Presentation delivered at the Australia Architecture Forum (AAF) 24 Aug 2009 Syd and 26 Aug 2009 Mel “Pragmatic Enterprise Architecture – The Modern Enterprise Architect” How Enterprise Architecture can be used to create an ecosystem to meet broader business and technology outcomes and objectives for the new economy. Key themes: 1. Major Trends in EA 2. Working in the New Business Climate 3. Hot Topics for EA

1. Pragmatic Enterprise ArchitectureThe Modern Enterprise Architect Marc Caltabiano Director, Enterprise Architecture Tim Rubin Enterprise Architecture

2. Enterprise ArchitectureAgenda 2 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential Pragmatic Enterprise Architecture What is Enterprise Architecture Open Space Workshop: Major Trends Working in the new business environment Hot Topics in Enterprise Architecture

3. Pragmatic Enterprise ArchitectureWhat Problem are you trying to solve? 3 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential Reduce Costs Faster to Market Innovate Globalize Business Goals Technology Challenges Delivering Real Business Value Increasing System Complexity Enterprise Architecture Business Integration Infrastructure Intelligence & Analysis Enterprise Mgmt Business IT Alignment Data & Content Applications & Services Security & Compliance Application Development and so on

5. Document Current Business Model/Process

6. New Goals for Business Processes

8. Create to-be architecture

9. Determine the capability gap

11. Establish standards and best practices and define the reference architecture

12. Review project architecture

13. Move up to business problemsBottom Up

16. IT Strategy

17. X-Product, X-Domain focus

18. Potentially x-industry focusEnterprise Architecture Business Solution Architecture Enterprise Architecture Value Technology Specialist Product/Domain Architecture IT IT/ Business IT Business Customer Liaison

19. Pragmatic Enterprise ArchitectureJust in Time - Enterprise Architecture 6 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential “Just-enough models should be created just in time to address specific [business-driven requirements].” Gartner EA Process: Evolution 2005

20. Pragmatic Enterprise ArchitectureWhat is Enterprise Architecture 7 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential 1 Identify the Business Strategy Establish an EA Program 2 3 Define “Future State” Architecture 4 Define EA Roadmap 5 Establish EA Governance Establishes the vision for business and information technology. Involves the right mix of people for success. Establishes objectives, “future state” and roadmap. Provides prescriptive guidance, process and standards for Business and Information Technology. Documents current state and path to future state. Promotes adherence to EA guidance and plans while architecting business-driven, enterprise solutions.

22. Create roadmaps on a “just in time” basis as you launch specific EA initiatives and architect enterprise solutions. Define “just enough” of the current and future states to implement your transformations and solutions.Exhaustively define Roadmap to “Future State” Architecture

23. Pragmatic Enterprise ArchitectureRecommendations 9 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential 1 Identify the Business Strategy Establish an EA Program 2 3 Define “Future State” Architecture 4 Define EA Roadmap 5 Establish EA Governance Adoption of a Framework, does not give you Architecture - Stay practical! Always align EA to Business Strategy Get the right mix of Business/IT/EA people involved with Exec Sponsorship Adopt a simplified EA process Don’t re-invent the wheel: Get best practices business models and reference architectures from others Establish “Future State” EA Architecture Prescriptive Guidance Reuse best practice Business Models & Reference Architecture from industry and commercial vendors Focus on Operational Excellence first for sound Technical Architecture Build iteratively based on business priorities and alignment

24. Open Space WorkshopThe Laws of Open Space Respect for others Whoever comes is the right people Whatever happens is the only thing that could have Whenever it starts is the right time When it's over it's over The law of two feet

25. Open Space WorkshopPragmatic Architecture - Key Themes Major Trends in EA Working in the new business climate Hot Topics in Enterprise Architecture 11 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential http://lightbulbeffect.blogspot.com

26. Open Space Workshop1. Major Trends in EA The role of Enterprise Architecture as related to Business Strategy The role of Architecture Governance and Frameworks Trends in: Enterprise Systems Infrastructure Software/Hardware Networking and Telecommunications 12 © 2009 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

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