CMDBID: 108354 | Course Code: WA2137 | Duration: 2 Days
Audience>
LOB managers, business analysts, architects, and team leads
Skills Gained>
Course goals include the following:
Define Business Architecture
Understand the value of Business Architecture
Describe the different views of Business Architecture
Be able to define a Business Architecture bottom-up, top-down, or meet-in-the-middle
Comprehend the relevance of architectural frameworks in the context of Business Architecture
Gain hands-on experience creating Business Architecture views and key artifacts
Explore real world Business Architecture case studies
Discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in establishing a Business Architecture practice
Outline>
Outline of Business Architecture Foundation Workshop Training Chapter 1. What is Business Architecture?
Defining Business Architecture
Layers of the Enterprise Architecture
The Business Architecture Domain
The Values of Business Architecture
Relationship with Other Types of Architecture
Other Pillars of Business Architecture
Formal Business Architecture
Ownership vs Stewardship
Business Architecture Frameworks
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
Business Architect vs Business Analyst - 1/3
Business Architect vs Business Analyst - 2/3
Business Architect vs Business Analyst - 3/3
Going Beyond the Process
Summary
Chapter 2. BIZBOK Introduction
What are BIZBOK and BIZBOK Guide?
The Business Architecture Guild
The BIZBOK Guide Make Up
BIZBOK's Definition of Business Architecture
Business Architecture Characteristics
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
What are a Capability and Value Stream?
BIZBOK Common Blueprints
The BIZBOK Business Architecture Framework
The BIZBOK Business Architecture Framework Diagram
Business Architecture Scenario Topics
Chapter 3. BIZBOK Guide Architecture Blueprints
What is a BIZBOK Business Architecture Blueprint?
Representing Business Architecture with Business Blueprints
BIZBOK Business Architecture Blueprints List
Strategy Development Questions
Business Strategy Mapping
Strategy Mapping Frameworks Overview
SWOT Analysis (Matrix)
Norton Kaplan Strategy Map
The Strategy Map's Four Perspectives
Norton Kaplan Strategy Map Diagram
Balanced Scorecards
The Balanced Scorecard Perspectives
The Balanced Scorecard Perspectives Diagram
More on Capability
Capability Mapping
Business Capabilities Levels
Sample Business Capability Model Taxonomy Diagram
Business Unit to Business Capability Mapping
Heat Mapping Concepts
The Value Stream Definition
Value Mapping
Value Mapping Diagram
Value Maps vs Business Processes
More on the Value Stream Blueprint
A Value Stream Example
Value Stream Heat Mapping
Value Stream Heat Mapping Example
Value Stream / Capability Cross-mapping
Value Stream / Capability Cross-mapping Example
BIZBOK Domain Diagram
Another BIZBOK View of Business Architecture Concepts and Relationships
Chapter 4. BIZBOK Business Architecture Practice
The Value of a Business Architecture
The Path to Actionable Results
Getting Started with Business Architecture
Establishing and Evolving Business Architecture
Business Architecture Governance
Required Roles
The Business Architect Role
Business Models and Frameworks
A Business Model Framework: Osterwalder Canvas
The Building Blocks of the Business Model Canvas
The Business Model Canvas Diagram
Business Architecture / Business Model Alignment and Mapping
Business Architecture / Business Model Alignment Example
Chapter 5. Process Maturity Models
What are Process Maturity Models?
Process Maturity Models Positioning
Defining a Level
The Five Levels of Process Maturity
Moving Up the Levels of Process Maturity
Assessing the Level of Maturity
The Level Assessment Elements
Process Level Scores
Enterprise Capabilities: Leadership
Enterprise Capabilities: Culture
Enterprise Capabilities: Expertise
Enterprise Capabilities: Governance (1/2)
Enterprise Capabilities: Governance (2/2)
Process Enablers: Design (1/2)
Process Enablers: Design (2/2)
Process Enablers: Performers
Process Enablers: Owner
Process Enablers: Infrastructure
Chapter 6. Improving Business Processes
Improving Processes
Process Governance
Business Modeling
Process Performance Analysis
Motivation for Continuous Process Improvements
Dissecting a Metric
Definition of Critical Indicators
Key Performance Indicators
KPI Selection Criteria
KPI Examples
Measurement Plan
Types of Process Changes
What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma Projects
What is Lean Six Sigma?
Lean and Six Sigma Sigma Main Methods
Aligning Business Architecture and Lean Six Sigma
The Lean Value Stream
Lean Value Stream Example
Lean and Business Architecture Value Streams Cross-Mapping Synergies
Rapid Improvement Process
Achieving Success with Six Sigma and RIP
Ishikawa Diagram
Chapter 7. Overview of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
Relationship Between Business Architecture and Other Types of Architecture
Business / IT Alignment
Business / IT Architecture Mapping
The Importance of a Framework for Enterprise Architecture
EA Framework Family Tree
Group Discussion: Architecture Frameworks
TOGAF
TOGAF Components
Architecture Development Method (ADM)
Architecture Content Framework
Views & Viewpoints
TOGAF Viewpoints
Catalogs, Matrices, Diagrams & Viewpoints
Architecture Deliverables
ADM Techniques
Enterprise to Solution Architecture
Zachman Framework
Zachman Framework Matrix Overview
The Scope of the Zachman Framework
What the Zachman Framework is NOT
TOGAF Artifacts Using the Zachman Framework
Leveraging the Zachman Framework
Federal Enterprise Architectural Framework (FEAF)
Leveraging FEA
Some Other Frameworks
Which Framework Should I Use?
EA Frameworks Ecosystem
Chapter 8. Business Architecture Views
The Importance of Architecture Views
Describing Architecture through Views
Class Exercise - “Views and Viewpoints - Simple Airport System”
The 5 Business Architecture Views
The Goals View
Common Pitfalls when Setting Goals
Goal Prioritization
TOGAF's Goals View
OMG's Goals View
OMG Business Motivation Model Details
SMART Goals
Facades View
Facade's View - UML
Business Use Case Model
More Complex Use Cases
Facade's View – Functional Model
TOGAF Functional / Facade Models
Additional Functional / Facade Models
The Communications View
UML Communication Diagrams
Processes View
UML Activity Diagram
Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) Process Models
Business Entities View
Domain Modeling as a Business Entity View
Data Modeling as a Business Entity View
Our Clients
Our clients have included prestigious national organisations such as Oxford University Press, multi-national private corporations such as JP Morgan and HSBC, as well
as public sector institutions such as the Department of Defence and the Department of Health.