The Strategic Business Values of IT Architecture for the Enterprise

The Strategic Business Values of IT

Architecture for the EnterprisesBased on IT Architecture Body of Knowledge (ITABOK)

The use, disclosure, reproduction, modification, tr ansfer, or transmittal of this work without the wri tten permission of IASA is strictly prohibited. © IA SA 2010

Aaron Tan Dani

Founder and Chairman of IASA Asia Pacific

Co-Author of ITABOK (IT Architecture Body of Knowledge)

[email protected]

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Technology Priority Survey by IDC Asia Pacific 2011

No. 1 Highest Technology Priority:

Better Fit of IT to Business


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IT Architecture Landscape based on F-T-S

• Most of IT Architecture

based on Frameworks and

Technologies are required

to re-learn & re-certify for

every new releases AND

typically Technology,

Platform & Vendor

e.g.: IT Architecture Frameworks e.g.:

TOGAF, DODAF, MODAF, FEAF,

Zachman Enterprise Architecture

Framework, etcF

Existin

g

IT Architecture Technologies e.g.: IT Architecture Technologies e.g.:

IBM Technology, Cisco Technology,

TExistin

g


Platform & Vendor

specific

• The IASA IT Architecture

Training, Certification &

Career Path are based on

ITABOK - IT Architecture

Skills Sets

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IBM Technology, Cisco Technology,

Oracle Technology, Microsoft

Technology, Database Technology,

Java & .NET Platforms, etc

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IT Architecture Skill Sets by IASA and

based on ITABOK i.e. IT Architecture

Body of KnowledgeSNew

2009

New

Since

2009

The Analogy of IT Architecture F-T-S with World of Music

• By having the right IT

Architecture skills,

one can create their

own IT Architecture

Frameworks and

adopt the right

IT Architecture Frameworks Analogy:

Various Musical Styles e.g. Pop, Jazz,

Classical, Rocks, Traditional, Disco, etcF

IT Architecture Technologies Analogy:

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adopt the right

technologies &

platforms

• IT Architecture skills

provide life long

Learning and journey

IT Architecture Technologies Analogy:

Various Musical Instruments e.g.

Drums, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Violin, etcTIT Architecture Skill Sets Analogy:IT Architecture Skill Sets Analogy:

Music skills that allow you to

compose songs, play music, adopt

musical style and choose musical

instruments

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IT Challenges: Understanding Business Requirements

Phy

sica

l Wor

ld


IT W

orld

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IT Challenges: Communicating Design

“IF YOU CAN NOT DESCRIBE IT, THEN YOU CANNOT

IMPLEMENT IT !!!”


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The Intractable Challenges in typical IT Project

BusinessBusinessBusinessBusiness

StrategyStrategyStrategyStrategy

Business Strategy:Business Strategy:Business Strategy:Business Strategy:

- Not promisesNot promisesNot promisesNot promises

- Not about What to doNot about What to doNot about What to doNot about What to do

- Focus on How to doFocus on How to doFocus on How to doFocus on How to do

- Have execution planHave execution planHave execution planHave execution plan

- Continues validation and Continues validation and Continues validation and Continues validation and

verificationverificationverificationverification

Business, User &Functional

Requirements


IT Systems/IT Systems/IT Systems/IT Systems/

ApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsApplications

IT IT IT IT

InfrastructureInfrastructureInfrastructureInfrastructure

ArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture

BlueprintBlueprintBlueprintBlueprint

ITITITIT

GovernanceGovernanceGovernanceGovernanceITITITIT

ArchitectureArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture

StrategyStrategyStrategyStrategy

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IT Systems Challenges: Many Islands of IT Projects

Project 1

Project Team 1

Project 2

Project Team 2

EAI Project

EAI Project A


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Project 3

Project Team 3

Project n…

Project Team n…EAI Project B

60%-70%The rate of IT projects failed in some way (** Analyst Report)

IT Project Failures are Norm in our Industry?


