Introduction to Business Architecture
A three-day course offered by AssistKD
AssistKD’s Introduction to Business Architecture course provides a context for
business architecture work and explains the frameworks, tools and responsibilities of
the business architecture function. Business analysts, project managers, business
managers or business change specialists who wish to gain a greater insight into
business architecture, will benefit from attending this course.
Course contents
1. Context for Business Architecture
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What is Business Architecture?
Drivers for developing a Business Architecture
Why Business Architecture is key to effective business change
Relationship between Business Architecture and other architectures
The business change life cycle
The role of the business architect
Other roles involved in Business Architecture work
2. Business Architecture frameworks
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The components of a Business Architecture
Zachman’s architecture framework
The Business Architecture Guild framework
The AssistKD POPIT™ model
3. Motivation view of Business Architecture
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Business motivation analysis
OMG business motivation model
Values, ethos, strategy, goals
CSFs and KPIs
Balanced business scorecard
McKinsey’s 7-S model
4. Organisational view of Business Architecture
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Business Models
Organisational modelling
Business capabilities and business capability modelling
Value systems
Course outline - Introduction to Business Architecture
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5. Process view of Business Architecture
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Value chain analysis and value propositions
Value network analysis
Business services
Business processes, business events and business rules
6. People view of Business Architecture
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Roles, responsibilities and relationships
Competency frameworks
Management activities and standards
Analysing people and performance
Business culture
7. Information view of Business Architecture
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The importance of the information view
Business information modelling
Business intelligence
Information and security
8. Technology view of Business Architecture
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Relationship between business architecture and other architectures
Technology to support the implementation of business architecture
9. The use of business architecture in the management of change
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Analysing the impact of change
Change control and configuration management
Communications planning
Course outline - Introduction to Business Architecture
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