Establishing EA teams

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1 Establishing EA teams Yogish Pai Blog: t h t The author grants a non-exclusive license to everyone to publish this document in full or part by acknowledging the source. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors.

2 IT Organization Patterns Organized by IT Functions ebusiness Business Intelligence + Analytics CRM + ERP Infrastructure Organized by IT functions Each team directly interfaces with the business Typical for IT organization with large packaged application implementations Each team is headed by the delivery chief (reports to the CIO) and has the following structure Function Head Project Managers Business Analysts Specialized delivery teams Support

3 IT Organization Patterns LOB Aligned with centralized delivery Chief Information Officer Divisional CIO Centralized functions Project Business Delivery Managers Analysts teams Program Management Office Infrastructure Application Support Divisional CIO focused on delivering solutions for a single Line- Of-Business Centralized teams provide common capabilities such as Program Management Office, shared services, network management, data centers and application support Typical organization for centralized IT where there isn t a large packaged application implementation

4 IT Organization Patterns LOB Aligned with different delivery models Chief Information Officer Diii Divisional lcio Diii Division CIO (Widget (Gadget Manufacturer) Manufacturer) Centralized Governance Organized by IT Function LOB Aligned with centralized delivery Autonomous Divisional CIOs responsible for all aspects of delivery for the Line-Of-Business Global/Centralized CIO responsible for strategy and governance limited say in the operations of Divisional CIOs Typical for very large organizations

5 Enterprise Architects brings consistency across the enterprise independent of the IT Organization model EA Teams Typically only the CIO gets the enterprise perspective CIO could dramatically increase IT efficiency by establishing EA teams that directly report to him/her EA teams would work on behalf of the CIO to provide consistency and flexibility across the enterprise EA Teams EA Teams

6 Enterprise Evolution Pattern Phased approach to establishing EA teams Project Design solutions Identify reuse Develop Frameworks Technology Establish IT standards Design and develop shared services Integration and Data Governance Business Business Alignment Service Portfolio Management Program Management Office Project : Provide visibility and demonstrate value of the team; limit involvement to strategic projects Technology : Leverage standards to demonstrate business value based on ROI, shared services delivery part of EA team, engage business for managing Integration and Data Governance process Business : Challenge business silos to align their priorities based on enterprise objectives, program management office now part of EA teams

7 Strategic Roles of the Enterprise Team Business Strategy & Priorities A periodic process to establish the IT Strategy and Action Plan Enterprise Blueprinting IT Strategy t and Action Plan Enterprise Review Process to keep the plan current Business Transformation of Enterprise to include Business Business is the primary focus Enterprise Technology

8 Enterprise Blueprinting Benefits Overall view of IT needs and priorities across business areas Efforts within one business area shall be visible ibl and shared with all other business areas Leverage common components, reducing cost Better support for decision i making on project priorities iti and budget spending Raise awareness of additional needs across business areas Infrastructure efforts Common data needs Di Drive towards enterprise solutions going forward

9 Enterprise Blueprinting Guidelines Map overall process definition and underlying applications, systems and technology Determining priorities lies with business Enhance alignment between the various business units to deliver one end to end business process Organize gap assessment / solutions in functionally related stages Similar tasks grouped in same package Map IT budget spend and IT Enterprise Roadmap onto the completed business process Identify systems for sun setting

10 Enterprise Review Process Objectives Guarantee adherence to enterprise architecture standards by ensuring involvement from the team from the beginning Ensure better synchronization between the business and the Enterprise teams on business priorities on all areas of architecture Provide more support to the architects assigned to each one of fthe projects

11 Enterprise Review Process Groups Groups Goals Inputs Outputs Executives Steering Committee Review Board Enterprise Working Groups Review and approve architecture investments based on business goals Guide Enterprise / Project based on business objectives Determine product organization / funding structure in line with architecture direction Ensure Governance assignment to specific projects Determine standards Ensure project compliance with existing standards Exception approval Execute a specific architecture design / deployment task over a limited time span Enterprise Business Objectives Enterprise trends and needs Business objectives As-Is and systems Project Proposals Process Data Models SLAs KPIs, etc. Business objectives standards Project deliverables Network and Infrastructure Design and estimates Business needs and environment changes component / standard need identification IT Business Objectives Enterprise Direction Standards (approval) initiative definitions Project definitions and funding Project assignments Project approval Corrective actions New requirements for architecture components Project plan including funding requirements components design and development standards (definition)

12 Participants of the Enterprise Review Process Groups Executives Steering Committee Review Board Enterprise Working Groups Participants CIO Interfaces with the Executives Enterprise team to provide input for decision making Chair: CIO or Head of EA team : A small group of core EA team Members: Business Operations, LOB-IT and IT Operations leaders Project will provide members with supporting information for decisions on specific projects Chair: Head of EA team Core Members: Enterprise Architects Optional Invitees: IT Operations Project teams responsible for presenting to the ARB Staffed on a case-by-case basis

13 Enterprise Domain Model EA Management Business EA O Organization i ti Model M d l EA Funding EA Operation Aligning Ali i B Business i and d IT Aligning Application Portfolio to EA Key Metrics Governance Technology Sub-domains: Data, Services, Business Process, Technology & Project Sub-domains: Data, Application, Infrastructure & Security Reference s Standards SDLC Project Alignment Enterprise Architect, Project Management & Project Architect alignment Engaging EA at each of the projects Aligning Project Portfolio management to EA Copyright 2007 Source: SOA Consortium Delivery, Operations & Measurements Project Rollout EA Metrics Collection

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