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Enterprise Architecture
How Architects Can Break Down Silos by ‘Thinking Digital’
September 23, 2021
How Architects Can Break Down Silos by ‘Thinking Digital’
This cross-organizational requirement to break down silos is a fundamental mandate of digital transformation, as organizations seek to build change itself as a core competency. Furthermore, of all the individuals within an enterprise, it falls to the architects in their role as change experts to drive this competency.
ArchiMate
Mapping the BIZBOK® Metamodel to the ArchiMate® Language
September 2, 2021
Mapping the BIZBOK® Metamodel to the ArchiMate® Language
Since the foundation of the Business Architecture Guild a little over a decade ago, its Business Architecture Body of Knowledge (BIZBOK®), as expressed in the BIZBOK® Guide, has become a popular set of guidelines and techniques for practicing business architects.
Business Capability
What are Business Capabilities & How to Identify them?
August 13, 2021
What are Business Capabilities & How to Identify them?
Business capabilities are used to describe the abilities of an enterprise, i.e., what it is able to do, independent from implementation. What it can do of course includes what it does today, but it also describes its potential.
Enterprise Architecture
Improving Communication between Business and IT with Enterprise Architecture Information
August 12, 2021
Improving Communication between Business and IT with Enterprise Architecture Information
After evaluating a number of vendors – including Orbus and LeanIX – the solution they chose to go with was BiZZdesign. According to Salgado, the reasons were: one vendor did not have the whole modeling ...
Enterprise Architecture
Up Your Architecture Game to ‘Change Expert’ (by Jason Bloomberg)
August 9, 2021
Up Your Architecture Game to ‘Change Expert’ (by Jason Bloomberg)
Digital transformation is unlike previous business transformation efforts insofar as there is no fixed final state – no point in time where the people involved can look up and say, ‘well, that’s done.’
Business Capability
Why Business Capabilities Are Key in Business Architecture
August 4, 2021
Why Business Capabilities Are Key in Business Architecture
You can use business capabilities not only to describe what the enterprise does today, but also to design the abilities it needs to have tomorrow. With this new blog series, we want to take you through the capability-based planning step-by-step to help you understand it and apply it.
Stakeholder Management
A diagram is worth a 1000 words.
July 5, 2021
A diagram is worth a 1000 words.
A significant part of being an architect is effectively communicating your ideas to your stakeholders, making architectural diagrams more appealing is a key skill in this area.
Enterprise Architecture
Revealed: The ‘agility gap’ preventing businesses from thriving post-COVID
May 10, 2021
Revealed: The ‘agility gap’ preventing businesses from thriving post-COVID
The first annual BiZZdesign survey of enterprise architecture practitioners reveals an ‘agility gap’ between preparing for change and executing change. It must be closed if firms are to thrive. Read More>
Enterprise Architecture
Partner perspective
March 23, 2021
Partner perspective
Good architecture will navigate an enterprise towards a target state that supports and enables fulfilment of business outcomes. First comes the design phase which is where the BiZZdesign product suite excels. The self-service capabilities of the HoriZZon platform make it possible for stakeholders to understand, critique ... Read More >
Enterprise Architecture
Future Ideas: Harnessing Worldwide Innovative Power
March 23, 2021
Future Ideas: Harnessing Worldwide Innovative Power
The Future Ideas Worldwide Academic Competition is a great way for students and graduates to submit their innovative ideas to a large audience and have the opportunity to win mentorship from a great mind in their field of study. Its six themes provide a great breadth of subjects:
Enterprise Architecture
Assessing and Improving Your Change Capabilities with the BiZZdesign Maturity Model
February 24, 2021
Assessing and Improving Your Change Capabilities with the BiZZdesign Maturity Model
The business environment of your enterprise is ever more volatile. To keep up, you need to make better decisions faster and improve the way you change ... Read More >
Business Process Management
HoriZZon Data Governance: Getting Started with Data Policies
February 17, 2021
HoriZZon Data Governance: Getting Started with Data Policies
We all know that using up-to-date and correct data is crucial to support informed decisions. This is why we are introducing Data Policies in HoriZZon to make it easier for you to carefully delegate responsibilities ... Read More >
Business Model Management
Sell this to your boss: Enablement Architecture
February 15, 2021
Sell this to your boss: Enablement Architecture
Year after year, the field of enterprise architecture becomes more in tune with the evolving needs of organizations. Better connected to other change domains, more capable of delivering added value during an ... Read More >
Business Capability
Taking compliance to the next level
February 11, 2021
Taking compliance to the next level
Internal regulations governance has become more and more critical both because of exogenous pressures (e.g. an ever-changing legislative environment, increased scrutiny from regulatory institutions) as ... Read More >
Business Architecture
Enterprise Architecture in 2021: Resilience and Adaptivity
January 28, 2021
Enterprise Architecture in 2021: Resilience and Adaptivity
At the start of a new year, everyone comes up with their predictions for the future. However, as we have learned last year, all these forecasts can easily be upended. There appears to be light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel ...
Business Architecture
3 Enterprise Architecture Trends that Will Define 2021—and Beyond
January 22, 2021
3 Enterprise Architecture Trends that Will Define 2021—and Beyond
We’ve stepped into 2021 and it seems like the worst is behind us. Yes, in some regions a new, more dangerous strain of the virus has been detected, but ... Read More >
HoriZZon
Expanding our HoriZZon in 2021
January 13, 2021
Expanding our HoriZZon in 2021
Expanding our HoriZZon in 2021
Enterprise Architecture
Advancing Customer Experience with Open Banking: An Enterprise Architecture Approach
December 14, 2020
Advancing Customer Experience with Open Banking: An Enterprise Architecture Approach
Advancing Customer Experience with Open Banking: An Enterprise Architecture Approach
Project Portfolio Management
Address Regulatory Compliance Challenges in the Financial Services Industry with Enterprise Architecture
December 7, 2020
Address Regulatory Compliance Challenges in the Financial Services Industry with Enterprise Architecture
Address Regulatory Compliance Challenges in the Financial Services Industry with Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Predict the Future and Build for Long-Term Wins with Enterprise Architecture
December 3, 2020
Predict the Future and Build for Long-Term Wins with Enterprise Architecture
Predict the Future and Build for Long-Term Wins with Enterprise Architecture
Portfolio Management
BiZZdesign Connect Conference Links Attendees with Value
December 2, 2020
BiZZdesign Connect Conference Links Attendees with Value
BiZZdesign Connect Conference Links Attendees with Value
Lean Management
Improving the Use of Capabilities in Business Architecture
November 12, 2020
Improving the Use of Capabilities in Business Architecture
Improving the Use of Capabilities in Business Architecture
Capabilities
Capabilities vs. Business Functions: Same Difference?
November 5, 2020
Capabilities vs. Business Functions: Same Difference?
Capabilities vs. Business Functions: Same Difference?
Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture and Capability-Based Planning
October 27, 2020
Enterprise Architecture and Capability-Based Planning
Enterprise Architecture and Capability-Based Planning
Governance Risk & Compliance
Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Investment Planning
October 13, 2020
Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Investment Planning
Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Investment Planning
Enterprise Portfolio Management
Enterprise Architecture and the Project Management Office
September 29, 2020
Enterprise Architecture and the Project Management Office
Enterprise Architecture and the Project Management Office
Enterprise Architecture
How Do Enterprise Architects Get Invited to the Decision Table?
September 15, 2020
How Do Enterprise Architects Get Invited to the Decision Table?
How Do Enterprise Architects Get Invited to the Decision Table?
Enterprise Architecture
What Is the Value Proposition of Enterprise Architecture Today?
