 Knowledge of the Business Architecture is a prerequisite for architecture work in any other domain (Data, Applications, Technology). In practical terms, the Business Architecture is also often necessary as a means of demonstrating the business value of subsequent Technical Architecture work to key stakeholders, and the return on investment to those stakeholders supporting and participating in the subsequent work.
In such cases, an enterprise needs to verify and update the currently documented business strategy and plans, and bridge high–level business drivers, business strategy, and goals on the one hand, with specific business requirements that are relevant to an architecture development effort. The business strategy typically defines what to achieve – the goals and drivers, and the metrics for success – but not how to get there. This is where Criti comes in . . . . with their Business and Technology Architecture Design offering built on a strong backbone of recognized Architecture Principles and Frameworks, we are proud to say that we can truly redefine the way you transform your business.
An organization creating or adopting a Technology Architecture may already mandate the use of a list of approved suppliers/products for that organization. This list is one of the key inputs required for the definition of the organization–specific architecture framework. The architectures can then be used as procurement tools to govern the future growth and development of the organization’s IT infrastructure.
Major applications systems such as those for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), customer relationship management, etc. – often provide a combination of technology infrastructure and business application logic. For adopters of these application systems, we take an application-driven approach, whereby we recognize certain key applications as forming the core underpinning of the mission - Critical business processes, and take the implementation and integration of those core applications as the primary focus of architecture effort (the integration issues often constituting a major challenge) |