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66%The rate of miscommunication between business and IT that caused IT projects failure, costing U.S. businesses at least $30 billion every year. (** Analyst Report)

80%+

IT budget spent on maintenance only (**

IT Project Failures are Norm in our Industry? Cont…


IT budget spent on maintenance only (**

according to Analyst Report)

Due to poorly Architected IT Systems and

lack of IT Architecture Skill Sets

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Definitely, we need something to deliver Values

=+IT Architecture, Blueprints, Roadmap & IT Governance

Alignment - IT Strategy& Business Strategy


Stakeholders/Business Values, improved ROI, IT Valu es, etc

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The IT Architecture Formal Definition by IASA

Refer to definition of other Existing Professions?


IT Architecture (IASA):

The art and science of designing and delivering valuable technology strategy for the business . i.e. the IT Architecture profession.

Medicine:

The art and science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics. i.e. the medical profession.

Building Architecture:

The art and science of designing and erecting buildings. i.e. the building architecture profession.

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Business Business

TeamTeam

Strategic Engagements & Interactions of IT Architects

Technical Technical

TeamTeam


IT ArchitectIT Architect

IT IT

ManagementManagementIT VendorIT Vendor

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StakeholdersStakeholdersIndustry BodyIndustry Body

Who Can Become an IT Architect? (yesterday)

• Anyone who has more than 10

years of IT project

implementation experience

• Has performed various IT roles

such as developer, system

analyst, project manager,


analyst, project manager,

network/server engineer, PMO,

CTO, etc

• Failed in couple of large IT

projects and burned millions of

dollars without being put to jail

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Who Can Become an IT Architect? (today)

• Anyone who has some interest to

become an IT Architect and having

to understand the Values of

business and technology

relationship


• With ITABOK, you DO NOT have to

be 10 years IT experiences NOR

o be a programmer

o be in IT expert

o be gifted

o be old

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IT Architecture Body Of Knowledge enables IT

Architect as Technology Strategist for the Business

Foundation Body of Knowledge

Software

Architecture

Infrastructure

Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Information

Architecture

Business

Architecture

Competitive Advantage

Business Network

Valuable Assets


Business Technology Strategy

IT Environment

Quality Attributes

Human Dynamics

Design

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Economy Factor

Unique

Posture Capability

RobustnessRelevancy

Alignment

1. IT Architecture Blueprint

• Standards on platform, technology , processes & best practices (View & Viewpoint)

• Principles decision

Keys of Strategic IT Architecture Management: Blueprint, Governance & Roadmap


3. IT Architecture Governance

2. IT Architecture RoadmapIT Architecture

Management to achieve:-Higher productivity-Support Business

evolution

• Mission & Vision • Team Structure, role

and responsibilities• Rules & Regulation• Enforcement, KPI, etc

• Architecture Evolution• Projects evolution

approach to achieve business goals

• “Living” documents

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Challenges #7: Shorter Business Processing time

Trading analytics

Call center inquiries

Airline operations

Track financial position

Supply chain updates

10 seconds

Mail … express … fax … E -mail

30 minutes 5 seconds

8 hours

20 minutes 30 seconds

1 day 5 minutes

1 day 15 minutes

By Gartner GroupBusiness Process Cycle Times have collapsed!


107 106 105 104 1,000 100 10 1 Seconds

Document transfer

Trade settlement

Build-to-order PC

Refresh data warehouse

Phone activation

1 month 1 hour

Mail … express … fax … E -mail

3 days 45 seconds

24 hours

5 days 1 day

3 days 1 hour

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Addressing IT & Business Challenges by IT Architecture

“Agility" is the ability of an organization to sens eenvironmental change, and respond efficiently and effectively

to that change.”

AwarenessRight Information

Knowing what

FlexibilityRight Options

Confronting IT

Information Architecture

Software Architecture


Knowing what is going on

ProductivityRight ProcessesAnd Operations

Executing WellDay-to-day

Confronting Expected Change

AdaptabilityRight Reactions

ConfrontingUnexpected

Change

IT &

Business Agility

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Infrastructure Architecture

Business Architecture

Business view

Technology viewBusiness &

Technology alignment

Business &

Technology alignmentBusiness strategyBusiness Processes Technology StrategyApplications