August 25, 2020
What Is the Value Proposition of Enterprise Architecture Today?
What Is the Value Proposition of Enterprise Architecture Today?
Enterprise Architecture
Driving Business Collaboration
August 11, 2020
Driving Business Collaboration
Driving Business Collaboration
Decision Model Management
Driving Organizational Change: The Heart of the Matter
July 21, 2020
Driving Organizational Change: The Heart of the Matter
Driving Organizational Change: The Heart of the Matter
Business Process Management
Creating Architecture Models in an Agile Way
July 14, 2020
Creating Architecture Models in an Agile Way
Creating Architecture Models in an Agile Way
Business Model Management
What is the Right Level of Detail for My Agile Models?
July 7, 2020
What is the Right Level of Detail for My Agile Models?
What is the Right Level of Detail for My Agile Models?
Enterprise Architecture
An EA Response to the Pandemic: Novozymes
June 2, 2020
An EA Response to the Pandemic: Novozymes
An EA Response to the Pandemic: Novozymes
ArchiMate
ArchiMate Models for Agile Teams (Part 2)
May 28, 2020
ArchiMate Models for Agile Teams (Part 2)
ArchiMate Models for Agile Teams (Part 2)
ArchiMate
ArchiMate Models for Agile Teams (Part 1)
May 26, 2020
ArchiMate Models for Agile Teams (Part 1)
ArchiMate Models for Agile Teams (Part 1)
Enterprise Architecture
An EA Response to the Pandemic – Ameren
May 20, 2020
An EA Response to the Pandemic – Ameren
An EA Response to the Pandemic – Ameren
Application Portfolio Management
A New Home for HoriZZon
May 18, 2020
A New Home for HoriZZon
A New Home for HoriZZon
Security Architecture
Looking Beyond Covid-19 to the Future
May 12, 2020
Looking Beyond Covid-19 to the Future
Looking Beyond Covid-19 to the Future
TOGAF
An EA Response to the Pandemic: CSL Behring
May 7, 2020
An EA Response to the Pandemic: CSL Behring
An EA Response to the Pandemic: CSL Behring
Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture and the COVID-19 Pandemic: South State Bank
April 29, 2020
Enterprise Architecture and the COVID-19 Pandemic: South State Bank
It comes as a surprise when something as unlikely as a worldwide pandemic happens. It's the sort of event that you may prepare for, but will likely never experience. It's the sort of event that you may prepare for Read More>
Enterprise Architecture
An EA Response to the Pandemic: What Enterprise Architects Can Do in This Time of Crisis
April 28, 2020
An EA Response to the Pandemic: What Enterprise Architects Can Do in This Time of Crisis
An EA Response to the Pandemic: What Enterprise Architects Can Do in This Time of Crisis
Enterprise Architecture
Business Priorities During Covid-19
April 21, 2020
Business Priorities During Covid-19
Business Priorities During Covid-19
Business Capability
“Get Rid of All Contractors by Friday”: A Real (Crisis) Story – Part 2
April 21, 2020
“Get Rid of All Contractors by Friday”: A Real (Crisis) Story – Part 2
In Part 1, we anonymized the narrative of one of our large manufacturing customers. Forced to protect the company in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CEO decided to let all ... Read More >
Digital transformation
For our Change Agents…
April 16, 2020
For our Change Agents…
For our Change Agents…
Business Architecture
“Get Rid of All Contractors by Friday”: A Real (Crisis) Story – Part 1
April 14, 2020
“Get Rid of All Contractors by Friday”: A Real (Crisis) Story – Part 1
"Get Rid of All Contractors by Friday": A Real (Crisis) Story – Part 1
Enterprise Architecture
An EA Response to the Pandemic, Part 1: University of Missouri
April 8, 2020
An EA Response to the Pandemic, Part 1: University of Missouri
An EA Response to the Pandemic, Part 1: University of Missouri
ArchiMate
Expressing the BIAN® Reference Model for the Banking Industry in the ArchiMate® Modeling Language
April 2, 2020
Expressing the BIAN® Reference Model for the Banking Industry in the ArchiMate® Modeling Language
Expressing the BIAN® Reference Model for the Banking Industry in the ArchiMate® Modeling Language
ArchiMate
Unleash the power of HoriZZon on SharePoint & Confluence
March 24, 2020
Unleash the power of HoriZZon on SharePoint & Confluence
Unleash the power of HoriZZon on SharePoint & Confluence
Adaptive Enterprise
Why Doing Things Right Is Not Enough
March 17, 2020
Why Doing Things Right Is Not Enough
Why Doing Things Right Is Not Enough
Enterprise Architecture
Solve Quality Challenges for Federated Architecture Modeling at Schaeffler
March 10, 2020
Solve Quality Challenges for Federated Architecture Modeling at Schaeffler
Solve Quality Challenges for Federated Architecture Modeling at Schaeffler
Project Portfolio Management
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 3
March 2, 2020
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 3
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 3
Security Architecture
The Value of Architecture Models for Agile Organizations
February 25, 2020
The Value of Architecture Models for Agile Organizations
The Value of Architecture Models for Agile Organizations
Portfolio Management
5 Questions CEOs Should Ask Themselves in 2020 – Part 2
February 12, 2020
5 Questions CEOs Should Ask Themselves in 2020 – Part 2
5 Questions CEOs Should Ask Themselves in 2020 – Part 2
Governance Risk & Compliance
5 Questions CEOs Should Ask Themselves in 2020 – Part 1
February 4, 2020
5 Questions CEOs Should Ask Themselves in 2020 – Part 1
5 Questions CEOs Should Ask Themselves in 2020 – Part 1
Enterprise Architecture
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 2
January 22, 2020
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 2
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 2
Portfolio Management
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 3: Using Lean
January 12, 2020
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 3: Using Lean
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 3: Using Lean
Enterprise Architecture
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 2: Know Your Audience
January 7, 2020
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 2: Know Your Audience
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 2: Know Your Audience
Enterprise Architecture
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 1: Tackle the Root Cause
December 17, 2019
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 1: Tackle the Root Cause
Process Optimization Challenges, Part 1: Tackle the Root Cause
Enterprise Architecture
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 1
December 11, 2019
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 1
The Roles of Enterprise Architects in Innovation – Part 1
Decision Model Management
Standards of Security for EA Vendors
December 4, 2019
Standards of Security for EA Vendors
Standards of Security for EA Vendors
Business Process Management
Turn the Ship Around – Break Free from the Shackles of the Present
November 28, 2019
Turn the Ship Around – Break Free from the Shackles of the Present
Turn the Ship Around – Break Free from the Shackles of the Present
Business Model Management
A Leading EA Tool Comes with Extras
November 20, 2019
A Leading EA Tool Comes with Extras
A Leading EA Tool Comes with Extras
Business Architecture
The Definitive EA Tool RFP Template
November 12, 2019
The Definitive EA Tool RFP Template
The Definitive EA Tool RFP Template
ArchiMate
ArchiMate 3.1: The New Version of the Standard
November 5, 2019
ArchiMate 3.1: The New Version of the Standard
ArchiMate 3.1: The New Version of the Standard
Enterprise Architecture
Cloud Migration with the Help of EA
October 16, 2019
Cloud Migration with the Help of EA
Cloud Migration with the Help of EA
ArchiMate
On Layers and Abstraction Levels in the ArchiMate Language
