A PowerPoint overview of New York No-Fault Law, including the background of the law and regulation, an explanation of the scope of coverage, exclusions and benefits, and exploration of several issues, including notice and claims handling.
Big Data Maturity as a Business: A Retail Case StudyHortonworks
In this webinar, we will share findings and insights from the maturity scorecards we have completed with the world's leading retailers, how they used this to secure executive sponsorship to ensure the data technology and business requirements were in tandem, as well as the use cases typically pursued. We will discuss the typical organizational constructs we see applicable based on the different stages of maturity and also discuss some best practices for driving best in class process for data driven transformation.
An Introduction into the design of business using business architectureCraig Martin
The document is an introduction to business architecture presented by Enterprise Architects. It discusses discovering business architecture and developing the business architecture. Key points include:
- Business architecture addresses business challenges and the need for business flexibility and innovation. It focuses on capabilities, processes, and value delivery.
- Developing an effective business architecture involves understanding the business motivation, defining business strategies and models, assessing capabilities, and decomposing capabilities into operational components.
- The business architecture framework includes engagement models, services, and methods to organize content and execute business architecture work. It supports translating strategies into tangible outcomes.
The Boston Consulting Group was hired to help the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its central office support functions. Over several phases of work, BCG conducted a comprehensive assessment, identified opportunities through process improvements, IT enhancements, organizational redesign, and cultural changes. This included recommending a more property-centric operating model. BCG estimated the changes could achieve significant cost savings and allow NYCHA to redirect resources to front-line operations.
Business architecture provides a blueprint of an organization that creates a common understanding used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands. It includes models like business models, operating models, value chain models, and capability models. Business architecture aligns strategic objectives and tactical demands by linking execution to strategy through tools like a VMOST model and by associating capabilities to strategy pillars. The benefits of business architecture include linking execution to strategy, providing a 360 degree enterprise view, fostering a common language, better defining the business, enabling reuse of IT assets, and breaking down business and IT silos.
Creating A Business Focussed Information Technology StrategyAlan McSweeney
This presentation describes a structured approach to creating a business-focussed information technology strategy.
An effective business-oriented IT strategy is an opportunity to resolve the disconnection and to ensure the IT function is able to and does respond to business needs and is trusted by the business to provide IT solutions.
The IT strategy will consist of static structural elements relating to the organisation of the IT function:
• Capabilities – skills and abilities the IT function should possess and be able to use effectively and efficiently
• IT Function Structure – the organisation and arrangement of the sub-functions and their responsibilities and relationships
• Operating Model – how the IT function work and delivers value and the processes it implements and operates
• Staffing And Roles – the numbers of people, their roles, responsibilities, expected skills, experience and abilities, workload, reporting structures and expected ways of operating
It will also include dynamic elements relating to initiatives, both enabling initiatives within the IT function and specific business initiatives required to achieve the business strategy.
In this webinar, you will learn more about the techniques for creating and using a Center of Excellence to provide structured support for BPM projects. A Center of Excellence provides expertise, knowledge, and BPM project support and management within a company.
A Center of Excellence is a valuable resource that can play an essential role in addressing the challenges that arise on the road to BPM implementation success. With it you can provide technical assistance, coordinate BPM efforts, define and drive methodologies, reduce the cost of BPM implementation by sharing resources, and facilitate collaboration.
Use a Center of Excellence approach to build a team with the skills needed to launch a digital transformation initiative at the company level that includes measurement capabilities, one of the most important aspects brought by a Center of Excellence.
Video:
Strategic Operating Model Defines How a Company Looks and Works. This document gives a good overview of the the various aspects of the concept including:
1. Understand the Linkage Between Strategy and an Operating Model.
2. Recognize the Key Components of a Company’s Operating Model.
3. Familiarize Use of Operating Models to Make Comparisons Across Companies.
TOGAF® & Major IT Frameworks - Architecting the FamilyDanny Greefhorst
This document discusses several major IT frameworks: TOGAF for enterprise architecture, ITIL for IT service management, and COBIT for IT governance. It provides overviews of each framework, how they relate to each other, and how they can be used together. TOGAF provides guidance for developing enterprise architectures, ITIL provides guidance for designing IT service solutions, and COBIT provides guidance for governing IT and relating it to business goals. The frameworks can work together with TOGAF defining strategic architectures, ITIL defining detailed solution designs, and COBIT overseeing governance.
Big Data Maturity as a Business: A Retail Case StudyHortonworks
In this webinar, we will share findings and insights from the maturity scorecards we have completed with the world's leading retailers, how they used this to secure executive sponsorship to ensure the data technology and business requirements were in tandem, as well as the use cases typically pursued. We will discuss the typical organizational constructs we see applicable based on the different stages of maturity and also discuss some best practices for driving best in class process for data driven transformation.
An Introduction into the design of business using business architectureCraig Martin
The document is an introduction to business architecture presented by Enterprise Architects. It discusses discovering business architecture and developing the business architecture. Key points include:
- Business architecture addresses business challenges and the need for business flexibility and innovation. It focuses on capabilities, processes, and value delivery.
- Developing an effective business architecture involves understanding the business motivation, defining business strategies and models, assessing capabilities, and decomposing capabilities into operational components.
- The business architecture framework includes engagement models, services, and methods to organize content and execute business architecture work. It supports translating strategies into tangible outcomes.
