the strategic business values of it architecture for the enterprise
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The Strategic Business Values of IT
Architecture for the EnterprisesBased on IT Architecture Body of Knowledge (ITABOK)
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Aaron Tan Dani
Founder and Chairman of IASA Asia Pacific
Co-Author of ITABOK (IT Architecture Body of Knowledge)
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Technology Priority Survey by IDC Asia Pacific 2011
No. 1 Highest Technology Priority:
Better Fit of IT to Business
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IT Architecture Landscape based on F-T-S
• Most of IT Architecture
based on Frameworks and
Technologies are required
to re-learn & re-certify for
every new releases AND
typically Technology,
Platform & Vendor
e.g.: IT Architecture Frameworks e.g.:
TOGAF, DODAF, MODAF, FEAF,
Zachman Enterprise Architecture
Framework, etcF
Existin
g
IT Architecture Technologies e.g.: IT Architecture Technologies e.g.:
IBM Technology, Cisco Technology,
TExistin
g
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Platform & Vendor
specific
• The IASA IT Architecture
Training, Certification &
Career Path are based on
ITABOK - IT Architecture
Skills Sets
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IBM Technology, Cisco Technology,
Oracle Technology, Microsoft
Technology, Database Technology,
Java & .NET Platforms, etc
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IT Architecture Skill Sets by IASA and
based on ITABOK i.e. IT Architecture
Body of KnowledgeSNew
2009
New
Since
2009
The Analogy of IT Architecture F-T-S with World of Music
• By having the right IT
Architecture skills,
one can create their
own IT Architecture
Frameworks and
adopt the right
IT Architecture Frameworks Analogy:
Various Musical Styles e.g. Pop, Jazz,
Classical, Rocks, Traditional, Disco, etcF
IT Architecture Technologies Analogy:
T
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adopt the right
technologies &
platforms
• IT Architecture skills
provide life long
Learning and journey
IT Architecture Technologies Analogy:
Various Musical Instruments e.g.
Drums, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Violin, etcTIT Architecture Skill Sets Analogy:IT Architecture Skill Sets Analogy:
Music skills that allow you to
compose songs, play music, adopt
musical style and choose musical
instruments
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IT Challenges: Understanding Business Requirements
Phy
sica
l Wor
ld
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IT W
orld
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IT Challenges: Communicating Design
“IF YOU CAN NOT DESCRIBE IT, THEN YOU CANNOT
IMPLEMENT IT !!!”
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The Intractable Challenges in typical IT Project
BusinessBusinessBusinessBusiness
StrategyStrategyStrategyStrategy
Business Strategy:Business Strategy:Business Strategy:Business Strategy:
- Not promisesNot promisesNot promisesNot promises
- Not about What to doNot about What to doNot about What to doNot about What to do
- Focus on How to doFocus on How to doFocus on How to doFocus on How to do
- Have execution planHave execution planHave execution planHave execution plan
- Continues validation and Continues validation and Continues validation and Continues validation and
verificationverificationverificationverification
Business, User &Functional
Requirements
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IT Systems/IT Systems/IT Systems/IT Systems/
ApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsApplications
IT IT IT IT
InfrastructureInfrastructureInfrastructureInfrastructure
ArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture
BlueprintBlueprintBlueprintBlueprint
ITITITIT
GovernanceGovernanceGovernanceGovernanceITITITIT
ArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture
StrategyStrategyStrategyStrategy
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IT Systems Challenges: Many Islands of IT Projects
Project 1
Project Team 1
Project 2
Project Team 2
EAI Project
EAI Project A
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Project 3
Project Team 3
Project n…
Project Team n…EAI Project B
60%-70%The rate of IT projects failed in some way (** Analyst Report)
IT Project Failures are Norm in our Industry?
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66%The rate of miscommunication between business and IT that caused IT projects failure, costing U.S. businesses at least $30 billion every year. (** Analyst Report)
80%+
IT budget spent on maintenance only (**
IT Project Failures are Norm in our Industry? Cont…
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IT budget spent on maintenance only (**
according to Analyst Report)
Due to poorly Architected IT Systems and
lack of IT Architecture Skill Sets
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Definitely, we need something to deliver Values
=+IT Architecture, Blueprints, Roadmap & IT Governance
Alignment - IT Strategy& Business Strategy
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Stakeholders/Business Values, improved ROI, IT Valu es, etc
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The IT Architecture Formal Definition by IASA
Refer to definition of other Existing Professions?