October 9, 2019
On Layers and Abstraction Levels in the ArchiMate Language
On Layers and Abstraction Levels in the ArchiMate Language
TOGAF
Business Friendly Dashboards
September 25, 2019
Business Friendly Dashboards
Business Friendly Dashboards
Security Architecture
Define and Assess Digital KPIs with Enterprise Architecture
September 11, 2019
Define and Assess Digital KPIs with Enterprise Architecture
Define and Assess Digital KPIs with Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
An Overview of the Levels of Abstraction in Enterprise Architecture
September 4, 2019
An Overview of the Levels of Abstraction in Enterprise Architecture
An Overview of the Levels of Abstraction in Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Why a CMDB Cannot Power Your Digital Transformation
August 21, 2019
Why a CMDB Cannot Power Your Digital Transformation
Why a CMDB Cannot Power Your Digital Transformation
Enterprise Architecture
Agile ArchiMate®: Intentional Architecture
August 14, 2019
Agile ArchiMate®: Intentional Architecture
Agile ArchiMate®: Intentional Architecture
Business Capability
EA and Security
July 31, 2019
EA and Security
EA and Security
Enterprise Architecture
Finding and Unlocking Business Value
July 24, 2019
Finding and Unlocking Business Value
Finding and Unlocking Business Value
BPMN
EA and BPM
July 17, 2019
EA and BPM
EA and BPM
BPMN
Customer Focus From Start to Finish: Delivering Business Change that Makes a Difference
July 10, 2019
Customer Focus From Start to Finish: Delivering Business Change that Makes a Difference
Customer Focus From Start to Finish: Delivering Business Change that Makes a Difference
Business Architecture
EA and CX
July 3, 2019
EA and CX
EA and CX
Enterprise Architecture
When “Data-Driven” Is Not Enough
June 26, 2019
When “Data-Driven” Is Not Enough
When "Data-Driven" Is Not Enough
Enterprise Architecture
The 5 Best Pieces of Career Advice for Enterprise Architects
June 12, 2019
The 5 Best Pieces of Career Advice for Enterprise Architects
The 5 Best Pieces of Career Advice for Enterprise Architects
ArchiMate
Raise Model Quality – Conformance Checks
May 29, 2019
Raise Model Quality – Conformance Checks
Raise Model Quality – Conformance Checks
Adaptive Enterprise
How to Mitigate Risk without Slowing Down Digital Transformation
May 15, 2019
How to Mitigate Risk without Slowing Down Digital Transformation
Cybersecurity is one of the key issues the business world has to deal with, and its importance will only rise. As technology steadily evolves to take over increasingly more aspects of business (and personal) life.
Enterprise Architecture
Architecture and Talent: a Path to Fostering the Right Skills and Expertise
May 1, 2019
Architecture and Talent: a Path to Fostering the Right Skills and Expertise
Architecture and Talent: a Path to Fostering the Right Skills and Expertise
Security Architecture
Building a Digital Twin of Your Organization
April 15, 2019
Building a Digital Twin of Your Organization
Building a Digital Twin of Your Organization
Governance Risk & Compliance
A Solution for Ailing Retailers: Change Your Business Model
April 3, 2019
A Solution for Ailing Retailers: Change Your Business Model
A Solution for Ailing Retailers: Change Your Business Model
Enterprise Architecture Tools
How to Get AI Right Using Enterprise Architecture
March 20, 2019
How to Get AI Right Using Enterprise Architecture
How to Get AI Right Using Enterprise Architecture
BPM
Making the Case for Enterprise Architecture
March 14, 2019
Making the Case for Enterprise Architecture
Making the Case for Enterprise Architecture
Business Architecture
Business Architecture with ArchiMate – Blog
March 6, 2019
Business Architecture with ArchiMate – Blog
Business Architecture with ArchiMate
Business Process Management
Agile and EA
February 27, 2019
Agile and EA
Agile and EA
Enterprise Architecture
How Enterprise Architects Can Contribute to Innovation
February 20, 2019
How Enterprise Architects Can Contribute to Innovation
How Enterprise Architects Can Contribute to Innovation
Enterprise Architecture
Analyzing and Changing your Enterprise – Game vs. Play
February 13, 2019
Analyzing and Changing your Enterprise – Game vs. Play
Analyzing and Changing your Enterprise – Game vs. Play
Business Model Management
5 Biggest Mistakes EAs Make
February 7, 2019
5 Biggest Mistakes EAs Make
5 Biggest Mistakes EAs Make
Application Portfolio Management
APIs – Managing Challenges with a Portfolio Management Approach
January 22, 2019
APIs – Managing Challenges with a Portfolio Management Approach
APIs – Managing Challenges with a Portfolio Management Approach
Agile
Agile Architecture: Using ArchiMate® with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®)
January 9, 2019
Agile Architecture: Using ArchiMate® with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®)
Agile Architecture: Using ArchiMate® with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®)
Digital-Twin
The Digital Twin Organization: Can Enterprise Architecture Help?
November 21, 2018
The Digital Twin Organization: Can Enterprise Architecture Help?
The Digital Twin Organization: Can Enterprise Architecture Help?
Business Intelligence
Combining Structure and Data: Business Intelligence 2.0
November 15, 2018
Combining Structure and Data: Business Intelligence 2.0
Combining Structure and Data: Business Intelligence 2.0
Enterprise Architecture
100 Questions to Ace an Enterprise Architect Job Interview
November 1, 2018
100 Questions to Ace an Enterprise Architect Job Interview
100 Questions to Ace an Enterprise Architect Job Interview
Roadmapping
Planning and Roadmapping: Advanced Functionality for Time-Based Analysis
October 24, 2018
Planning and Roadmapping: Advanced Functionality for Time-Based Analysis
Planning and Roadmapping: Advanced Functionality for Time-Based Analysis
Business Process Management
Behavioral Economics & Enterprise Architecture (2): Improve Decision Making
October 17, 2018
Behavioral Economics & Enterprise Architecture (2): Improve Decision Making
The promise of enterprise architecture is that it helps improve decision making. Typically, the role of the enterprise architect is to advise and enable other stakeholders to make better decisions.
Roadmapping
Planning and Roadmapping : Modeling in ArchiMate
October 9, 2018
Planning and Roadmapping : Modeling in ArchiMate
Planning and Roadmapping : Modeling in ArchiMate
Roadmapping
Planning and Roadmapping : Introduction
September 25, 2018
Planning and Roadmapping : Introduction
Planning and Roadmapping : Introduction
Governance Risk & Compliance
Organizing Architecture Governance With Workflow And Forms
September 12, 2018
Organizing Architecture Governance With Workflow And Forms
Organizing Architecture Governance With Workflow And Forms
Dashboarding
Data Analysis with Dashboards in HoriZZon
August 15, 2018
Data Analysis with Dashboards in HoriZZon
Data Analysis with Dashboards in HoriZZon
Application Architecture
Practical ArchiMate Viewpoints for the Application Layer
August 8, 2018
Practical ArchiMate Viewpoints for the Application Layer
Practical ArchiMate Viewpoints for the Application Layer
Enterprise Architecture
The Consumerization of Enterprise Architecture: Everyone’s an Architect!
August 1, 2018
The Consumerization of Enterprise Architecture: Everyone’s an Architect!
The Consumerization of Enterprise Architecture: Everyone’s an Architect!
Adaptive Enterprise
Agile/DevOps Support in Enterprise Studio & HoriZZon
July 26, 2018
Agile/DevOps Support in Enterprise Studio & HoriZZon
In our previous blog post, we outlined why Enterprise Architecture and Agile/DevOps are key in becoming an adaptive enterprise. We also described several use cases where EA can strengthen Agile and DevOps practices.
