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Aligning business and IT: Applied Architecture
- 2. Enterprise challenges Lack of standardised IT services..
- 3. Enterprise challenges Lack of standards Poor project budgeting.. Slow services, high costs
- 4. Enterprise challenges Lack of standards Poor project budgeting Architects vs. Engineers.. Slow services, high costs Lack of trust in IT
- 5. Enterprise challenges Lack of standards Poor project budgeting Architects vs. Engineers Slow services, high costs Lack of trust in IT Failure to deliver objectives
- 6. The vendor delivery gap: System Integrators Good at technical delivery Strong product and support skills Poor at strategy, lack of focus on outcome Lack of key specialist skills Lack of focus on customer satisfaction Enterprise Architecture Organisations Understand business objectives Conceptual frameworks present issues clearly Translate business strategy to IT strategy Poor translation of IT strategy to IT delivery Conceptual frameworks inherently complicated
- 7. Applied architecture - bridging the gap Understand business objectives Strong technical and product skills Business strategy to IT strategy to IT delivery Focused on outcome delivery Standards based approach Applied Architecture Straightforward, delivery focused framework Applied Architecture
- 8. dWiffehrietnetiSatporids:e dre lPiveroryposition: ea4 Enterprise Architecture Engineering Translating business strategy to IT strategy Delivering business aligned IT solutions
- 9. dWiffehrietnetiSatporids:e dre lPiveroryposition: ea4 Auditing Assessment Alignment Architecture
- 10. dWiffehrietnetiSatporids:e dre lPiveroryposition: ea4 Assessment Auditing Alignment Architecture Creating knowledge
- 11. dWiffehrietnetiSatporids:e dre lPiveroryposition: ea4 Auditing Assessment Alignment Architecture Defining strategy
- 12. dWiffehrietnetiSatporids:e dre lPiveroryposition: ea4 Auditing Architecture Assessment Alignment Building solutions
- 13. dWiffehrietnetiSatporids:e dre lPiveroryposition: ea4 Auditing Assessment Alignment Architecture Optimising services
- 14. How we engage: Step 1 - Strategy Everything starts with the strategy: • Business Vision & Strategy • Business priorities & planning • Target Architecture Alignment
- 15. Step 2 - Standards Create the standards: • Translate Business Strategy into ICT strategy • Define Reference Architecture • Audit the ICT estate
- 16. Step 3: Plan Operations and Planning • The importance of business stakeholders • Outcome focussed planning • Measurement of outcomes
- 17. Step 4: Design Designing next generation service architecture: • High level designs • Equipment procurement • Low level designs
- 18. Step 5: Deploy Deploying Next generation service architecture: • Build / Migrate / Transform • Solution commissioning • Optimisation and enhancement
- 19. Step 6: Deliver Knowledge Transfer: • System acceptance testing • Customer training • Solution documentation
- 20. dSiffoelruentitoianto rds:e dleivlieverryy approach: i3 The 4 pillars of Outcome Management: principles processes products performance
- 21. dSiffoelruentitoianto rds:e dleivlieverryy approach: i3
- 22. benefits: next generation services MANAGE RISK !
- 23. benefits: next generation services ! MANAGE UNDERSTAND CUSTOMER RISK AGILITY
- 24. benefits: next generation services MANAGE RISK ! AGILITY THROUGH AGILITY STANDARDS SYNERGY UNDERSTAND CUSTOMER
- 25. benefits: next generation services MANAGE RISK ! AGILITY THROUGH AGILITY STANDARDS SYNERGY COST EFFICIENCY DELIVER OBJECTIVES UNDERSTAND CUSTOMER
- 26. benefits: next generation services MANAGE RISK ! AGILITY THROUGH AGILITY STANDARDS SYNERGY OPTIMISED COST SOLUTION EFFICIENCY DELIVER OBJECTIVES UNDERSTAND CUSTOMER
- 27. an award winning approach Overall Data Centre Company of the Year 2014 Outstanding New Service 2013
- 28. Long term experts in technology Global Consultancy Passionate about transformative IT Who are we?
- 29. info@whitespider.eu www.whitespider.eu @whitespiderea4 www.linkedin.com/company/whitespider
Editor's Notes
- 1: Lack of standards resulting from bad practice, M&A, fighting fires, loss of staff, skills shortage. Results in slow deployment of services and applications, high operational costs 2. The model of System Integrators typically delivers poor project budgeting, with overruns and increased costs. This results in lack of trust in IT to understand business imperatives. 3. There is an air gap between Architects and Engineers. Architects know what they want but this does not translate into delivery strategy. This results in projects not delivering on business objectives.
