Enterprise Architecture as competitive advantage Stuart Macgregor Johannesburg - March 2011 www.realirm.com TOGAF is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
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Agenda Introduction Enterprise Architecture as Competitive Advantage Leading Change and Business Dynamics Kotter - A Sense of Urgency! Conclusion Closing Remarks 3 Introduction
Enterprise Architecture is a Strategic Imperative Enterprise Architecture is required to transform a legacy of fragmented applications, organisational structures and processes (both manual and automated) into an integrated environment with optimised processes that are responsive to change and the delivery of the business strategy. BUSINESS FOCUS TECHNOLOGY FOCUS Enterprise Information Technology Corporate Governance Enterprise Architecture Process IT Governance Enterprise Performance Management Knowledge Management Global Systems Enabling Technology 4 Introduction
Enterprise Architecture Domains Consists of current and future state Is implemented through the Enterprise: Business architecture, Knowledge Business Architecture Information architecture, Data Architecture, Applications portfolio, and Enterprise-wide technical architecture Provides organizations with the ability to conduct impact assessments, analyze alternative scenarios and implement appropriate strategies Information Architecture Data Architecture Applications Architecture Technology Architecture EA Content Principles Inventory Models Standards (Re-)Defines the business design for sustainable competitive advantage 5 Introduction
Enterprise Architecture Domains Products and Services People Content Processes Tools Real IRM s EA Cube EA Continuum Business Architecture Information Architecture Real IRM Solutions Data Architecture Applications Architecture Technology Architecture 6 Introduction
From EA for IT Architecture to Enterprise Architecture 7 Introduction
Products and Services People Content Processes Tools From EA for IT Architecture to Enterprise Architecture Finding Competitive Advantage! Strategic Planning Organisation Structuring Business Transformation, Engineering Acquisitions and Mergers Outsourcing the Business Business Risk Management Information Competencies and Skills Identification Data Benchmarking and Managing Best Practice Applications Technology Designing Delivery of Packaged Products (New Business Products) Package Evaluation 8 Introduction
Enterprise Architecture as Competitive Advantage Consists of current and future state Is implemented through the Enterprise: Business architecture, Knowledge Business Architecture Information architecture, Data Architecture, Applications portfolio, and Enterprise-wide technical architecture Provides organizations with the ability to conduct impact assessments, analyze alternative scenarios and implement appropriate strategies Information Architecture Data Architecture Applications Architecture Technology Architecture EA Content Principles Inventory Models Standards (Re-)Defines the business design for sustainable competitive advantage 9 Enterprise Architecture as Competitive Advantage
Enterprise Architecture as Competitive Advantage Top-performing companies define how they will do business (an operating model) and design the processes and infrastructure critical to their current and future operations (enterprise architecture), which guide the evolution of their foundation for execution. Then these smart companies exploit their foundation, embedding new initiatives to make that foundation stronger, and using it as a competitive weapon to seize new business opportunities. And what makes this capability a competitive advantage is that only a small percentage of companies do it well - we estimate 5 percent of firms or less August 2006 10 Enterprise Architecture as Competitive Advantage
John P. Kotter Incredibly, we found that in over 70 percent of the situations where substantial changes were clearly needed, either they were not fully launched, or the change efforts failed, or changes were achieved but over budget, late, and with great frustration. We also found that about 10 percent of the cases, people achieved more than would have been thought possible. 1996 2002 2008 11 Leading Change and Business Dynamics
The Principles of Business Dynamics 1. Every action produces a reaction. 2. Structure shapes behavior. 3. Complex interrelationships make a system s behavior difficult to understand. 4. Time clouds the picture. 5. "Hard" and "soft" factors interact. 6. Feedback reinforces and counteracts. 12 Leading Change and Business Dynamics
Why does this not work? SYMPTOM CORRECTING PROCESS Quick Fixes Quick Fixes Problem Symptom Unintended Consequences Improvement State of the System Time PROBLEM CORRECTING PROCESS Improvements ADDICTION LOOPS Source of Problem 13 Leading Change and Business Dynamics
stimulation of EA customer demand positive word-of-mouth willingness to invest in EA capability maintaining of existing effective strategic leadership and management of EA capability effective tactical management of EA customer requirements ability to provide EA services specific to business needs satisfaction of EA customer needs operational ability to satisfy business needs business value realised ability to package model content to specific business needs - quality of re-use of perceived usefulness of creation of quality growth and sustainability of a business appropriate EA capability business need for EA products - business need for EA solutions investment in EA capability business need for EA services scrapping of redundant and sub-standard buy industry best-practice 2001-2010
Business Appropriate and Sustainable Tools 5 4 3 Products/Services 2 1 0 People Current Target Process C O N T E N T Content EA Capability Knowledge Management TOOLS PROCESSES CONTENT PRODUCTS PEOPLE SERVICES Intellectual Capital Innovation P R O J E C T S Best Practice, Industry Trends Analyst Content (Gartner, AMR Research, ) De Facto Industry Standards (SCOR, ECR, ISO, OMG, COBIT / ITIL / TOGAF ) 15 Leading Change and Business Dynamics 2001-2009
Leading Change Phase 1: Creating an environment for change Stage 1 - Establishing a Sense of Urgency Stage 2 - Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition Stage 3 - Create a Vision Leading Change Stage 4 - Communicate that Vision Phase 2 : Implementation of change Stage 5 - Empower Others to Act on the Vision Stage 6 - Plan for and Create Short-Term Wins Stage 7 - Consolidate Improvements Keep the Momentum for Change Moving Phase 3: Changing the culture to support the change Stage 8 - Institutionalize the New Approaches 16 Kotter - A Sense of Urgency!