Adaptive Enterprise
Continuous Architecture: Turning the Database Inside-Out to Improve Transformation Decision-Making
July 18, 2018
Continuous Architecture: Turning the Database Inside-Out to Improve Transformation Decision-Making
In today’s business landscape, effective transformation is critical for enterprises to stay competitive. By definition, transformation happens over time.
Agile
Enterprise Architecture and Agile/DevOps: Adaptive Enterprise Cornerstones
July 13, 2018
Enterprise Architecture and Agile/DevOps: Adaptive Enterprise Cornerstones
Enterprise Architecture and Agile/DevOps: Adaptive Enterprise Cornerstones
Defense
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: Work To Be Done for NAF & ArchiMate in Defence
July 9, 2018
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: Work To Be Done for NAF & ArchiMate in Defence
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: Work To Be Done for NAF & ArchiMate in Defence
Defense
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: How ArchiMate Addresses Defence Needs
July 2, 2018
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: How ArchiMate Addresses Defence Needs
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: How ArchiMate Addresses Defence Needs
Defense
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: Comparing Defence Architecture Practice with the Civil Sector
June 25, 2018
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: Comparing Defence Architecture Practice with the Civil Sector
NATO Architecture Framework & ArchiMate: Comparing Defence Architecture Practice with the Civil Sector
Defense
NATO Architecture Framework and ArchiMate: comparing Defence architecture drivers with Industry
June 18, 2018
NATO Architecture Framework and ArchiMate: comparing Defence architecture drivers with Industry
NATO Architecture Framework and ArchiMate: comparing Defence architecture drivers with Industry
Communication
Communicating Architecture with Stakeholders
June 12, 2018
Communicating Architecture with Stakeholders
Communicating Architecture with Stakeholders
Artificial Intelligence
How is AI Impacting Your Business?
May 31, 2018
How is AI Impacting Your Business?
How is AI Impacting Your Business?
Business Architecture
Behavioral Economics & Enterprise Architecture (1): The Case for Slower Decisions
May 27, 2018
Behavioral Economics & Enterprise Architecture (1): The Case for Slower Decisions
Humans have evolved to make fast decisions. For example, when a stranger approaches you, you know almost instantaneously if they represent a threat, if they are angry, friendly or happy.
Enterprise Architecture
A Pattern for Sizing ArchiMate Diagrams
May 18, 2018
A Pattern for Sizing ArchiMate Diagrams
A Pattern for Sizing ArchiMate Diagrams
Enterprise Architecture
Three Key Techniques for Managing Your Stakeholders
May 16, 2018
Three Key Techniques for Managing Your Stakeholders
Three Key Techniques for Managing Your Stakeholders
Enterprise Architecture
Supporting Large Architectures as a Team
April 18, 2018
Supporting Large Architectures as a Team
Supporting Large Architectures as a Team
ArchiMate
Combine ArchiMate & TOGAF Standards to Support Digital Change
April 13, 2018
Combine ArchiMate & TOGAF Standards to Support Digital Change
Combine ArchiMate & TOGAF Standards to Support Digital Change
Enterprise Architecture
6 Ways to Organize Your Architecture Models (Part 2)
April 4, 2018
6 Ways to Organize Your Architecture Models (Part 2)
These methods should help you keep your models neat and tidy, while also supporting better outcomes for your strategic initiatives. Learn also how to set up governance and quality assurance structure around your models.
Application Portfolio Management
7 Applications of the Business Model Canvas
April 4, 2018
7 Applications of the Business Model Canvas
In an earlier post we introduced the Business Model Canvas™ and discussed pros and cons. We see the pros are far bigger than the cons and many of the cons mentioned are relatively easy to compensate. But in what occasion can you apply the canvas? At BiZZdesign we help organizations with their questions in the field of business design and change. For answering the following questions the Business Model Canvas has proven to be a very useful tool:
ArchiMate
Using ArchiMate to Visualize the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum
March 30, 2018
Using ArchiMate to Visualize the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum
Using ArchiMate to Visualize the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum
ArchiMate
6 Ways to Organize Your Architecture Models (Part 1)
March 22, 2018
6 Ways to Organize Your Architecture Models (Part 1)
6 Ways to Organize Your Architecture Models (Part 1)
Security Architecture
Protect Your Enterprise: Analyze Your Security With Architecture Models
March 14, 2018
Protect Your Enterprise: Analyze Your Security With Architecture Models
Protect Your Enterprise Analyze Your Security With Architecture Models
Using the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum to Classify Architecture Descriptions
March 7, 2018
Using the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum to Classify Architecture Descriptions
Previously, I wrote about the need to digitize change capabilities and how enterprise architecture can support and provide value to your organization. I also discussed how to categorize architecture descriptions along different levels of abstraction.
Security Architecture
Cyber Security 5 Steps to Stay Safe in a Dangerous World
March 1, 2018
Cyber Security 5 Steps to Stay Safe in a Dangerous World
Cybersecurity threats are ever increasing. It is sometimes said there are two kinds of organizations: those who know they have been breached, and those who don’t know it yet.
Adaptive Enterprise
Language: The Basis of Successful Strategic Transformations
February 27, 2018
Language: The Basis of Successful Strategic Transformations
The digitization of all business capabilities has reached a new level and has had a huge impact on virtually every industry. Business models are being redefined and new companies have emerged to become global players. Today, companies must be more agile than ever before and the speed of change will only continue to increase.
Enterprise Architecture
Transparency: Key Foundation for Change
February 19, 2018
Transparency: Key Foundation for Change
In modern enterprises, change is no longer a simple, top-down affair. New business models, project and program portfolio managers have to decide on investment allocations, and those responsible for domains like risk management and regulatory compliance have to do their part.
Enterprise Architecture Software
7 Key Strategy Views in Enterprise Studio (part 2)
February 15, 2018
7 Key Strategy Views in Enterprise Studio (part 2)
In my previous blog post, I described how Enterprise Studio supports the Business Model Canvas, Ecosystem maps, Balanced Scorecards including SWOT, PESTEL and Five Forces analysis, and heatmaps to highlight salient information for your organization. Now,
Enterprise Architecture Software
7 Key Strategy Views in Enterprise Studio (part 1)
February 8, 2018
7 Key Strategy Views in Enterprise Studio (part 1)
A survey conducted by The Open Group in cooperation with BiZZdesign and other partners found that the largest difficulty in strategy process (for over half of the 500+ respondents) is bridging the gap between strategy development and implementation.
Enterprise Architecture
How to Not Fail When Implementing Strategy
January 31, 2018
How to Not Fail When Implementing Strategy
Defining a good strategy is difficult, especially in this rapidly moving digital world. But realizing your strategy is even more complicated. After all, how do you ensure a strategy is implemented in a coordinated ...
Governance Risk & Compliance
Change the way you change
January 30, 2018
Change the way you change
Adaptive Enterprise – 2018 will be either an exciting or a terrifying year for many organizations. Which one will depend entirely on each organization’s ability to change. “Adapt or Die” is the mantra we must hold true today, and because the rate and magnitude of ...
Workflow Support in BiZZdesign’s Collaboration Platform
January 28, 2018
Workflow Support in BiZZdesign’s Collaboration Platform
An enterprise architecture model, or any other model in your business design practice, contains input from numerous actors within your organization. Your architecture’s governance must continuously collect that input.
Business Architecture
5 Key Practices in Implementing Digital Transformation
January 24, 2018
5 Key Practices in Implementing Digital Transformation
The effective use of digital technologies for Digital Transformation is paramount in a competitive environment. To succeed, you don’t need a separate digital strategy; you need a business strategy for the digital age.
