Business architecture provides a common understanding of an organization by articulating its structure in terms of capabilities, governance, processes, and information. It includes key components like vision, mission, core competencies, synergy, planning-organizing-leading-controlling (POLC), and management by objectives. While large multi-national corporations have well-defined business architectures, smaller businesses may have less formalized architectures due to fewer resources.

1. Principles of Management
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2. What is Business Architecture
• "A blueprint of the enterprise that provides a common understanding of
the organisation and is used to align strategic objectives and tactical
demands.“
• Business Architecture articulates the structure of an enterprise in terms
of its capabilities, governance structure, business processes, and business
information.

3. • Vision
• Mission
• Core Competencies
• Synergy (Internal & External)
• POLC
• SMART
• MBO
Components of Biz Arch

4. • Vision is what a company ASPIRES to BE in the future.
• It is a vague VERY LONG TERM ultimate goal of a business which is
NOT TIME BOUND.
• Example: Being the best spice producer in southern Pakistan.
• Mission is less vague, more REALISTIC, STATISTICAL and TIME
BOUND goal.
• Example: Own atleast 70% Spice Market Share in Southern Pakistan by the
end of 2014.
Vision & Mission of a Business

5. • Are some of the skills that a business specializes in.
• They can also be something only they own.
• Gives a competitive advantage over other in the market.
• Allows them to charge a higher price.
• Example: Afghanistan specializes in carpet production skills.
• Sialkot specializes in sports and surgical goods production.
Core Competencies

6. • Synergy is the belief that a number of units working together produce
better on average than those units working separately.
• For example: If different departments work on all steps of car production each
would produce less efficiently than different department working on different
part of the car each.
• Internal: Synergy within the business as stated above.
• External: Synergy amongst different businesses like Sony and Ericsson.
Synergy

7. • Planning: Setting goals for the business to follow in the time to come.
• Organising: Collecting and arranging all separate recourses in correct
order for most efficient use.
• Leading: Seeing the change happen and the planned and organised goals
meet.
• Controlling: Appraisal method. Feedback to improve performance for
coming periods.
POLC

8. • Goal setting technique. Guidance on how to set goals. Goals should be:
1. Specific: to the point.
2. Measurable: Could be analysed later.
3. Achievable: Realistic and practical
4. Relevant: Should be relative according to the main objective.
5. Time Bound: Should have a deadline, preferably two.
SMART

9. • A technique of giving autonomy to every worker over their own work
and quality.
• Every department, manager and worker is given their very own sub
tasks based on Businesses’ main objectives.
• This leads to more decision making power to all leading to high
motivation and production levels.
• This also gives everyone a sense of respect and belonging.
Management by Objectives

10. • Business Architecture is followed in all kinds of businesses’, realised or
unrealised.
• Small Scale businesses’ and industries have a less defined Architecture as
compared to large sized businesses’.
• MNC’s like Unilever, GSK, P&G have appraisal and marketing
departments specifically made for ensuring that they have a well defined
unique business architecture.
• Small single-owner businesses’ do not attach such importance to it as
they are short on resources.
Business Architecture in Pakistan