Please WelcomePretty NewmanLightning Round Presenter

Enterprise Architecture RoadmappingEnterprise Architecture Summit – Dallas, Texas – June 20th 2009

Introduction - Roadmappingas Strategic PlanningOrganisational strategy and direction and how it may be executed.Strategic objectives are carried out at all levels within the enterprise.Governed alignment on day to day decision making.Strategy to future actions.

What Roadmapping DoesEnterprise Roadmapping defines a route/plan to achieve defined strategic goals over time through the following: Enterprise Roadmaps explicitly incorporate a plan for needed capabilities and, technologies to be in place at the right times.Close the GAPDefine Future StateRespond to ChangeAssess Current State

A Common Roadmap Framework

Types of RoadmapsTo achieve success, roadmaps must provide a specific level of detail.Specific NeedProduct -Technology PlanningDifferent types of roadmaps maybe used to address :Specific SituationPlatform PlanningAcross an Organisation Organizational Capability Planning

Building a Product-Technology RoadmapKnow WhyAction StepsKnow HowKnow WhatMarket Definition ArchitectureProduct ArchitectureTechnology ArchitecturePortfolio ManagementBusiness ArchitectureCompetitive Strategyand Competitive LandscapeProduct Targets and Feature Evolution PlanHow will technology and innovation evolve How will operational and business processes improveWhat investments , technology and prioritized projects will be carried out

Scenario Based RoadmappingScenario Based Roadmapping helps to anticipate possible futures and, to build alternative paths to those , in order to remain flexible against uncertainty.A scenario roadmap is created based on an analysis and assessment of key factors and, their projected future states that can happen under different circumstances over a planning horizon.Key factors that can be used to project different future scenarios include markets, products, business processes, technology and the various dimensions that individually affect them.

Implications for EA and ConclusionEnterprise Architecture must provide actionable alignment of enterprise activities to organisational strategy.Enterprise Roadmaps provide a direct link that maps business strategy to the actionable steps that achieve it.EA Roadmapping is a key practice for delivering the value of EA to the enterprise and, must be used to communicate and spur better planning.Roadmapping tools should be added to the EA toolkit as a powerful medium to communicate planned actions that achieve strategic goals to customers, suppliers and, stakeholders..

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