Enterprise Architecture
Create your GDPR registers with Enterprise Studio
December 19, 2017
Create your GDPR registers with Enterprise Studio
Enterprises need to create and maintain registers of why, where and how they are processing personal data from EU citizens.
Enterprise Architecture
Why Business Outcome Journey Maps are a useful technique for business architects
December 5, 2017
Why Business Outcome Journey Maps are a useful technique for business architects
Adaptive Enterprise
How to build an Adaptive Enterprise?
November 15, 2017
How to build an Adaptive Enterprise?
In today’s turbulent business environment, organizations need to be excellent at designing and implementing change. The ‘Digital Enterprise’ requires continuous innovation, which means that organizations are in a constant state of flux
ArchiMate
Why adding a value stream element to ArchiMate® is key?
October 25, 2017
Why adding a value stream element to ArchiMate® is key?
In recent years, the concept of ‘value stream’ has become increasingly popular. It is a useful element in the toolbox of business architects, and is advocated in, for example, the Open Group Guide to Value Streams and the BIZBOK® from the Business Architecture Guild®.
Business Architecture
Powerful Analysis Techniques (7) – Risk, Security & Compliance Analyses
October 19, 2017
Powerful Analysis Techniques (7) – Risk, Security & Compliance Analyses
In the final installment of this blog series, I want to address the domain of risk, security and compliance, an area of increasing importance for architects, process designers and others.
Business Architecture
HoriZZon: How to bring your EA practice to the next level with our new portal
September 19, 2017
HoriZZon: How to bring your EA practice to the next level with our new portal
I am very excited to announce the new version of Enterprise Studio and an all new Web Portal. This release includes many new capabilities making our software suite more powerful than ever.
Application Portfolio Management
Powerful Analysis Techniques (6) – Financial Analysis
September 7, 2017
Powerful Analysis Techniques (6) – Financial Analysis
In my previous post, I discussed how you can analyze the business and technical value of your applications, and how architecture models are key in calculating metrics such as the business criticality or strategic value of applications.
Application Portfolio Management
Powerful Analysis Techniques (5) – Business and Technical Value Analysis
August 29, 2017
Powerful Analysis Techniques (5) – Business and Technical Value Analysis
In the previous installment in this blog series, we looked into planning and analyzing change in the enterprise by linking the life cycles of elements such as applications and projects. But how do you decide what to do with, for example, your application ...
ArchiMate
Powerful Analysis Techniques (4) – Lifecycle Analysis
August 16, 2017
Powerful Analysis Techniques (4) – Lifecycle Analysis
Next to this analysis of the enterprise as it is today, addressed in the previous blog posts, we can also plan, design and analyze change in and of the enterprise.
BPM
The Business Architect’s Toolbox: Organization Mapping
August 10, 2017
The Business Architect’s Toolbox: Organization Mapping
As discussed in the introduction of this blog series, the maturation of the business architecture discipline makes the role of model-based support for design, analysis and decision-making increasingly important. Therefore, we introduced you to several ...
BPM
The Business Architect’s Toolbox: Information Mapping
August 10, 2017
The Business Architect’s Toolbox: Information Mapping
Information Mapping - Business Blueprints are an essential instrument in every business architect’s toolbox. The Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge (BIZBOK Guide®) defines four core business architecture domains: Value Streams, Capabilities, Organization ...
BPM
Marc Lankhorst Powerful Analysis Techniques (3) – Process Analysis
August 7, 2017
Marc Lankhorst Powerful Analysis Techniques (3) – Process Analysis
In my two previous blog posts, I described dependency analysis and impact analysis. These two kinds of analysis focus on what you might call the steady state of your enterprise, or the enterprise at rest.
ArchiMate
Powerful Analysis Techniques (2) – Dependency Analysis
July 31, 2017
Powerful Analysis Techniques (2) – Dependency Analysis
Dependency Analysis – In my previous blog post, I outlined the value of using analysis techniques to get more business value out of your models.
BPM
The Business Architect’s Toolbox: An Introduction
July 25, 2017
The Business Architect’s Toolbox: An Introduction
In recent years, we see the audience and attention for business architecture steadily increase. A business architecture provides a business-oriented abstraction of the enterprise in its ecosystem, which helps the organization in decision-making and ...
Adaptive Enterprise
7 Powerful Analysis Techniques to Get More Business Value from Your Models
July 20, 2017
7 Powerful Analysis Techniques to Get More Business Value from Your Models
Strategists, architects, process experts, software developers, data managers and other professionals involved in changing the enterprise often put substantial effort in creating all kinds of useful models of their designs. In many cases, such business models
Capability Based Planning
How organizations model their acquisition and divestiture – a real life example
June 6, 2017
How organizations model their acquisition and divestiture – a real life example
In my previous blog I wrote about the importance of models to successfully complete a merger, acquisition or divestiture. Of course, one organization’s divestiture may be another one’s acquisition. In this blog post I’ll share one my personal experiences as a consultant.
Capability Based Planning
How enterprise models contribute to successfully completing a merger, acquisition or divestiture
May 31, 2017
How enterprise models contribute to successfully completing a merger, acquisition or divestiture
Organizations involved in major strategic changes such as mergers, acquisitions and divestitures often focus mostly on the financial and market aspects of the change. What is the impact on your market share?
HoriZZon
Just launched: BiZZdesign Portal
April 17, 2017
Just launched: BiZZdesign Portal
We are happy to announce an all new BiZZdesign Portal. This Portal offers an integrated solution with Enterprise Studio, and is really something special. It uses the latest technologies, is easy to use and offers users a great looking interface.
Business Architecture
Are You Ready for the GDPR? The Test Results
February 28, 2017
Are You Ready for the GDPR? The Test Results
In two previous blogs, I discussed the impact of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation and 8 things architects can do to help their organization comply with this far-reaching regulation.
ArchiMate
8 Steps Enterprise Architects Can Take to Deal with GDPR
January 31, 2017
8 Steps Enterprise Architects Can Take to Deal with GDPR
In my previous blog post, I described the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will go into effect in May 2018, and I outlined its profound effects on organizations, not just in Europe but around the globe.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate relationships point in the same direction as the Enterprise
January 24, 2017
ArchiMate relationships point in the same direction as the Enterprise
When I give a presentation to a technical audience showing any kind of picture with an arrow in it (not necessarily an ArchiMate diagram), more often than not, someone will raise their hand and ask: “What does that arrow mean?” When I answer, they will follow up ...
ArchiMate
Targeting Executives with Enterprise Studio
January 18, 2017
Targeting Executives with Enterprise Studio
When we think about supporting Business Transformation, we immediately start with the detail. Architects and analysts dive into the nuts and bolts, create some brilliant ‘technical designs’ and models but to non-architects,
ArchiMate
5 top tips for organizing your architecture repository
January 5, 2017
5 top tips for organizing your architecture repository
Software platforms such as Enterprise Studio are powerful tools that can support transformation activities if used in the right way.
ArchiMate
Leveraging existing data in Enterprise Studio
December 22, 2016
Leveraging existing data in Enterprise Studio
In a previous blog post I wrote about setting the foundations for data collection and management, ensuring the right metadata is available for effective contributions and reporting activities.
Business Architecture
7 Things Every Enterprise Architect Needs to Know About the GDPR
December 20, 2016
7 Things Every Enterprise Architect Needs to Know About the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a stringent EU Regulation on privacy protection, which will go into effect in May 2018.
ArchiMate
How to collect and manage tailored data with Enterprise Studio
December 14, 2016
How to collect and manage tailored data with Enterprise Studio
The average organization is built on a variety of strategies and motivations, people, processes, applications, technology.
