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I can make a decision with

30% of the information.

Anything more than 80% is too much. - Colin Powell

Data can get in the Way

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Understanding Hierarchy

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data Context-less raw building blocks

Structuring of data to build context and meaning

Synthesized empirical information mixed with experience and expert insight.

Judicious application of knowledge through deep understanding and realization of the environment.

Value

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Impact

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Back to our story…

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Applying in the Real-WorldIn

put

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Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

Input on the Problem Described at each

Stage of the Hierarchy

The results if decisions are made on input applied to each Stage of the

Hierarchy

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Applying in the Real-World

Fix bugsClean up data

Poor performanceBroken Search

60-70% duplication

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Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

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Applying in the Real-World

Fix bugsClean up data

Poor performanceSearch broken

60-70% duplication

Business Capabilities not metPoor information health

Disconnected

Select product features neededFix root information issuesFix integration

Inp

ut

Resu

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Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

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Applying in the Real-World

Fix bugsClean up data

Poor performanceSearch broken

60-70% duplication

Business Capabilities not metPoor information health

Disconnected

Select product features neededFix root information issuesFix integration

Drives the right questions to askRe-evaluates the entire solutionBrings in third partiesVendor “Bake Off”

Inp

ut

Resu

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Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

Experienced architectSolved similar problems

Leverages information

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Applying in the Real-World

Fix bugsClean up data

Poor performanceSearch broken

60-70% duplication

Business Capabilities not metPoor information health

Disconnected

Select product features neededFix root information issuesFix integration

Drives the right questions to askRe-evaluates the entire solutionBrings in third partiesVendor “Bake Off”

Inp

ut

Resu

lt

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

Experienced architectSolved similar problems

Leverages information

Drives the right questions to askRe-evaluates the entire solutionMaps to deep understanding to drive solution

Experienced architectDeep Subject Matter Expert

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Information Overload

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Information

Overload

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Enterprise

Growth Rings

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Complexity built on Legacy

1975 – First Mainframe Apps(COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembler)

1985 – Open Systems AppsMany homegrown apps(C++)

2005 – Service Oriented AppsMany homegrown apps(J2EE, .Net, Web Services ) 1995 – Distributed Apps

N-Tier Architecture (C++, VB, Java)

2010 – Cloud AppsMany homegrown apps

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How do we manage this?

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Methods for Management

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Methods for Management

Capture

Operationalize

Govern

1.2.3.

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Leverage Portfolios to Capture

#1

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Many Types of Portfolios

Business Portfolios

Architecture Portfolios

Planning & Execution Portfolios

Operational Portfolios

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Many Types of Portfolios

Business Portfolios

Market LandscapeBusiness ModelsStrategyCapabilities & Process

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Many Types of Portfolios

Architecture Portfolios

Architecture DevelopmentArchitecture LandscapeArchitecture DecisionsCapabilitiesGuidance & Patterns

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Many Types of Portfolios

Planning & Execution Portfolios

Asset & Application Portfolios Program & Project PortfoliosHuman ResourcesCompetenciesRequirements

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Many Types of Portfolios

Operational Portfolios

Service ManagementIncident ManagementProblem Management

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Operationalize Organically Through Methods

#2

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We use many of them todayIn our Enterprise Architecture Methods

TOGAF Architecture Repository

ADM Phase ArtifactsPreliminary Principles CatalogArchitecture Vision Stakeholder Map MatrixBusiness Architecture

Organization/Actor Catalog

  Role Catalog  Business Service/Function

Catalog  Business Interaction Matrix  Actor/Role MatrixInformation Systems Data Entity/Data Component

Catalog(Data Architecture) Data Entity/Business Function

Matrix  Application/Data MatrixInformation Systems Application Portfolio Catalog(Application Architecture)

Interface Catalog

  Application/Organization Matrix

  Role/Application Matrix  Application/Function Matrix  Application Interaction MatrixTechnology Architecture

Technology Standards Catalog

  Technology Portfolio Catalog  Application/Technology MatrixTOGAF Content Framework

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Enable Decisions through Governance

#3

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Agile GovernanceThrough Value Based Decisions

Portfolios

Governance Architecture Delivery

• Architecture Reviews• Principles &

Standards• Decision Support

• Architecture Decisions

• Architecture Trade-Offs

• Architecture Visioning

Three Take-Aways to

Remember

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#1: Enterprise Portfolios alone won’t do it…

http://www.mikethearchitect.com/2010/05/a-fool-with-a-tool-is-still-a-fool.html

A fool with a tool…… is still a fool

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

Value

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Impact

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#2: Experience + Information = Value Driven Decisions

Wisdom

Knowledge

Information

Data

Experience MattersValue Driven Decisions Happen Here

Value

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Impact

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#3: Organically Integrate Enterprise Portfolios into Existing Methods

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#3: Organically Integrate Enterprise Portfolios into Existing Methods

EA Tools like Troux Supports this Concept

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Thank You