IT Architecture for Business and Technology

Alignment Model


• Domains of coherent functionality and information

• IT Architecture governance aligned

to business

• KPI & Metrics

• Strategic aspirations

• Business plan• Business

initiatives• Execution

model

• Business processes

• Business relationships

• Business rules

• Hardware, storage, OS, network infrastructure

• Middleware, databases,

• Systems management

• Hardware, storage, OS, network infrastructure

• Middleware, databases,

• Systems management

• Application programs and modules

• Information delivery portals

• Data model & query tools

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Business model

BUSINESS

Business & IT Model with small Alignment

Business siloed by IT

Business drives IT projects

Apps


Technology model

IT

Solutions impose constraints to business

Inwardtechnology driven view

DB

System

MainframeServer

Applications

BUSINESS

Processes

Business model

IT Architecture Aligns Business & IT Strategically

Requirements and solutions

closely aligned

Corporate Governance


TECHNOLOGY

Soft boundaries(process & services)

Applications

IT Architecture

Technology model

Outwardbusiness-driven

view

IT Governance

FIVE Business Values and Impacts in Measuring the

IT Architecture Return Of Investment (ITA-ROI)

• Based on D. Rico’ 2006 (with ‘$’ or ‘#’ or ‘%’ ROI)


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IASA is The IT Architecture Professional Body

• Founded in 2002, IASA is the preeminent knowledge-based

association focused on the IT Architecture profession with over

70,000 members globally

• The IASA is non-profit and mostly volunteer

• The IASA is run by and for all IT architects - Infrastructure

Architects, Software Architects, Business Architects and Information


Architects, Software Architects, Business Architects and Information

Architects

• The IASA is centrally governed and locally run i.e. Malaysian Chapter

has been established since 2004 and well supported by MOSTI &

MDeC

• The IASA is technology, platform, methodology and vendor agnostic

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IASA Thought Leaders & Fellows

• Grady Booch – The father of Software Architecture• John Zachman – The father of Enterprise

Architecture

Scott Ambler


• John Zachman – The father of Enterprise Architecture

• Bill Inmom – The father of Information Architecture• Len Bass – The Core team for CMMi from CMU• Eric Evans – The father of Domain Driven Design• Angela Yochem – IASA Fellows & CIO of Dell• Scott Ambler – The father of Agile Architecture

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IASA Events & Meetings


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The IASA events in Malaysia – some photos


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500+ Press Articles across Asia Pacific since 2004


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Target Training Audience/Participants

• Aspiring Architects – those who want to become IT Architects as their chosen career

• IT Architects – those who need to benchmark their architecture practices with the global best practices based on ITABOK

• IT Professionals – those who need to deliver business


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• IT Professionals – those who need to deliver business values of technology for the business

• IT Management – those who needs to do strategic alignment between business and IT

• Business Stakeholders – those who need to understand how IT can become a Profit center instead of Cost Center

The Industry needs IT Architects - The Best Job in the US is

Software Architect among Top 100 Jobs


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IT Architect Seniority in par with the Senior

Level of other IT Management i.e. CxOs


http://www.computerworld.com/spring/salary-survey/2 011/job_level/5

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THREE out of Six Hottest New IT Jobs are Architects


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http://www.infoworld.com/t/information-technology-c areers/the-6-hottest-new-jobs-in-it-052?page=0,0

IT Architecture – the Highest Industry Growth

In July 2011, Robert

Half highlighted that

IT Architecture

sectors are at the

highest industry


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highest industry

growth by Mr. Steven

McGowan, Director

of Robert Half

TechnologyRobert Half is the Global leader in Professional Staffing Services since 1948 with the 2010 revenue of US$3.1billion and 13,000 employees

http://www.eventstation.sg/ipdf2011/slides/Talent%2 0Mangement%20and%20Attraction%20-%20Next%20Generati on%20Infocomm%20Professionals.pdf

IT Architect Career Map Defined by IASA


IT Architecture Health Check… Where are You?

Frozen in Frozen in the pastthe past

In the AbyssIn the Abyss

LeadingLeading

CompetitiveCompetitive

Operational &

Business & IT Alignment

IT Architecture Framework in place

IT Spending under control


In the AbyssIn the AbyssOperational & IT spending increases

Limited access to information

Little flexibility

No IT agility

IT delivers little business values

Uncontrollable operational & IT spending

IT as Huge Cost Center

IT in the Fire-Fighting Modes

place

IT Architecture Organization (ITAO) in place

IT delivers Strategic Business values

IT as Profit Center

control

IT Supports business operation

Effective new development

IT Architecture blueprint in place

IT Governance in place

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Thank You and Q&A


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