Adaptive Enterprise
In case you missed it: Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards & Techniques – Summary
November 3, 2016
In case you missed it: Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards & Techniques – Summary
Since the release of ArchiMate 3.0 last June, my colleagues and I have written a series of blog posts about combining ArchiMate with other standards,
Business Model Management
Strategic Use of Business Models: Strategic Management
October 31, 2016
Strategic Use of Business Models: Strategic Management
The term “strategy” is perhaps one of the most misused, and misunderstood concepts in business literature. In this series of blog posts, we refer to strategy as positioning the firm with respect to its environment. We endeavor to answer the ...
Business Architecture
BiZZdesign Customer South State Bank Wins Enterprise Architecture Award 2016
October 31, 2016
BiZZdesign Customer South State Bank Wins Enterprise Architecture Award 2016
A big congratulations goes out to our customer South State Bank for being chosen as a winner in this year’s Forrester and InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Awards 2016.
Adaptive Enterprise
Using ArchiMate® in an Agile Context
October 11, 2016
Using ArchiMate® in an Agile Context
n the past, my colleagues and I have written several blogs on the combination of enterprise architecture and agile ways of working (e.g. Enterprise Architecture and Agile Development: Opposites Attract?,
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 and Service Blueprints
September 27, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 and Service Blueprints
A useful technique for service design and innovation is the Service Blueprint.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 and Value Mapping
September 22, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 and Value Mapping
In several previous blogs, we have outlined how you can use ArchiMate 3 in the context of business architecture and strategy development, such as Capability-Based Planning, and combining it with the Business Motivation Model, the Business Model Canvas ...
Enterprise Architecture
ArchiMate® 3.0 and Customer Journey Maps
September 19, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 and Customer Journey Maps
A Customer Journey Map is a useful way to graphically represent the customer experience of an organization. It focuses on the touchpoints that characterize the customers’ interaction with the services of the organization and helps you to optimize this experience.
Adaptive Enterprise
Change the Way You Handle Change
September 14, 2016
Change the Way You Handle Change
Organizations have always had to adapt in order to stay relevant, but in today’s fast-paced market, change is more necessary than ever.
ArchiMate
Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards – UML / SysML / ERD
September 8, 2016
Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards – UML / SysML / ERD
As we stated in the introduction to this blog series, ArchiMate models can usefully be combined with models in other techniques, in order to zoom in on specific aspects of your enterprise. If these models are tied in to an overall enterprise architecture ...
BPM
Combining ArchiMate 3.0 with other standards BPMN
September 6, 2016
Combining ArchiMate 3.0 with other standards BPMN
As we explained in the first blog of this series , the ArchiMate language is not intended to replace other standards and modeling approaches. For many domains, there are languages and techniques available that provide more ...
Business Architecture
The Value of Enterprise Architecture in Managing Risk, Compliance and Security
September 1, 2016
The Value of Enterprise Architecture in Managing Risk, Compliance and Security
In this blog post, we discuss the value of an integrated approach to managing risk, compliance and security in the enterprise, using enterprise architecture as a backbone. To be in control of the risks you run, the first thing you need is strategic insight into ...
ArchiMate
Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards – BMM / BS / BMC
September 1, 2016
Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards – BMM / BS / BMC
As we have described in our previous blog , the ArchiMate® language is not intended to replace other standards and modeling approaches, but rather to connect them.
ArchiMate
Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards – Introduction
August 30, 2016
Combining ArchiMate® 3.0 with Other Standards – Introduction
The ArchiMate language is not intended to replace other standards and modeling approaches.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Grouping and Junctions
August 25, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Grouping and Junctions
By popular demand, the option to use relationships to or from groupings has been added to ArchiMate, which greatly enhances the practical value of this element. Grouping is no longer classified as a special kind of relationship: it is now a (composite) element.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Improvements in Relationships
August 23, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Improvements in Relationships
In our previous blogs, we have mainly focused on the new layers and elements of the ArchiMate 3.0 language.
Business Architecture
Application Portfolio Management: Towards Value-Driven Architecting
July 30, 2016
Application Portfolio Management: Towards Value-Driven Architecting
Many organizations with large legacy application landscapes can no longer postpone a major overhaul of their IT. But how do you avoid creating tomorrow’s legacy today all over again? And how do you spend your...
Adaptive Enterprise
Business Transformation Survey: The Results
July 25, 2016
Business Transformation Survey: The Results
Organizations have always had to adapt to change in order to stay relevant. But in today’s fast-paced market, change is more necessary than ever.
Enterprise Architecture
How to Present your Architecture in Enterprise Studio
July 20, 2016
How to Present your Architecture in Enterprise Studio
Architecture is an art, created by dedicated modelers across various domains they specialize in.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Use in Manufacturing
July 18, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Use in Manufacturing
In this blog, we will show you how the new ArchiMate 3.0 concepts for modeling the physical world can be used to describe the domains of manufacturing and logistics.
Adaptive Enterprise
Enterprise Architecture: Key to Successful Business Transformations
July 14, 2016
Enterprise Architecture: Key to Successful Business Transformations
In a recent article by McKinsey, they eloquently argued the importance of enterprise architecture for digital transformations.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Internet of Things
July 11, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Internet of Things
In a previous blog on the ‘Digital Customer Intimacy’ strategy of our example insurance company ArchiSurance, we outlined that they intend to use more detailed customer data to improve customer interaction and satisfaction, and to determine customized insurance premiums.
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Capability Realization
July 7, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Capability Realization
As we have seen in the previous blog, ArchiSurance wants to establish several new capabilities to support its ‘Digital Customer Intimacy’ strategy, such as Digital Customer Management, Data-Driven Insurance, Data Acquisition, and Data Analysis. Positioning these in the context ...
Business Architecture
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Capability Analysis
July 4, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Capability Analysis
In our previous blog, we briefly outlined the two strategic options that our example insurance company ArchiSurance is exploring. By analyzing the operational excellence strategy, they have benchmarked their efficiency against the industry ...
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Improved Notation and Viewpoints
July 1, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Improved Notation and Viewpoints
In our previous blog, we introduced the new 3.0 version of the ArchiMate standard and outlined some of its improvements.
Application Portfolio Management
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Capability Mapping
June 27, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – Capability Mapping
In our previous blog, we outlined the relationship between business strategy and capabilities at a high level. But we have not given you any guidance yet as to how to create a good overview of your capabilities. In this blog we look at why identifying ...
ArchiMate
ArchiMate 3.0 – Strategy Concepts and Capability-Based Planning
June 21, 2016
ArchiMate 3.0 – Strategy Concepts and Capability-Based Planning
In this series of blogs, we describe the use of the new ArchiMate 3.0 standard in practice. We use a fictitious but realistic example company, ArchiSurance, well-known to the users of ArchiMate as this ...
ArchiMate
ArchiMate® 3.0 – The Next Step in the Evolution of the Standard
June 14, 2016
ArchiMate® 3.0 – The Next Step in the Evolution of the Standard
On June 14, The Open Group launched the new version of the ArchiMate modeling language for enterprise architecture at the Enterprise Architecture Conference 2016 in London.
Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture and Agile Development: Opposites Attract?
May 28, 2016
Enterprise Architecture and Agile Development: Opposites Attract?
Agility has become a key ability of enterprises. The pace at which customers require changes, at which new laws and regulations affect services and introduce processes, and the ease with which competitors can disrupt your business, as Google and Apple do ...
10 Top Tips For Building Effective Business and IT Relationships
May 23, 2016
10 Top Tips For Building Effective Business and IT Relationships
We’re all about collaboration at BiZZdesign. In fact, our digital business design software platform, Enterprise Studio, encourages continuous collaboration by allowing several people to work in one platform.
