tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106782.post4833739234898066140..comments2024-03-14T04:51:32.298+00:00Comments on Architecture, Data and Intelligence: The Purpose of Business ArchitectureRichard Veryardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499123397533975655noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106782.post-61446950274013786782012-11-25T17:48:03.522+00:002012-11-25T17:48:03.522+00:00I think the purpose of Business Architecture is th...I think the purpose of Business Architecture is the application of engineering rigor to the process of Business Performance Management.<br /><br />Here's a link to an article I posted with more detail:<br />http://blogs.msdn.com/b/gabriel_morgan/archive/2012/06/26/business-architecture-is-business-performance-management-with-engineering-rigor.aspx Gabriel Morganhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/gabriel_morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106782.post-55050204597265128582012-11-25T17:43:07.435+00:002012-11-25T17:43:07.435+00:00I feel that Business Architecture, like most archi...I feel that Business Architecture, like most architecture skills, is more of a discipline than a 'thing'. That is, a business is best served by applying the Business Architecture discipline to areas of the business that are responsible for capturing business strategy, then streamlining the business to achieve it.<br /><br />This is why I focus on designing and facilitating Business Performance Management processes within Microsoft. I'm not suggesting that this is the only focus area by any means, however, it's just one that directly aligned to the goal of business architecture I stated above.Gabriel Morganhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/gabriel_morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106782.post-9568261144730060332012-11-16T10:52:54.947+00:002012-11-16T10:52:54.947+00:00I agree with Adrian that the business architecture...I agree with Adrian that the business architecture can be used to fix things. More generally, I see the purpose of business architecture in terms of solving (helping to solve) some class of business problems, especially those that involve the relationship between structure and behaviour. But I don't agree with his final comment that the purpose of business architecture is documentation. Surely documentation is a means to an end, not an end in itself. <br /><br />When John talks about "logical structures", I regard the word "logical" as loaded. Clearly different people have very different ideas about what counts as "logical", and what seems perfectly logical to business management may be quite different from what seems perfectly logical to IT. This is why the job of architecture is often described as "alignment" - working out how system logics (such as IT) can be mapped against the business logic.Richard Veryardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499123397533975655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106782.post-44090763704441130402012-11-16T07:41:52.990+00:002012-11-16T07:41:52.990+00:00Business management generally follows the premise ...Business management generally follows the premise of logical structures (groups of people) which facilitate the achievement of outcomes. IT of course relies upon purely logical structures.<br /><br />A business architect does not offer value by showing how IT structures reflect business structures. <br /><br />The value is in highlighting the differences between the business management structures and the reality of the complex adaptive organisational system.John Forresthttp://extremeimpacts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106782.post-44928715135792810962012-11-08T10:09:07.310+00:002012-11-08T10:09:07.310+00:00A business architecture is the blueprint of an ent...A business architecture is the blueprint of an enterprise, illustrating its business functions and flows.<br /><br />I would say that one can use a business architecture for an unlimited number of purposes, as many purposes as its many present and potential stakeholders - in HR, Operations, Supply Chain, Strategy, IT, (other) technology functions, Planning and Programmes, Asset Management, Information Management... <br />The business architecture can be used as well to fix and improve the enterprise operation and roadmap its evolution.<br /><br />The same goes for any architecture.<br /><br />Hence, I would say that in truth the key purpose of business architecture is to document the enterprise. How it is used is a different matter, depending on the stakeholder.Adrian Grigoriuhttp://www.enterprise-architecture-matters.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com