- 1: Lack of standards resulting from bad practice, M&A, fighting fires, loss of staff, skills shortage. Results in slow deployment of services and applications, high operational costs 2. The model of System Integrators typically delivers poor project budgeting, with overruns and increased costs. This results in lack of trust in IT to understand business imperatives. 3. There is an air gap between Architects and Engineers. Architects know what they want but this does not translate into delivery strategy. This results in projects not delivering on business objectives.
- 1: Lack of standards resulting from bad practice, M&A, fighting fires, loss of staff, skills shortage. Results in slow deployment of services and applications, high operational costs 2. The model of System Integrators typically delivers poor project budgeting, with overruns and increased costs. This results in lack of trust in IT to understand business imperatives. 3. There is an air gap between Architects and Engineers. Architects know what they want but this does not translate into delivery strategy. This results in projects not delivering on business objectives.
- 1: Lack of standards resulting from bad practice, M&A, fighting fires, loss of staff, skills shortage. Results in slow deployment of services and applications, high operational costs 2. The model of System Integrators typically delivers poor project budgeting, with overruns and increased costs. This results in lack of trust in IT to understand business imperatives. 3. There is an air gap between Architects and Engineers. Architects know what they want but this does not translate into delivery strategy. This results in projects not delivering on business objectives.
- The root cause of these issues is the disconnects in the delivery. Struggle to translate between business strategy and IT strategy – always thinking product and technology – not so much about the approach Diluted skillset, trying to be all things to all men Focussed on support before a solution is even delivered Very time constrained on delivery, therefore quality is poor, features not implemented therefore solution looks bad Complex commercial delivery model, different rates, for different days and different skillsets Lack specialist skills to deploy the whole solution, in many cases ‘winging’ it No focus on customer satisfaction
- The ea4 framework consists of four key pillars. Auditing Architecture Alignment Assessment 1 - Auditing: WhiteSpider works with the business stakeholders to understand the business strategy of the enterprise as well as the existing IT assets, and the suitability of the existing infrastructure for enabling the business strategy. Strategy auditing Lifecycle auditing Inventory auditing Quality auditing 2 - Architecture: Enterprise-wide, mission critical IT systems and infrastructure require a detailed planned and designed approach to minimise complexity and costs. WhiteSpider works with enterprises to understand the implications of business goals on the IT infrastructure and assets and develop solutions and architectures tailored for your business goals. We provide a blueprint that describes how to design and build a core foundation of processes and systems, and how to use this foundation to seize market opportunities and drive profitable growth. Reference architecture Technology standards Engineering blueprints Technical approach 3 - Alignment: Once the architectural designs are defined in line with the business goals, then this needs to be implemented throughout the enterprise. Enterprise Alignment refers to the ongoing process of building and keeping the elements of the organization aligned, and providing detailed plans and as to how this is achieved. Design services Deployment services Integration Support services 4 - Assessment: Even the most carefully architected network may not deliver optimal application performance - much less poorly designed infrastructures. However, with both applications and data growing at an exponential rate, ever greater strain is being placed on over-stressed network infrastructures. WhiteSpider’s experience in modelling, capacity planning and performance management will ensure your network and applications are tuned to deliver optimal performance and reduce the business risk of infrastructure Performance Emulation Optimisation System diagnostics By employing the ea4 model, enterprises can create structured configurations around business strategies and then leverage these patterns for expanding their operations in a reliable and repeatable manner. At the same time, you can exploit regional and local differences to customize patterns for better fit in areas where such diversity is important.
- The ea4 framework consists of four key pillars. Auditing Architecture Alignment Assessment 1 - Auditing: WhiteSpider works with the business stakeholders to understand the business strategy of the enterprise as well as the existing IT assets, and the suitability of the existing infrastructure for enabling the business strategy. Strategy auditing Lifecycle auditing Inventory auditing Quality auditing 2 - Architecture: Enterprise-wide, mission critical IT systems and infrastructure require a detailed planned and designed approach to minimise complexity and costs. WhiteSpider works with enterprises to understand the implications of business goals on the IT infrastructure and assets and develop solutions and architectures tailored for your business goals. We provide a blueprint that describes how to design and build a core foundation of processes and systems, and how to use this foundation to seize market opportunities and drive profitable growth. Reference architecture Technology standards Engineering blueprints Technical approach 3 - Alignment: Once the architectural designs are defined in line with the business goals, then this needs to be implemented throughout the enterprise. Enterprise Alignment refers to the ongoing process of building and keeping the elements of the organization aligned, and providing detailed plans and as to how this is achieved. Design services Deployment services Integration Support services 4 - Assessment: Even the most carefully architected network may not deliver optimal application performance - much less poorly designed infrastructures. However, with both applications and data growing at an exponential rate, ever greater strain is being placed on over-stressed network infrastructures. WhiteSpider’s experience in modelling, capacity planning and performance management will ensure your network and applications are tuned to deliver optimal performance and reduce the business risk of infrastructure Performance Emulation Optimisation System diagnostics By employing the ea4 model, enterprises can create structured configurations around business strategies and then leverage these patterns for expanding their operations in a reliable and repeatable manner. At the same time, you can exploit regional and local differences to customize patterns for better fit in areas where such diversity is important.