The Boston Consulting Group was hired to help the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its central office support functions. Over several phases of work, BCG conducted a comprehensive assessment, identified opportunities through process improvements, IT enhancements, organizational redesign, and cultural changes. This included recommending a more property-centric operating model. BCG estimated the changes could achieve significant cost savings and allow NYCHA to redirect resources to front-line operations.
Business architecture provides a blueprint of an organization that creates a common understanding used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands. It includes models like business models, operating models, value chain models, and capability models. Business architecture aligns strategic objectives and tactical demands by linking execution to strategy through tools like a VMOST model and by associating capabilities to strategy pillars. The benefits of business architecture include linking execution to strategy, providing a 360 degree enterprise view, fostering a common language, better defining the business, enabling reuse of IT assets, and breaking down business and IT silos.
Creating A Business Focussed Information Technology StrategyAlan McSweeney
This presentation describes a structured approach to creating a business-focussed information technology strategy.
An effective business-oriented IT strategy is an opportunity to resolve the disconnection and to ensure the IT function is able to and does respond to business needs and is trusted by the business to provide IT solutions.
The IT strategy will consist of static structural elements relating to the organisation of the IT function:
• Capabilities – skills and abilities the IT function should possess and be able to use effectively and efficiently
• IT Function Structure – the organisation and arrangement of the sub-functions and their responsibilities and relationships
• Operating Model – how the IT function work and delivers value and the processes it implements and operates
• Staffing And Roles – the numbers of people, their roles, responsibilities, expected skills, experience and abilities, workload, reporting structures and expected ways of operating
It will also include dynamic elements relating to initiatives, both enabling initiatives within the IT function and specific business initiatives required to achieve the business strategy.
In this webinar, you will learn more about the techniques for creating and using a Center of Excellence to provide structured support for BPM projects. A Center of Excellence provides expertise, knowledge, and BPM project support and management within a company.
A Center of Excellence is a valuable resource that can play an essential role in addressing the challenges that arise on the road to BPM implementation success. With it you can provide technical assistance, coordinate BPM efforts, define and drive methodologies, reduce the cost of BPM implementation by sharing resources, and facilitate collaboration.
Use a Center of Excellence approach to build a team with the skills needed to launch a digital transformation initiative at the company level that includes measurement capabilities, one of the most important aspects brought by a Center of Excellence.
Video:
Strategic Operating Model Defines How a Company Looks and Works. This document gives a good overview of the the various aspects of the concept including:
1. Understand the Linkage Between Strategy and an Operating Model.
2. Recognize the Key Components of a Company’s Operating Model.
3. Familiarize Use of Operating Models to Make Comparisons Across Companies.
TOGAF® & Major IT Frameworks - Architecting the FamilyDanny Greefhorst
This document discusses several major IT frameworks: TOGAF for enterprise architecture, ITIL for IT service management, and COBIT for IT governance. It provides overviews of each framework, how they relate to each other, and how they can be used together. TOGAF provides guidance for developing enterprise architectures, ITIL provides guidance for designing IT service solutions, and COBIT provides guidance for governing IT and relating it to business goals. The frameworks can work together with TOGAF defining strategic architectures, ITIL defining detailed solution designs, and COBIT overseeing governance.
Management Consulting Toolkit - Framework, Best Practices and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte & BCG Consultants, after 2,000+ hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Management Consulting Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Tools & Document Templates required to improve the Management Consulting Capability of your organization & excel as a Management Consultant. This Slideshare Powerpoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkit. You can download the entire Toolkit at www.slidebooks.com
This document summarizes key insights from a McKinsey presentation on customer journey analytics and big data. It finds that companies are storing large amounts of data but few know how to extract value from it. Analyzing customer journeys rather than individual touchpoints provides more predictive insights into customer satisfaction and churn. Mapping important customer journeys in an industry reveals opportunities to improve the customer experience and reduce costs. The presentation provides an example of a retail bank that identified ways to decrease service costs and improve customer satisfaction by analyzing its customer journey data.
According to Gartner, "The stongest performing IT organizations are distinguished by strong strategy practices. The weak performing IT organizations are distinguished by weak delivery practices."
Having an IT strategy and executing it are important.
This brief presentation covers:
1. Why IT Strategy?
2. What does a great IT Strategy look like?
3. How to create a great IT Strategy
4. How to make the IT Strategy real
An intro to building an architecture repository meta model and modeling frame...wweinmeyer79
This document discusses building an architecture repository meta-model and modeling framework. It describes how a modeling framework consists of a stakeholder framework, viewpoint framework, and modeling standards to ensure models are organized, consistent and address stakeholder concerns. It explains how well-formed models that comply with the modeling framework and meta-model can be imported into a repository database to generate analytics and insights. The meta-model defines the schema for the repository database.
The New World of Enterprise ArchitectureMike Walker
Mike Walker gave a presentation on enterprise architecture at the Open Group Conference in Austin. He discussed the shift from IT architecture to enterprise architecture and taking a more holistic approach. Walker explained that enterprise architecture helps connect business strategy to implementation through initiatives, programs and projects. He also provided details on Microsoft's enterprise strategy program and the transformation of their approach to become more proactive, accelerate business cycles and prove more valuable to the enterprise.
