Every single organisation, whether a commercial, non-profit or government body, has an operating model. The operating model concept is not limited to organisations of, or above, certain size. An architected operating model – that is, a model that has been especially developed and fine-tuned for an organisation in line with its strategic priorities has wo distinguishing features.
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Architecture of Business and IT Enterprise Architecture: an architecture from the Business perspectives
While an Architecture of business organisation includes an Intrinsic Architecture and a Practice of Architecture, the Enterprise and even Business Archtiectures, defined by TOG, are predominantly a practice or implementation of an undefined architecture at the enterprise (rather than an IT) level. From the IT viewpoint, the enterprise is constituted by the corporate-wide technology; from the corporate-wide business viewpoint, technology and its architectural practice (EA) are just types of resources Business Capabilities may utilise to reach the strategic objectives of the business.
Putting value delivery chains at the heart of an organic Target Operating Model
Value delivery chains are quite simply the steps that need to be done by an organisation to deliver its intended proposition to each beneficiary group. Mapping the value delivery chain for any organisation – existing or envisioned, for- or not-for-profit, government or private – justifies the Target Operating Models. The latter are delivered via Business Capabilities in the Architecture of Business concept.
Results of Applying Principles of Organic Business Design
It demonstrates the results of applying Principles of Organic Business Design to the organisation of business. A few of Organic Business Organisation theory definition elements require a new understanding and reinterpretation. A real-world example for one of the retail giants is analysed.
Agile Business Capability
An enterprise behaviour is expressed via two types of business capabilities – managerial and actionable. The businesses need an additional mechanism of keeping them agile to the economic environment. Such a mechanism has to be self-adjusting to the market dynamics. This is not about new competitive capabilities and technologies (Web 3.0, Web 4.0…), but about a new model of the business capability itself that can naturally link with the market where the pace of external changes attains or even exceeds the pace of their adoption inside the company.
Optimising a Target Operating Model through an Architecture of Business
by Michael Poulin & Kirill Derevenski Abstract This paper describes a comprehensive – and revolutionary – approach to effective organisational adaptation to change in a dynamic market environment. Disruption is all around and even the most established players are no longer guaranteed relevance. Business and operating models are in constant change and in order to …
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Architecture of Business: Architectural Governance
Part 1. Architectural Governance: What and Why A concept of an Architecture of Business organisation (AoB) includes four fundamental artefacts, one of which is an Architectural Governance (AG). The Architecture of Business’s AG is defined as a set of principles, policies and procedures or activities, by which The AG is designed in compliance with existing …
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Extending Zachman Framework™ for new Market Realities
Architecture of Business/Enterprise requires extension of Zachman Framework/Ontology to add contextual and ‘by whom’ dimensions
HOW to ARCHITECT for DEVELOPERS 