- The ea4 framework consists of four key pillars. Auditing Architecture Alignment Assessment 1 - Auditing: WhiteSpider works with the business stakeholders to understand the business strategy of the enterprise as well as the existing IT assets, and the suitability of the existing infrastructure for enabling the business strategy. Strategy auditing Lifecycle auditing Inventory auditing Quality auditing 2 - Architecture: Enterprise-wide, mission critical IT systems and infrastructure require a detailed planned and designed approach to minimise complexity and costs. WhiteSpider works with enterprises to understand the implications of business goals on the IT infrastructure and assets and develop solutions and architectures tailored for your business goals. We provide a blueprint that describes how to design and build a core foundation of processes and systems, and how to use this foundation to seize market opportunities and drive profitable growth. Reference architecture Technology standards Engineering blueprints Technical approach 3 - Alignment: Once the architectural designs are defined in line with the business goals, then this needs to be implemented throughout the enterprise. Enterprise Alignment refers to the ongoing process of building and keeping the elements of the organization aligned, and providing detailed plans and as to how this is achieved. Design services Deployment services Integration Support services 4 - Assessment: Even the most carefully architected network may not deliver optimal application performance - much less poorly designed infrastructures. However, with both applications and data growing at an exponential rate, ever greater strain is being placed on over-stressed network infrastructures. WhiteSpider’s experience in modelling, capacity planning and performance management will ensure your network and applications are tuned to deliver optimal performance and reduce the business risk of infrastructure Performance Emulation Optimisation System diagnostics By employing the ea4 model, enterprises can create structured configurations around business strategies and then leverage these patterns for expanding their operations in a reliable and repeatable manner. At the same time, you can exploit regional and local differences to customize patterns for better fit in areas where such diversity is important.
- The ea4 framework consists of four key pillars. Auditing Architecture Alignment Assessment 1 - Auditing: WhiteSpider works with the business stakeholders to understand the business strategy of the enterprise as well as the existing IT assets, and the suitability of the existing infrastructure for enabling the business strategy. Strategy auditing Lifecycle auditing Inventory auditing Quality auditing 2 - Architecture: Enterprise-wide, mission critical IT systems and infrastructure require a detailed planned and designed approach to minimise complexity and costs. WhiteSpider works with enterprises to understand the implications of business goals on the IT infrastructure and assets and develop solutions and architectures tailored for your business goals. We provide a blueprint that describes how to design and build a core foundation of processes and systems, and how to use this foundation to seize market opportunities and drive profitable growth. Reference architecture Technology standards Engineering blueprints Technical approach 3 - Alignment: Once the architectural designs are defined in line with the business goals, then this needs to be implemented throughout the enterprise. Enterprise Alignment refers to the ongoing process of building and keeping the elements of the organization aligned, and providing detailed plans and as to how this is achieved. Design services Deployment services Integration Support services 4 - Assessment: Even the most carefully architected network may not deliver optimal application performance - much less poorly designed infrastructures. However, with both applications and data growing at an exponential rate, ever greater strain is being placed on over-stressed network infrastructures. WhiteSpider’s experience in modelling, capacity planning and performance management will ensure your network and applications are tuned to deliver optimal performance and reduce the business risk of infrastructure Performance Emulation Optimisation System diagnostics By employing the ea4 model, enterprises can create structured configurations around business strategies and then leverage these patterns for expanding their operations in a reliable and repeatable manner. At the same time, you can exploit regional and local differences to customize patterns for better fit in areas where such diversity is important.