Design, Build and Run an Effective IT (Service) Strategy to Business NeedsFlevy.com Best Practices
This Slideshare presentation is a partial preview of the full business document. To view and download the full document, please go here:
http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/design-build-and-run-an-effective-it-service-strategy-to-business-needs-279
The "Deliver Business Value with IT" series provides a good overview and actionable material of the ways a CIO can provide valuable and effective support to your company strategy and leverages business model concepts to deliver business value from IT. Martin Palmgren propose an extremely solid piece of work that comes across as the A-Z reference of how to execute and implement IT strategy from a CEO and CIO level perspective."
Executive Summary:
The CIO and the IT Department need to position as premium provider of IT services and focus on value to cost.
In order to avoid the "do we really need a CIO and IT department to bother us with technology when we can use the cloud?" the CIO has to ensure that the business strategy and business objectives are supported by IT (from a Business and IT architecture perspective). Where the IT Strategy support Strategy execution, "Time to Market", Cost Effectiveness and stakeholder expectations from an Executive, Business Unit, IT Management and IT Risk Management perspective.
The myths of requirements are that:
• Requirements gathered from business users through requirements gathering meetings and workshops define the scope and functionality of the solution
• Requirements gathering workshops at the start of a project are sufficient to understand business needs
• Requirements change
The reality is that what is gathered during requirements workshops, meetings, interviews, questionnaires and other activities are not solution requirements but business stakeholder requirements.
Stakeholder requirements must be translated into solution requirements which is turn must be translated into a solution design. A solution is a Resolver, a Provider or an Enabler.
Good solution design requires solution ownership and technical leadership throughout the process.
Any solution is always greater than the sum of the gather requirements. Requirements do not equal a solution.
Any solution also causes problems in terms of:
• Required organisational changes to implement and operate solution
• Additional operational overhead
• Cost to implement
The solution is the minimum set of components that works and that solves the problem at the minimum cost with minimum additional costs.
Enterprise architecture in the current e-Government context in Sri LankaCrishantha Nanayakkara
The document discusses enterprise architecture strategies in Sri Lanka. It begins by asking if Sri Lanka has an enterprise architecture strategy. It then explains that Sri Lanka's strategy so far has been to use a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based infrastructure. It describes how Sri Lanka has implemented an enterprise architecture using the TOGAF framework, with phases including defining business and information architectures, then mapping applications and technology. The strategy focuses on managing complexity through partitioning and iterative processes.
Operating Model Design in a Digital WorldRobert Cade
Operating Models have defined the way that we work and operate for centuries. A good set of architectural blueprints are essential to successfully build a new office. The same is true if you want to build a successful business; you need a good set of blueprints on which to lay the foundations and undertake the detailed design and implementation. In other words you need an Operating Model.
Like modern office designs, businesses are responding to digital stimuli and the changing needs of their customers. Digital is taking the world by storm, transforming everything in its path. Those who transform reap the benefits; those that don’t get left behind. So, just as the blueprints for offices have changed in the digital age, the blueprints for businesses – their Operating Models – also need to evolve.
How to Articulate the Value of Enterprise Architecturecccamericas
Ever struggled with the question, What is the Value of Enterprise Architecture? In this facilitated conversation, Michael Fulton will share his perspective on Enterprise Architecture and the value it provides to the CIO, to IT, and to the business.
Come ready to engage, because in the conversation we will discuss:
•The EA 7-year itch
•Several External Perspectives on EA Value
•The CC&C perspective on a simplified approach to EA Value
•Ensuring your perspective on EA Value is relevant for your stakeholders
At the end of this conversation, you should walk away with:
•A new perspective on the value of EA
•Tips and tricks on how to articulate and quantify EA Value for your key stakeholders.
Solution Architecture Centre Of ExcellenceAlan McSweeney
This is an extract from the book An Introduction to Solution Architecture (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1797567616) that discusses the topic of a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence.
The solution architecture function should aspire to be a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence (SACOE). This is concerned with developing a mature function that is highly-skilled at solution architecture and design and provides solution and consulting leadership to the organisation.
Developing an SACOE requires vision and resources of both the solution architecture function and information technology management.
The solution architecture function has the capability to develop both the business insight and solution and technology expertise to act as the business/technology authority and be the bridge between the business and technology domains of the organisation.
Using Business Architecture to enable customer experience and digital strategyCraig Martin
Digital disruption is shifting business model design from a focus on product profitability to a stronger focus on customer experience and lifetime value.
The presentation looks at environmental pressures caused by digital disruption and identifies how to use business architecture and business design to address these changes.
It covers business architecture for digital strategy, customer-driven value chains, re-writing of the 4Ps of the marketing mix, and the nine laws of disruption and how they affect business model design.Craig also investigates the changes afoot with strategic business planning and Enterprise Architecture, which are experiencing their own form of disruption. Will Enterprise Architecture as we know it become a commodity too?
This presentation was delivered as an OpenGroup webinar and is available for viewing from the www.enterprisearchitects.com web site.
IT Architecture is failing the business by:
• Not delivering on business strategy and business objectives
• Not helping the business respond to external and internal pressures
• Not providing the consulting and advisory services to enable the business derive value from new technologies
• Not driving IT innovation
• Not making itself relevant or useful to the business
IT Architecture failing the IT organisation by:
• Not assisting with engagement with the business to architect solutions needed by the business
• Not working as an integrated function across all architectural areas
• Not defining IT architectures that enable a portfolio of solutions to be delivered and operated quickly
• Not innovating the IT portfolio and architecture to take advantage of and integrate new technologies
Individual architecture disciplines all too frequently operate as disintegrated and siloed functions.