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IT Architecture (IASA):
The art and science of designing and delivering valuable technology strategy for the business . i.e. the IT Architecture profession.
Medicine:
The art and science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics. i.e. the medical profession.
Building Architecture:
The art and science of designing and erecting buildings. i.e. the building architecture profession.
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Business Business
TeamTeam
Strategic Engagements & Interactions of IT Architects
Technical Technical
TeamTeam
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IT ArchitectIT Architect
IT IT
ManagementManagementIT VendorIT Vendor
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StakeholdersStakeholdersIndustry BodyIndustry Body
Who Can Become an IT Architect? (yesterday)
• Anyone who has more than 10
years of IT project
implementation experience
• Has performed various IT roles
such as developer, system
analyst, project manager,
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analyst, project manager,
network/server engineer, PMO,
CTO, etc
• Failed in couple of large IT
projects and burned millions of
dollars without being put to jail
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Who Can Become an IT Architect? (today)
• Anyone who has some interest to
become an IT Architect and having
to understand the Values of
business and technology
relationship
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• With ITABOK, you DO NOT have to
be 10 years IT experiences NOR
o be a programmer
o be in IT expert
o be gifted
o be old
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IT Architecture Body Of Knowledge enables IT
Architect as Technology Strategist for the Business
Foundation Body of Knowledge
Software
Architecture
Infrastructure
Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Information
Architecture
Business
Architecture
Competitive Advantage
Business Network
Valuable Assets
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Business Technology Strategy
IT Environment
Quality Attributes
Human Dynamics
Design
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Economy Factor
Unique
Posture Capability
RobustnessRelevancy
Alignment
1. IT Architecture Blueprint
• Standards on platform, technology , processes & best practices (View & Viewpoint)
• Principles decision
Keys of Strategic IT Architecture Management: Blueprint, Governance & Roadmap
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3. IT Architecture Governance
2. IT Architecture RoadmapIT Architecture
Management to achieve:-Higher productivity-Support Business
evolution
• Mission & Vision • Team Structure, role
and responsibilities• Rules & Regulation• Enforcement, KPI, etc
• Architecture Evolution• Projects evolution
approach to achieve business goals
• “Living” documents
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Challenges #7: Shorter Business Processing time
Trading analytics
Call center inquiries
Airline operations
Track financial position
Supply chain updates
10 seconds
Mail … express … fax … E -mail
30 minutes 5 seconds
8 hours
20 minutes 30 seconds
1 day 5 minutes
1 day 15 minutes
By Gartner GroupBusiness Process Cycle Times have collapsed!
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107 106 105 104 1,000 100 10 1 Seconds
Document transfer
Trade settlement
Build-to-order PC
Refresh data warehouse
Phone activation
1 month 1 hour
Mail … express … fax … E -mail
3 days 45 seconds
24 hours
5 days 1 day
3 days 1 hour
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Addressing IT & Business Challenges by IT Architecture
“Agility" is the ability of an organization to sens eenvironmental change, and respond efficiently and effectively
to that change.”