- The ea4 framework consists of four key pillars. Auditing Architecture Alignment Assessment 1 - Auditing: WhiteSpider works with the business stakeholders to understand the business strategy of the enterprise as well as the existing IT assets, and the suitability of the existing infrastructure for enabling the business strategy. Strategy auditing Lifecycle auditing Inventory auditing Quality auditing 2 - Architecture: Enterprise-wide, mission critical IT systems and infrastructure require a detailed planned and designed approach to minimise complexity and costs. WhiteSpider works with enterprises to understand the implications of business goals on the IT infrastructure and assets and develop solutions and architectures tailored for your business goals. We provide a blueprint that describes how to design and build a core foundation of processes and systems, and how to use this foundation to seize market opportunities and drive profitable growth. Reference architecture Technology standards Engineering blueprints Technical approach 3 - Alignment: Once the architectural designs are defined in line with the business goals, then this needs to be implemented throughout the enterprise. Enterprise Alignment refers to the ongoing process of building and keeping the elements of the organization aligned, and providing detailed plans and as to how this is achieved. Design services Deployment services Integration Support services 4 - Assessment: Even the most carefully architected network may not deliver optimal application performance - much less poorly designed infrastructures. However, with both applications and data growing at an exponential rate, ever greater strain is being placed on over-stressed network infrastructures. WhiteSpider’s experience in modelling, capacity planning and performance management will ensure your network and applications are tuned to deliver optimal performance and reduce the business risk of infrastructure Performance Emulation Optimisation System diagnostics By employing the ea4 model, enterprises can create structured configurations around business strategies and then leverage these patterns for expanding their operations in a reliable and repeatable manner. At the same time, you can exploit regional and local differences to customize patterns for better fit in areas where such diversity is important.
- The ea4 framework consists of four key pillars. Auditing Architecture Alignment Assessment 1 - Auditing: WhiteSpider works with the business stakeholders to understand the business strategy of the enterprise as well as the existing IT assets, and the suitability of the existing infrastructure for enabling the business strategy. Strategy auditing Lifecycle auditing Inventory auditing Quality auditing 2 - Architecture: Enterprise-wide, mission critical IT systems and infrastructure require a detailed planned and designed approach to minimise complexity and costs. WhiteSpider works with enterprises to understand the implications of business goals on the IT infrastructure and assets and develop solutions and architectures tailored for your business goals. We provide a blueprint that describes how to design and build a core foundation of processes and systems, and how to use this foundation to seize market opportunities and drive profitable growth. Reference architecture Technology standards Engineering blueprints Technical approach 3 - Alignment: Once the architectural designs are defined in line with the business goals, then this needs to be implemented throughout the enterprise. Enterprise Alignment refers to the ongoing process of building and keeping the elements of the organization aligned, and providing detailed plans and as to how this is achieved. Design services Deployment services Integration Support services 4 - Assessment: Even the most carefully architected network may not deliver optimal application performance - much less poorly designed infrastructures. However, with both applications and data growing at an exponential rate, ever greater strain is being placed on over-stressed network infrastructures. WhiteSpider’s experience in modelling, capacity planning and performance management will ensure your network and applications are tuned to deliver optimal performance and reduce the business risk of infrastructure Performance Emulation Optimisation System diagnostics By employing the ea4 model, enterprises can create structured configurations around business strategies and then leverage these patterns for expanding their operations in a reliable and repeatable manner. At the same time, you can exploit regional and local differences to customize patterns for better fit in areas where such diversity is important.
- [You need a solution that has advantages which deliver benefits.] Financial Efficiency Optimise CapEx and OpEx to use it most efficiently (either reducing it, or delivering more of the other three benefits). Performance Improved productivity, revenue, profitability. Agility First to market and increased competitive advantage. Visibility Deliver effective operations that achieve business strategy and business success.
- [You need a solution that has advantages which deliver benefits.] Financial Efficiency Optimise CapEx and OpEx to use it most efficiently (either reducing it, or delivering more of the other three benefits). Performance Improved productivity, revenue, profitability. Agility First to market and increased competitive advantage. Visibility Deliver effective operations that achieve business strategy and business success.
- [You need a solution that has advantages which deliver benefits.] Financial Efficiency Optimise CapEx and OpEx to use it most efficiently (either reducing it, or delivering more of the other three benefits). Performance Improved productivity, revenue, profitability. Agility First to market and increased competitive advantage. Visibility Deliver effective operations that achieve business strategy and business success.
- [You need a solution that has advantages which deliver benefits.] Financial Efficiency Optimise CapEx and OpEx to use it most efficiently (either reducing it, or delivering more of the other three benefits). Performance Improved productivity, revenue, profitability. Agility First to market and increased competitive advantage. Visibility Deliver effective operations that achieve business strategy and business success.
- [You need a solution that has advantages which deliver benefits.] Financial Efficiency Optimise CapEx and OpEx to use it most efficiently (either reducing it, or delivering more of the other three benefits). Performance Improved productivity, revenue, profitability. Agility First to market and increased competitive advantage. Visibility Deliver effective operations that achieve business strategy and business success.
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