The consequences are that:
• At least 40% of technology spending is diverted from IT
• Over 30% of CIOs routinely not consulted on IT solution acquisition and expenditure
IT architecture needs to:
• Enable the business respond to and realise changes in response to external and internal pressures
• Identify business opportunities in technology trends and occasions for changes and greater efficiencies
• IT Architecture needs to be able to contribute to the development of business strategy and to be trusted to be able to make a contribution
• Identify how the business can use technologies and how the business should be shaped to take advantage of technologies
• Provide advice on the potential of new technologies and how to react to technology changes
• Offer real business consulting and the addition of business value
The document describes the different types of viewpoints and artifacts that can be produced at various phases of an architecture project following the TOGAF standard. It outlines catalogs, matrices, diagrams that define foundational and domain-specific views, including principles catalogs in preliminary phase, stakeholder maps in phase A, and various business, data, application, and technology models in subsequent phases. The document provides details on the purpose and contents of specific viewpoints and artifacts.
This document discusses Microsoft's vision and strategy around service-oriented architecture (SOA) and integration. It outlines how Microsoft platforms like .NET 3.0, Windows Workflow Foundation, and BizTalk Server enable the development of composite and integrated applications using SOA principles. The document also provides examples of how major financial institutions are using Microsoft technologies in mission-critical applications.
Stopping Analysis Paralysis And Decision Avoidance In Business Analysis And S...Alan McSweeney
Analysis paralysis and decision avoidance occur all too frequently and commonly in the business and solution analysis and design process. It wastes time and money. Analysis paralysis occurs when you cannot escape the analysis stage – you are always looking for more information and for perfection. Decision avoidance and evasion occurs when there is a decision making request/response loop as there are seemingly endless requests for more information – there are always requests for more details, additional options and more clarifications.
There are two possible loops:
1. Analysis Loop – where analysis never finished. Analysis and design do not want to let go – always looking for perfection and want to retain ownership.
2. Decision/Analysis Loop – where decision making is deferred because of requests for more analysis. Fear of decision-making is masked by endless requests for more information and options.
You cannot avoid analysis but do not perform analysis is isolation without a business and solution context
The Conceptual Solution Architecture framework focusses on the core functional and system components of the solution. This enables effective decision-making on the available options implementation time-frames, implementation approaches and likely budget requirements.
Effective analysis and solution design minimise the Solution Space while maximising the size of Requirements Space encompassed within it.
You need to measure the progress of analysis and design and decision making to identify when progress is stalling.
The IT function needs to be a lens concentrating solution need onto solution options. It needs to successfully mediate between the business as the originator of a solution need and the solution provider, either internal or external or both. The IT function needs to be good at moving from analysis and option identification to an implementation decision quickly and effectively.
You need a systematic, structured and measurable approach to decision making. Decision making that follows a systematic approach is be more productive and results in better decisions.
BSC one of the most amazing strategy tools I ever worked with. I am sure this topic been discussed many times but I try to explain it from my point of view
Digital Transformation And Enterprise ArchitectureAlan McSweeney
Digital transformation - extending and exposing business processes outside the organisation - by implementing a digital strategy – a statement about the organisation’s digital positioning, operating model, competitors and customer and collaborator needs and behaviour through the delivery of digital solutions defined in a digital architecture – a future state application, data and technology view to achieve digital operating status - is potentially (very) complex.
Digital architecture does not exist in isolation entirely separate from an organisation’s overall enterprise architecture. Digital architecture must exist within the within the wider enterprise architecture context.
Enterprise architecture provides the tools and the approaches to manage the complexity of digital transformation.
The management function that drives digital transformation needs to involve the enterprise architecture function in the design and implementation of digital strategy and organisation, process and policies and the creation of a digital architecture. Management must appreciate the technology focus and the benefits of an enterprise architecture approach.
The early involvement of enterprise architecture increases successes and reduces failures. Management must trust and involve enterprise architecture. The enterprise architecture function must accept and rise to the challenge and deliver. The enterprise architecture function must allow its value to be measured.
Strategic Planning Toolkit - Framework, Best Practices and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Strategic Planning Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Strategy Consultants, after more than 2,000 hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Strategic Planning Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Analysis Tools & Document Templates required to improve your Strategic Planning capability, and become the subject matter expert of your organization. This Slideshare Powerpoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkit. You can download the entire Toolkit in Powerpoint and Excel at www.slidebooks.com
The new no-fault regulations in New York that take effect on April 1st aim to:
1) Prevent insurers from having to pay for medical services that were not actually provided or pay more than the established fee schedule.
2) Require healthcare providers to respond to insurers' requests for medical necessity verification within 120 days or provide justification for not doing so, to speed up the claims process.
3) Specify that technical defects in insurers' denial of claims or verification requests will not invalidate them, to reduce unnecessary litigation.
New no fault regulations to take effect april 1Rene Garcia
The new no-fault regulations in New York that take effect on April 1st aim to:
1) Prevent insurers from having to pay for medical services that were not actually provided or that exceed the fee schedule.
2) Require healthcare providers to respond to insurers' verification requests within 120 days or risk having the claim denied.
3) Specify that technical defects in insurers' documents like denials or verification requests will not invalidate them.