Establishing a Sense of Urgency effective tactical management of EA customer requirements ability to provide EA services specific to business needs positive word-of-mouth At the beginning, it's a matter of slowing down to speed up. satisfaction of EA customer needs operational ability to satisfy business needs stimulation of EA customer demand business value realised ability to package model content to specific business needs - scrapping of redundant and sub-standard Put together the right kind of teams with the right characteristics and power to drive change quality of re-use of willingness to invest in EA capability Create the foundation maintaining of existing upon which you can start making something really difficult happen perceived usefulness of growth and sustainability of a business appropriate EA capability creation of quality business need for EA products effective strategic leadership and management of EA capability buy industry best-practice - business need for EA solutions investment in EA capability business need for EA services Phase 1: Creating an environment for change 2001-2010
Establishing a Sense of Urgency 18 Kotter - A Sense of Urgency! 2001-2009
Establishing a Sense of Urgency To seriously examine the market and the competitive realities To do a detailed analysis of the internal status quo To identify and discuss crises, potential crises or major opportunities To identify barriers and/or sources of resistance To craft the EA change message 19 Kotter - A Sense of Urgency! 2001-2009
Change Drivers Government (Political/Legal) Shifts Potential Entrants Technological Shifts Industry Suppliers Clients Customers Competitors Social/Consumer Shifts Substitutes International / Economic Shifts Business Information Data Applications Technology Mergers & Acqusitions Changing market customers demands Globalization and hyper-competition Talent war new forms of collaboration Frustrated, agility constrained by systems Information glut yet starved Human centered Information security No one version of the truth Attention economy Fragmented Duplicated Trapped within systems Vendors of packaged applications control data structures Commoditization of process - rise of SOA Multiple ERPs Human centered to support increasingly dynamics nature or work Open source applications Commoditized Standardized Enabling not differentiating Limited leverage of global vendor relations Cloud Regulation 20 Kotter - A Sense of Urgency!
Establishing a Sense of Urgency What Works Showing others the need for change with a compelling object that they can actually see, touch and feel Showing people valid and dramatic evidence from outside the organization that demonstrates that change is required. Looking constantly for cheap and easy ways to reduce complacency. Never underestimating how much complacency, fear, and anger exists, even in good organizations. What does not work Focusing exclusively on building a rational business case, getting top management approval, and racing ahead while mostly ignoring all the feelings that are blocking change. Ignoring a lack of urgency and jumping immediately to creating a vision and strategy. Believing that without a crisis or burning platform you can go nowhere. Thinking that you can do little if you are not the head person. Adapted from John Kotter 21 Kotter - A Sense of Urgency! 2001-2009
stimulation of EA customer demand positive word-of-mouth willingness to invest in EA capability maintaining of existing effective strategic leadership and management of EA capability effective tactical management of EA customer requirements ability to provide EA services specific to business needs satisfaction of EA customer needs operational ability to satisfy business needs business value realised ability to package model content to specific business needs - quality of re-use of perceived usefulness of creation of quality growth and sustainability of a business appropriate EA capability business need for EA products - business need for EA solutions investment in EA capability business need for EA services scrapping of redundant and sub-standard buy industry best-practice 2001-2010
Concluding Comments create the foundation upon which you can start making something really difficult happen. John Kotter Don t short change the Preliminary Phase (TOGAF ADM) Don t confuse Business Transformation with Architecture Change Management (TOGAF ADM Phase H.) or Governance (TOGAF ADM Phase G.) Practical enterprise Architecture within the context of an effective organisational change programme Once size does not fit all TOGAF, Zachman, COBIT 5, DoDAF Business Drivers for EA Sense of Urgency EA as a means to an end - business value...competitive advantage 23 Conclusion
Contact Details Stuart Macgregor 27 11 805 3734 (office) 27 11 805 2823 (fax) 27 83 407 2748 (mobile) stuart.macgregor@realirm.com Skype: mstuartm Twitter: RealiRM Registration number: 2001/026036/07 24