BiZZdesign a Leader in the 2016 Magic Quadrant for EA Tools
May 11, 2016
BiZZdesign a Leader in the 2016 Magic Quadrant for EA Tools
BiZZdesign has been named a Leader by industry analyst firm Gartner in its 2016 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools*!
Business Architecture
ArchiMate® Modeling in Practice: Using a Model Repository
April 28, 2016
ArchiMate® Modeling in Practice: Using a Model Repository
In theory, an ArchiMate® model can be created using just pen and pen, or a whiteboard and markers.
BPM: The Customer Journey
April 7, 2016
BPM: The Customer Journey
There is a lot of power in Business Process Management (BPM) and process thinking. Our process flow diagrams describe ‘what is done’, and support us in designing, improving and controlling our processes.
Business Architecture
Digital Transformation: How to Manage and Govern a Multi-Speed IT Environment – part II
February 29, 2016
Digital Transformation: How to Manage and Govern a Multi-Speed IT Environment – part II
Two weeks ago, we wrote about the impact of multi-speed IT on the IT organization and enterprise architecture. Let us now talk about the different options for managing a multi-speed IT approach.
Business Architecture
Digital Transformation: How to Manage and Govern a Multi-Speed IT Environment – part I
February 8, 2016
Digital Transformation: How to Manage and Govern a Multi-Speed IT Environment – part I
Application Portfolio Management
Application Portfolio Management for Finance – Slaying the Dragon
November 11, 2015
Application Portfolio Management for Finance – Slaying the Dragon
Application Portfolio Management
Application Portfolio Management in Local Government
October 14, 2015
Application Portfolio Management in Local Government
Although Application Portfolio Management (APM) isn’t the newest kid on the block, it has had a tremendous growth in popularity lately. Due to the economic crisis and market pressures in general.
Application Portfolio Management
BiZZdesign’s House of Application Portfolio Management
September 23, 2015
BiZZdesign’s House of Application Portfolio Management
As we have described before, few organizations have a systematic and reliable way of translating a business strategy into action. This requires aligning various disciplines along the same desired business outcomes.
Business Architecture
Information Security in the Boardroom
July 24, 2015
Information Security in the Boardroom
After a recent presentation on “Security is not an IT problem”, which investigated the lacking relations between policies and measures within many organizations, we decided to have a World Cafe to discuss surrounding topics further.
10 Time-Saving BiZZdesign Architect Shortcuts
July 24, 2015
10 Time-Saving BiZZdesign Architect Shortcuts
Architects, Analysts, Modelers, and Managers are busy people, any time-saving methods are always welcome. Here are ten essential BiZZdesign Architect shortcuts that you may not know about, but could end up saving you precious time.
Business Architecture
Reference Architecture Models with ArchiMate
July 8, 2015
Reference Architecture Models with ArchiMate
In a previous blog by Marc Lankhorst, the value of reference architectures was highlighted, including the why and how. In this blog, I want to dive a little deeper, focusing on the ‘product’ that we (or some of us) are familiar with – the reference model, using ...
Security Architecture
Information Security: 7 Worst Practices
July 2, 2015
Information Security: 7 Worst Practices
Sharing knowledge and good practices is one of the core values of BiZZdesign. We regularly organize and contribute to online and offline seminars, conferences and round tables.
Business Architecture
Information Security: What Really Works to Build Awareness
June 19, 2015
Information Security: What Really Works to Build Awareness
One of our core values at BiZZdesign is sharing knowledge and best practices. That’s why we regularly organize and contribute to online and offline seminars, conferences, and round tables.
Business Architecture
How to Save Time Automating Repetitive Tasks in Enterprise Studio
June 10, 2015
How to Save Time Automating Repetitive Tasks in Enterprise Studio
With the release of Enterprise Studio, the BiZZdesign tools have become a lot more powerful in automating and scheduling tasks. For a long time now, the BiZZdesign products have had the ability to run analyses and to automate repetitive tasks.
Business Architecture
The Biggest Problem with “Going to the Cloud” and how to Solve it.
June 3, 2015
The Biggest Problem with “Going to the Cloud” and how to Solve it.
There seems to be a lot of hype recently among CxO’s around ‘Going to the cloud’. Since its potential is so widely acknowledged and advertised and its opportunities seem endless, digitization of the organization is the New Normal.
ArchiMate
Information Security: 7 Communication Tips to Involve Your Business
May 22, 2015
Information Security: 7 Communication Tips to Involve Your Business
Earlier this month, I wrote the first blog post in a series based on a World Cafe discussion we had around the lacking relations between policies and measures in many organizations.
Application Portfolio Management
Application Portfolio Management for Beginners with SMART
May 19, 2015
Application Portfolio Management for Beginners with SMART
Everybody is familiar with the SMART abbreviation. It stand for Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic and Time bounded.
Business Architecture
Information Security: A Necessity of Life
May 12, 2015
Information Security: A Necessity of Life
ArchiMate
From Security Architecture to a Secure Architecture
May 1, 2015
From Security Architecture to a Secure Architecture
Sharing knowledge and good practices is one of our core values at BiZZdesign. We regularly organize and contribute to online and offline seminars, conferences and round table sessions.
BPM
5 Steps to Optimally Use Your Process Models
April 10, 2015
5 Steps to Optimally Use Your Process Models
Process models are a powerful means to describe, analyze and communicate processes. However, process models are often outdated and underused.
Business Architecture
Balance Exploitation & Exploration within Your Organization with TOGAF
March 31, 2015
Balance Exploitation & Exploration within Your Organization with TOGAF
Do you recognize the continuous balancing of urgent vs. important matters?
Business Architecture
Smart Use of Data: How to Design a Supply Chain and Use it Properly
March 20, 2015
Smart Use of Data: How to Design a Supply Chain and Use it Properly
If we look at current IT-trends it is clear that everybody has heard of Big Data.
Application Portfolio Management
Efficient Collaboration Within Agile Methods
March 13, 2015
Efficient Collaboration Within Agile Methods
Our ongoing series of blogs about Agile methods offers an in-depth discussion of the method and its impact on an organization. In this blog, we focus on collaboration in agile teams.
Application Portfolio Management
Enterprise Portfolio Management: Getting Started
March 3, 2015
Enterprise Portfolio Management: Getting Started
Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM) is the discipline that supports this allocation of investments to various asset categories of the organization, such as capabilities, applications, or infrastructure. EPM helps to create a healthy set of projects and programs that realize strategic goals.
Business Model Management
How to Develop and Document Business Policies and Decision Logic?
February 24, 2015
How to Develop and Document Business Policies and Decision Logic?
Changing regulations, business strategies and compliancy standards require new business policies to be developed constantly.
Application Portfolio Management
Enterprise Portfolio Management: User Perspectives
February 20, 2015
Enterprise Portfolio Management: User Perspectives
Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM) is the discipline that supports the allocation of investments to various asset categories of the organization, such as capabilities, applications, or infrastructure, EPM helps to create a healthy set projects and programs that realizes strategic goals.
Application Portfolio Management
Enterprise Portfolio Management: Deciding on Investments
February 10, 2015
Enterprise Portfolio Management: Deciding on Investments
Capital allocation, i.e., deciding on investments, is probably the most important responsibility of the top management of any organization.
BPM
Business Process Management vs. Business Process Analysis?
February 6, 2015
Business Process Management vs. Business Process Analysis?