Management Consulting Toolkit - Framework, Best Practices and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte & BCG Consultants, after 2,000+ hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Management Consulting Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Tools & Document Templates required to improve the Management Consulting Capability of your organization & excel as a Management Consultant. This Slideshare Powerpoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkit. You can download the entire Toolkit at www.slidebooks.com
This document summarizes key insights from a McKinsey presentation on customer journey analytics and big data. It finds that companies are storing large amounts of data but few know how to extract value from it. Analyzing customer journeys rather than individual touchpoints provides more predictive insights into customer satisfaction and churn. Mapping important customer journeys in an industry reveals opportunities to improve the customer experience and reduce costs. The presentation provides an example of a retail bank that identified ways to decrease service costs and improve customer satisfaction by analyzing its customer journey data.
According to Gartner, "The stongest performing IT organizations are distinguished by strong strategy practices. The weak performing IT organizations are distinguished by weak delivery practices."
Having an IT strategy and executing it are important.
This brief presentation covers:
1. Why IT Strategy?
2. What does a great IT Strategy look like?
3. How to create a great IT Strategy
4. How to make the IT Strategy real
An intro to building an architecture repository meta model and modeling frame...wweinmeyer79
This document discusses building an architecture repository meta-model and modeling framework. It describes how a modeling framework consists of a stakeholder framework, viewpoint framework, and modeling standards to ensure models are organized, consistent and address stakeholder concerns. It explains how well-formed models that comply with the modeling framework and meta-model can be imported into a repository database to generate analytics and insights. The meta-model defines the schema for the repository database.
The New World of Enterprise ArchitectureMike Walker
Mike Walker gave a presentation on enterprise architecture at the Open Group Conference in Austin. He discussed the shift from IT architecture to enterprise architecture and taking a more holistic approach. Walker explained that enterprise architecture helps connect business strategy to implementation through initiatives, programs and projects. He also provided details on Microsoft's enterprise strategy program and the transformation of their approach to become more proactive, accelerate business cycles and prove more valuable to the enterprise.
Design, Build and Run an Effective IT (Service) Strategy to Business NeedsFlevy.com Best Practices
This Slideshare presentation is a partial preview of the full business document. To view and download the full document, please go here:
http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/design-build-and-run-an-effective-it-service-strategy-to-business-needs-279
The "Deliver Business Value with IT" series provides a good overview and actionable material of the ways a CIO can provide valuable and effective support to your company strategy and leverages business model concepts to deliver business value from IT. Martin Palmgren propose an extremely solid piece of work that comes across as the A-Z reference of how to execute and implement IT strategy from a CEO and CIO level perspective."
Executive Summary:
The CIO and the IT Department need to position as premium provider of IT services and focus on value to cost.
In order to avoid the "do we really need a CIO and IT department to bother us with technology when we can use the cloud?" the CIO has to ensure that the business strategy and business objectives are supported by IT (from a Business and IT architecture perspective). Where the IT Strategy support Strategy execution, "Time to Market", Cost Effectiveness and stakeholder expectations from an Executive, Business Unit, IT Management and IT Risk Management perspective.
The myths of requirements are that:
• Requirements gathered from business users through requirements gathering meetings and workshops define the scope and functionality of the solution
• Requirements gathering workshops at the start of a project are sufficient to understand business needs
• Requirements change
The reality is that what is gathered during requirements workshops, meetings, interviews, questionnaires and other activities are not solution requirements but business stakeholder requirements.
Stakeholder requirements must be translated into solution requirements which is turn must be translated into a solution design. A solution is a Resolver, a Provider or an Enabler.
Good solution design requires solution ownership and technical leadership throughout the process.
Any solution is always greater than the sum of the gather requirements. Requirements do not equal a solution.
Any solution also causes problems in terms of:
• Required organisational changes to implement and operate solution
• Additional operational overhead
• Cost to implement
The solution is the minimum set of components that works and that solves the problem at the minimum cost with minimum additional costs.
Enterprise architecture in the current e-Government context in Sri LankaCrishantha Nanayakkara
The document discusses enterprise architecture strategies in Sri Lanka. It begins by asking if Sri Lanka has an enterprise architecture strategy. It then explains that Sri Lanka's strategy so far has been to use a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based infrastructure. It describes how Sri Lanka has implemented an enterprise architecture using the TOGAF framework, with phases including defining business and information architectures, then mapping applications and technology. The strategy focuses on managing complexity through partitioning and iterative processes.
Operating Model Design in a Digital WorldRobert Cade
Operating Models have defined the way that we work and operate for centuries. A good set of architectural blueprints are essential to successfully build a new office. The same is true if you want to build a successful business; you need a good set of blueprints on which to lay the foundations and undertake the detailed design and implementation. In other words you need an Operating Model.
Like modern office designs, businesses are responding to digital stimuli and the changing needs of their customers. Digital is taking the world by storm, transforming everything in its path. Those who transform reap the benefits; those that don’t get left behind. So, just as the blueprints for offices have changed in the digital age, the blueprints for businesses – their Operating Models – also need to evolve.
How to Articulate the Value of Enterprise Architecturecccamericas
Ever struggled with the question, What is the Value of Enterprise Architecture? In this facilitated conversation, Michael Fulton will share his perspective on Enterprise Architecture and the value it provides to the CIO, to IT, and to the business.
Come ready to engage, because in the conversation we will discuss:
•The EA 7-year itch
•Several External Perspectives on EA Value
•The CC&C perspective on a simplified approach to EA Value
•Ensuring your perspective on EA Value is relevant for your stakeholders
At the end of this conversation, you should walk away with:
•A new perspective on the value of EA
•Tips and tricks on how to articulate and quantify EA Value for your key stakeholders.