AwarenessRight Information
Knowing what
FlexibilityRight Options
Confronting IT
Information Architecture
Software Architecture
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Knowing what is going on
ProductivityRight ProcessesAnd Operations
Executing WellDay-to-day
Confronting Expected Change
AdaptabilityRight Reactions
ConfrontingUnexpected
Change
IT &
Business Agility
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Infrastructure Architecture
Business Architecture
Business view
Technology viewBusiness &
Technology alignment
Business &
Technology alignmentBusiness strategyBusiness Processes Technology StrategyApplications
IT Architecture for Business and Technology
Alignment Model
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• Domains of coherent functionality and information
• IT Architecture governance aligned
to business
• KPI & Metrics
• Strategic aspirations
• Business plan• Business
initiatives• Execution
model
• Business processes
• Business relationships
• Business rules
• Hardware, storage, OS, network infrastructure
• Middleware, databases,
• Systems management
• Hardware, storage, OS, network infrastructure
• Middleware, databases,
• Systems management
• Application programs and modules
• Information delivery portals
• Data model & query tools
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Business model
BUSINESS
Business & IT Model with small Alignment
Business siloed by IT
Business drives IT projects
Apps
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Technology model
IT
Solutions impose constraints to business
Inwardtechnology driven view
DB
System
MainframeServer
Applications
BUSINESS
Processes
Business model
IT Architecture Aligns Business & IT Strategically
Requirements and solutions
closely aligned
Corporate Governance
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TECHNOLOGY
Soft boundaries(process & services)
Applications
IT Architecture
Technology model
Outwardbusiness-driven
view
IT Governance
FIVE Business Values and Impacts in Measuring the
IT Architecture Return Of Investment (ITA-ROI)
• Based on D. Rico’ 2006 (with ‘$’ or ‘#’ or ‘%’ ROI)
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IASA is The IT Architecture Professional Body
• Founded in 2002, IASA is the preeminent knowledge-based
association focused on the IT Architecture profession with over
70,000 members globally
• The IASA is non-profit and mostly volunteer
• The IASA is run by and for all IT architects - Infrastructure
Architects, Software Architects, Business Architects and Information
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Architects, Software Architects, Business Architects and Information
Architects
• The IASA is centrally governed and locally run i.e. Malaysian Chapter
has been established since 2004 and well supported by MOSTI &
MDeC
• The IASA is technology, platform, methodology and vendor agnostic
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IASA Thought Leaders & Fellows
• Grady Booch – The father of Software Architecture• John Zachman – The father of Enterprise
Architecture
Scott Ambler
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• John Zachman – The father of Enterprise Architecture
• Bill Inmom – The father of Information Architecture• Len Bass – The Core team for CMMi from CMU• Eric Evans – The father of Domain Driven Design• Angela Yochem – IASA Fellows & CIO of Dell• Scott Ambler – The father of Agile Architecture
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IASA Events & Meetings
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The IASA events in Malaysia – some photos
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500+ Press Articles across Asia Pacific since 2004
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Target Training Audience/Participants
• Aspiring Architects – those who want to become IT Architects as their chosen career
• IT Architects – those who need to benchmark their architecture practices with the global best practices based on ITABOK
• IT Professionals – those who need to deliver business
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• IT Professionals – those who need to deliver business values of technology for the business
• IT Management – those who needs to do strategic alignment between business and IT
• Business Stakeholders – those who need to understand how IT can become a Profit center instead of Cost Center
The Industry needs IT Architects - The Best Job in the US is
Software Architect among Top 100 Jobs
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IT Architect Seniority in par with the Senior
Level of other IT Management i.e. CxOs
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http://www.computerworld.com/spring/salary-survey/2 011/job_level/5
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THREE out of Six Hottest New IT Jobs are Architects
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http://www.infoworld.com/t/information-technology-c areers/the-6-hottest-new-jobs-in-it-052?page=0,0
IT Architecture – the Highest Industry Growth
In July 2011, Robert
Half highlighted that
IT Architecture
sectors are at the
highest industry
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highest industry
growth by Mr. Steven
McGowan, Director
of Robert Half
TechnologyRobert Half is the Global leader in Professional Staffing Services since 1948 with the 2010 revenue of US$3.1billion and 13,000 employees
http://www.eventstation.sg/ipdf2011/slides/Talent%2 0Mangement%20and%20Attraction%20-%20Next%20Generati on%20Infocomm%20Professionals.pdf
IT Architect Career Map Defined by IASA
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IT Architecture Health Check… Where are You?
Frozen in Frozen in the pastthe past
In the AbyssIn the Abyss
LeadingLeading
CompetitiveCompetitive
Operational &
Business & IT Alignment
IT Architecture Framework in place
IT Spending under control
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In the AbyssIn the AbyssOperational & IT spending increases
Limited access to information
Little flexibility
No IT agility
IT delivers little business values
Uncontrollable operational & IT spending
IT as Huge Cost Center
IT in the Fire-Fighting Modes
place
IT Architecture Organization (ITAO) in place
IT delivers Strategic Business values
IT as Profit Center
control
IT Supports business operation
Effective new development
IT Architecture blueprint in place
IT Governance in place
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Thank You and Q&A
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