Solution Architecture Centre Of ExcellenceAlan McSweeney
This is an extract from the book An Introduction to Solution Architecture (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1797567616) that discusses the topic of a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence.
The solution architecture function should aspire to be a Solution Architecture Centre Of Excellence (SACOE). This is concerned with developing a mature function that is highly-skilled at solution architecture and design and provides solution and consulting leadership to the organisation.
Developing an SACOE requires vision and resources of both the solution architecture function and information technology management.
The solution architecture function has the capability to develop both the business insight and solution and technology expertise to act as the business/technology authority and be the bridge between the business and technology domains of the organisation.
Using Business Architecture to enable customer experience and digital strategyCraig Martin
Digital disruption is shifting business model design from a focus on product profitability to a stronger focus on customer experience and lifetime value.
The presentation looks at environmental pressures caused by digital disruption and identifies how to use business architecture and business design to address these changes.
It covers business architecture for digital strategy, customer-driven value chains, re-writing of the 4Ps of the marketing mix, and the nine laws of disruption and how they affect business model design.Craig also investigates the changes afoot with strategic business planning and Enterprise Architecture, which are experiencing their own form of disruption. Will Enterprise Architecture as we know it become a commodity too?
This presentation was delivered as an OpenGroup webinar and is available for viewing from the www.enterprisearchitects.com web site.
IT Architecture is failing the business by:
• Not delivering on business strategy and business objectives
• Not helping the business respond to external and internal pressures
• Not providing the consulting and advisory services to enable the business derive value from new technologies
• Not driving IT innovation
• Not making itself relevant or useful to the business
IT Architecture failing the IT organisation by:
• Not assisting with engagement with the business to architect solutions needed by the business
• Not working as an integrated function across all architectural areas
• Not defining IT architectures that enable a portfolio of solutions to be delivered and operated quickly
• Not innovating the IT portfolio and architecture to take advantage of and integrate new technologies
Individual architecture disciplines all too frequently operate as disintegrated and siloed functions.
The consequences are that:
• At least 40% of technology spending is diverted from IT
• Over 30% of CIOs routinely not consulted on IT solution acquisition and expenditure
IT architecture needs to:
• Enable the business respond to and realise changes in response to external and internal pressures
• Identify business opportunities in technology trends and occasions for changes and greater efficiencies
• IT Architecture needs to be able to contribute to the development of business strategy and to be trusted to be able to make a contribution
• Identify how the business can use technologies and how the business should be shaped to take advantage of technologies
• Provide advice on the potential of new technologies and how to react to technology changes
• Offer real business consulting and the addition of business value
The document describes the different types of viewpoints and artifacts that can be produced at various phases of an architecture project following the TOGAF standard. It outlines catalogs, matrices, diagrams that define foundational and domain-specific views, including principles catalogs in preliminary phase, stakeholder maps in phase A, and various business, data, application, and technology models in subsequent phases. The document provides details on the purpose and contents of specific viewpoints and artifacts.
This document discusses Microsoft's vision and strategy around service-oriented architecture (SOA) and integration. It outlines how Microsoft platforms like .NET 3.0, Windows Workflow Foundation, and BizTalk Server enable the development of composite and integrated applications using SOA principles. The document also provides examples of how major financial institutions are using Microsoft technologies in mission-critical applications.
Stopping Analysis Paralysis And Decision Avoidance In Business Analysis And S...Alan McSweeney
Analysis paralysis and decision avoidance occur all too frequently and commonly in the business and solution analysis and design process. It wastes time and money. Analysis paralysis occurs when you cannot escape the analysis stage – you are always looking for more information and for perfection. Decision avoidance and evasion occurs when there is a decision making request/response loop as there are seemingly endless requests for more information – there are always requests for more details, additional options and more clarifications.
There are two possible loops:
1. Analysis Loop – where analysis never finished. Analysis and design do not want to let go – always looking for perfection and want to retain ownership.
2. Decision/Analysis Loop – where decision making is deferred because of requests for more analysis. Fear of decision-making is masked by endless requests for more information and options.
You cannot avoid analysis but do not perform analysis is isolation without a business and solution context
The Conceptual Solution Architecture framework focusses on the core functional and system components of the solution. This enables effective decision-making on the available options implementation time-frames, implementation approaches and likely budget requirements.
Effective analysis and solution design minimise the Solution Space while maximising the size of Requirements Space encompassed within it.
You need to measure the progress of analysis and design and decision making to identify when progress is stalling.
The IT function needs to be a lens concentrating solution need onto solution options. It needs to successfully mediate between the business as the originator of a solution need and the solution provider, either internal or external or both. The IT function needs to be good at moving from analysis and option identification to an implementation decision quickly and effectively.
You need a systematic, structured and measurable approach to decision making. Decision making that follows a systematic approach is be more productive and results in better decisions.
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Digital Transformation And Enterprise ArchitectureAlan McSweeney
Digital transformation - extending and exposing business processes outside the organisation - by implementing a digital strategy – a statement about the organisation’s digital positioning, operating model, competitors and customer and collaborator needs and behaviour through the delivery of digital solutions defined in a digital architecture – a future state application, data and technology view to achieve digital operating status - is potentially (very) complex.
Digital architecture does not exist in isolation entirely separate from an organisation’s overall enterprise architecture. Digital architecture must exist within the within the wider enterprise architecture context.
Enterprise architecture provides the tools and the approaches to manage the complexity of digital transformation.
The management function that drives digital transformation needs to involve the enterprise architecture function in the design and implementation of digital strategy and organisation, process and policies and the creation of a digital architecture. Management must appreciate the technology focus and the benefits of an enterprise architecture approach.
The early involvement of enterprise architecture increases successes and reduces failures. Management must trust and involve enterprise architecture. The enterprise architecture function must accept and rise to the challenge and deliver. The enterprise architecture function must allow its value to be measured.
Strategic Planning Toolkit - Framework, Best Practices and TemplatesAurelien Domont, MBA
This Strategic Planning Toolkit was created by ex-McKinsey, Deloitte and BCG Strategy Consultants, after more than 2,000 hours of work. It is considered the world's best & most comprehensive Strategic Planning Toolkit. It includes all the Frameworks, Analysis Tools & Document Templates required to improve your Strategic Planning capability, and become the subject matter expert of your organization. This Slideshare Powerpoint presentation is only a small preview of our Toolkit. You can download the entire Toolkit in Powerpoint and Excel at www.slidebooks.com
The new no-fault regulations in New York that take effect on April 1st aim to:
1) Prevent insurers from having to pay for medical services that were not actually provided or pay more than the established fee schedule.
2) Require healthcare providers to respond to insurers' requests for medical necessity verification within 120 days or provide justification for not doing so, to speed up the claims process.
3) Specify that technical defects in insurers' denial of claims or verification requests will not invalidate them, to reduce unnecessary litigation.
New no fault regulations to take effect april 1Rene Garcia
The new no-fault regulations in New York that take effect on April 1st aim to:
1) Prevent insurers from having to pay for medical services that were not actually provided or that exceed the fee schedule.
2) Require healthcare providers to respond to insurers' verification requests within 120 days or risk having the claim denied.
3) Specify that technical defects in insurers' documents like denials or verification requests will not invalidate them.
New no fault regulations to take effect april 1Rene Garcia
The new no-fault regulations in New York that take effect on April 1st aim to:
1) Prevent insurers from having to pay for medical services that were not actually provided or pay more than the established fee schedule.
2) Require healthcare providers to respond to insurers' requests for medical necessity verification within 120 days or provide justification for not doing so, to speed up the claims process.
3) Specify that technical defects in insurers' denial of claims or verification requests will not invalidate them, to reduce unnecessary litigation.
Howard Ankin Presentation at ITLA Workers' Compensation SeminarAnkin Law Office, LLC
Howard Ankin gave a presentation at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association workers’ compensation seminar on November 3, 2017. The Illinois Trial Lawyers is an association of lawyers who advocate on behalf of injured people.
This document provides an overview of the physician professional claims and billing process. It describes the key steps from scheduling an appointment to claim adjudication and payment. These include patient registration, the medical visit, medical transcription and coding, claim generation and submission, claim processing by the insurance company, explanations of benefits, and payments to providers. Fraud and abuse prevention in coding and billing is also discussed. The overall process aims to accurately capture services rendered for proper reimbursement according to insurance rules and regulations.
This document provides an overview of bodily injury claims procedures for an insurance company. It discusses establishing new bodily injury claims, contacting involved parties including the insured and third party, obtaining necessary authorizations, setting initial reserves, and submitting initial reports. The document also outlines principles for determining liability and contributory negligence, and calculating damages for different types of bodily injury claims under various acts and programs.
The medical billing process involves several key steps:
1) Patients make appointments and provide their information;
2) Doctors examine patients, document medical records, and provide medical coding;
3) Coders assign codes to medical records which are then sent to billing;
4) Billers enter patient and visit details, submit claims to insurance, and handle payments and denials.
This document provides information about New York's no-fault automobile insurance law. It explains that New York has a no-fault system where insurance will pay up to $50,000 for medical expenses and lost wages from a car accident, regardless of fault. It also describes the types of injuries and expenses covered, as well as the process for filing claims and pursuing legal action for pain and suffering if injuries are deemed "serious."
25 Appeal Letters and Using PPACA For Today's AppealsTammy Tipton
The document discusses strategies for appealing health insurance claim denials using the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It outlines 8 steps for appealing medical necessity denials and provides templates for 25 types of appeals, focusing on obtaining full disclosure from insurers and citing legal and compliance issues. The presenter recommends negotiating stronger provider terms in managed care contracts and pursuing external review when necessary.
The document summarizes a Tax Court case regarding whether petitioners were liable for deficiencies and penalties related to commissions Howard Slater received. The court held:
1) A closing notice issued by the IRS after a notice of deficiency did not close the tax year or preclude further collection action.
2) The commissions Slater received did not qualify for nonqualified deferred compensation treatment under section 409A because the requirements were not met.
3) While petitioners underreported their tax liability, they were not liable for accuracy-related penalties because Slater had reasonable cause to believe the commissions qualified for deferred treatment.
The tax court case involved whether commissions Howard Slater received for transferring his annuity accounts qualified for nonqualified deferred compensation treatment under section 409A. The court found that the commissions did not meet the requirements of section 409A as they were not conditioned on future services and the plans did not meet the election requirements. Therefore, the commissions were required to be included in the Slaters' gross income for the 2005 tax year.
1) La. R.S. 23:1201.1 outlines new procedures for employees to dispute compensation benefits or medical benefits provided by employers in Louisiana.
2) The statute provides protections for employers who follow the procedural rules, including opportunities to avoid penalties and attorney's fees through "safe harbors".
3) A key form is the LWC-WC-1002 form which must be properly filed by employers when initiating, modifying, suspending, controverting, or terminating benefits to qualify for the statute's protections.
Alliance Seminar on 2-3-16 -- Power Point re Workers' CompensationRena Flovin
This document provides summaries of recent case law and regulatory updates in California workers' compensation law. It summarizes several cases, including:
1) Francis Stevens v. WCAB, which upheld the constitutionality of the Independent Medical Review process.
2) Angelotti Chiropractic v. Baker, which upheld the constitutionality of lien activation fees.
3) Douglas O'Connor v. Uber Technologies, which found Uber drivers are presumptively employees under California law.
It also summarizes recent regulatory changes such as new mileage reimbursement rates, revised SJDB voucher forms, reinstatement of lien activation fees, and updates to temporary total disability rates.
Here are the key issues to note regarding the 52-year old woman's treatment following her auto accident:
1. Her physical therapist thoroughly documented her lost normal life activities, which is important for establishing damages for pain and suffering.
2. No follow-up letter was sent to one of the referring physicians, Dr. Haak, so it's unclear if he was fully updated on her treatment progress.
3. Occupational therapy focuses more on helping patients regain skills needed for daily living and work, while physical therapy aims to improve mobility and manage pain.
4. It's unusual for there to be no close-out report or bill upon completion of therapy, as this provides closure and documents final functional status.
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Power point re 2011 amendments to illinois workers' compensation actJoseph Garofalo
The document summarizes changes to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act signed into law on June 28, 2011. Key changes include allowing the state to purchase insurance and retain a third-party administrator for workers' compensation, establishing an advisory board to review the program, and authorizing subpoenas for medical records during fraud investigations. It also discusses several substantive changes affecting things like burden of proof, fee schedules, medical provider networks, and evaluating permanent disability.
The document summarizes recent changes to Tennessee's workers' compensation laws and regulations. It discusses (1) clarification that signed medical releases from before July 2009 remain valid, (2) a prohibition on reconsidering capped claims if ownership changes but employment terms do not, and (3) expanded communication allowed between parties to a claim if a proper release is obtained. It also summarizes other policy changes and forms.
1. A policy claim proposal form is submitted to an insurance company to initiate a claim under an insurance policy. It provides contact and policy details, as well as information about the incident or loss being claimed.
2. Insurance companies evaluate financial and medical information to assess risk when underwriting policies. For claims, policyholders must disclose all material information truthfully, and both parties are expected to act in good faith.
3. To settle a claim, the policyholder notifies their insurer, provides documentation of the loss, and the insurer investigates. If approved, the insurer makes a settlement offer which can be accepted or rejected by the policyholder.
Industrial Tech SW: Category Renewal and CreationChristian Dahlen
Every industrial revolution has created a new set of categories and a new set of players.
Multiple new technologies have emerged, but Samsara and C3.ai are only two companies which have gone public so far.
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Storytelling is an incredibly valuable tool to share data and information. To get the most impact from stories there are a number of key ingredients. These are based on science and human nature. Using these elements in a story you can deliver information impactfully, ensure action and drive change.
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How to Start Up a Company: A Step-by-Step Guide Starting a company is an exciting adventure that combines creativity, strategy, and hard work. It can seem overwhelming at first, but with the right guidance, anyone can transform a great idea into a successful business. Let's dive into how to start up a company, from the initial spark of an idea to securing funding and launching your startup.
Introduction
Have you ever dreamed of turning your innovative idea into a thriving business? Starting a company involves numerous steps and decisions, but don't worry—we're here to help. Whether you're exploring how to start a startup company or wondering how to start up a small business, this guide will walk you through the process, step by step.
Best practices for project execution and deliveryCLIVE MINCHIN
A select set of project management best practices to keep your project on-track, on-cost and aligned to scope. Many firms have don't have the necessary skills, diligence, methods and oversight of their projects; this leads to slippage, higher costs and longer timeframes. Often firms have a history of projects that simply failed to move the needle. These best practices will help your firm avoid these pitfalls but they require fortitude to apply.
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We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
In this webinar, we won't focus on the research methods for discovering user-needs. We will focus on synthesis of the needs we discover, communication and alignment tools, and how we operationalize addressing those needs.
Industry expert Scott Sehlhorst will:
• Introduce a taxonomy for user goals with real world examples
• Present the Onion Diagram, a tool for contextualizing task-level goals
• Illustrate how customer journey maps capture activity-level and task-level goals
• Demonstrate the best approach to selection and prioritization of user-goals to address
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1. New York No-Fault Law: Understanding New York's No-Fault System Paul D. McCormick, Esq. Goldberg Segalla LLP 665 Main Street / Suite 400 Buffalo, New York 14203-1425 716.566.5466 Fax: 716.566.5401 Email: [email_address] Website: www.goldbergsegalla.com
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32. Understanding New York No-Fault Paul D. McCormick, Esq. Goldberg Segalla LLP 665 Main Street / Suite 400 Buffalo, New York 14203-1425 716.566.5466 Fax: 716.566.5401 Email: [email_address] Website: www.goldbergsegalla.com