“Business Process Management is old school; Business Analysis is the new hype”. Huh…? With all terminology and current trends, it is easy to get confused. If you ask five different people to clear things up, you will probably get five different explanations. It is all ...
Enterprise Architecture
3 Steps to Define Requirements for Business Rules and Decisions
February 3, 2015
3 Steps to Define Requirements for Business Rules and Decisions
Imagine you are asked to define business requirements and constraints for a set of business rules as part of the design of a solution. What approach would you use? I had to ask this question myself when I was involved in projects where designs for new (IT) solutions where made ...
Business Capability
Business Transformation: Dealing with Change in a Lean and Agile Way
January 27, 2015
Business Transformation: Dealing with Change in a Lean and Agile Way
Strategy execution remains a challenging task for many organizations. The ‘Digital Enterprise’ requires major business transformations, delivered at speed. Most organizations are in a constant state of change.
Application Portfolio Management
Business Transformation: Coordinating Enterprise Portfolio Management with Other Disciplines
January 13, 2015
Business Transformation: Coordinating Enterprise Portfolio Management with Other Disciplines
As outlined in another blog, architecture-based enterprise portfolio management plays a crucial role in an integrated business transformation approach.
BPM
Enterprise Architecture for Decision-Makers: Seven Tips
January 6, 2015
Enterprise Architecture for Decision-Makers: Seven Tips
Most enterprise architects believe that Enterprise Architecture is a relevant discipline for members of the board. However, CxO’s often aren’t really of the same opinion.
Business Model Management
3 Things Everybody Ought to Know About the Benefits of Decision Management
January 3, 2015
3 Things Everybody Ought to Know About the Benefits of Decision Management
Be honest, do you consider yourself a great decision maker? I believe, with a few exceptions, that many people are not able to make optimal decisions. Why you might ask?
Business Capability
“We are different! But are we really different?”
December 19, 2014
“We are different! But are we really different?”
“Many stakeholders consider their organization as unique.” Depending on the level of abstraction you take as viewpoint, you can argue this statement is either right or wrong.
Business Model Management
What is Decision Management?
December 16, 2014
What is Decision Management?
A major challenge facing business today is how to harness the creative abilities and business knowledge of its employees to gain strategic advantages over its competitors that in turn result in significant increases in profitable sales and or reduction in business costs.
Application Portfolio Management
Escaping the Jaws of the Project Monster
December 14, 2014
Escaping the Jaws of the Project Monster
The other day, while I was musing about the reasons why many large organizations see many of their IT initiatives fail or underachieve, I came up with a rather simple conclusion: ‘project thinking’ is the root cause of these disappointments. Let me explain.
Business Architecture
The Secret to Surviving Disruptive Innovations!
December 12, 2014
The Secret to Surviving Disruptive Innovations!
Imagine you wake up one day and suddenly there is a completely new technology available that outperforms your product or service in every way, and you didn’t see it coming.
Business Architecture
Who needs an architect if everything goes to the cloud?
December 5, 2014
Who needs an architect if everything goes to the cloud?
The hype on cloud computing makes expectations rise. What’s the role of the IT department in general? And the role of an architect in particular?
Business Model Management
The 5 Most Common Pitfalls of Informed Decision Making
December 2, 2014
The 5 Most Common Pitfalls of Informed Decision Making
We have all experienced moments where we have had to make a big or important decision, without any form of guidance, help, or support. It’s a well-known fact that managers make many decisions based on gut feeling.
Business Model Management
Business Process Modeling: Top-down or bottom-up processing?
November 25, 2014
Business Process Modeling: Top-down or bottom-up processing?
During Business Process Management trainings, people often ask me about the best modeling technique: How to model a process model? Where do I begin? Top-down or bottom-up process? Questions that many of you have asked ...
Business Architecture
Enterprise Architecture: Need for Speed
November 21, 2014
Enterprise Architecture: Need for Speed
Sharing knowledge and good practices is one of the core values of BiZZdesign. We regularly organize and contribute to online and offline seminars, conferences and round tables.
Business Architecture
Enterprise Architecture and Innovation: A Cultural Change
November 18, 2014
Enterprise Architecture and Innovation: A Cultural Change
Over centuries, we have seen architects and engineers leading innovation. The Romans building ingenious aqueducts, the construction of the Canal du Midi and the Eiffel Tower in France.
ArchiMate
Rapidly Delivering Business Value with TOGAF
November 11, 2014
Rapidly Delivering Business Value with TOGAF
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is the most popular framework for developing an enterprise architecture (EA). It is an open standard and may be used freely by any organization wishing to develop an enterprise architecture for use within that organization.
Business Architecture
Data governance gone bad… and how to get it right!
November 6, 2014
Data governance gone bad… and how to get it right!
Earlier this week, a large Dutch insurance company got itself into the national headlines after mixing up sensitive customer data. By mistake, over 2,500 participants in a large-scale medical research received an e-mail with information that was intended for other participants.
Business Architecture
Driving Business Outcomes with Enterprise Architecture as a Knowledge Hub
October 10, 2014
Driving Business Outcomes with Enterprise Architecture as a Knowledge Hub
Very few organizations have a systematic and reliable way of translating a business strategy into action across all relevant elements of the organization. Implementing a long-term plan by successive decomposition.
BPM
How to be Successful with the Process Design Team: Five Tips
October 2, 2014
How to be Successful with the Process Design Team: Five Tips
Over the past years many organizations have been working with an Agile method for software development, providing the design team and development team with a particularly important role.
ArchiMate
Enterprise Architecture-Based Risk Assessment with ArchiMate
August 15, 2014
Enterprise Architecture-Based Risk Assessment with ArchiMate
Until quite recently, IT security was exclusively the domain of security specialists. However, in the last couple of years, organizations have started to realize that IT-related risks cannot be seen in isolation.
Business Capability
Business Architecture in the New Normal
August 1, 2014
Business Architecture in the New Normal
Business architecture is a challenging capability. Designing the business, optimizing its processes and streamlining the way information is collected and used is very interesting, but most of all very difficult.
Business Architecture
Enterprise Risk Management Approach
July 29, 2014
Enterprise Risk Management Approach
In a previous blog post, Marc Lankhorst discussed the value of EA in managing risk, compliance and security in the enterprise. He suggested a number of steps to take next; two of these steps are discussed in more detail in this blog.
Roadmapping
How About Strategy? – Learning About Strategic Alignment
June 19, 2014
How About Strategy? – Learning About Strategic Alignment
Nowadays, organizations operate in a dynamic and fast changing environment which makes formulating a consistent strategy very challenging and executing that strategy even more difficult. More than half of organizations surveyed in ...
Enterprise Architecture
The Value of Reference Architectures
April 28, 2014
The Value of Reference Architectures
Portfolio Management
Enterprise Portfolio Management: Introduction
April 17, 2014
Enterprise Portfolio Management: Introduction
For many organizations, the enterprise landscape is growing out of control. Simply keeping up with competition and evolving markets means that organizations constantly renew services offered to customers. These new services are supported by ...
Business Architecture
Towards Value-Driven Architecting
April 11, 2014
Towards Value-Driven Architecting
In my previous blog post on Enterprise Architecture at BiZZdesign in 2014, I described how the true value of architecture lies in its relationship with other disciplines within the enterprise.
Business Architecture
Enterprise Architecture in Healthcare
April 1, 2014
Enterprise Architecture in Healthcare
We recently organized a workshop at BiZZdesign for enterprise architects in healthcare. A mixed group, from hospitals and other healthcare providers. In the workshop, various issues were discussed. We want to highlight some of these topics in this blog.
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise Architecture for Lean Business Processes
February 27, 2014
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise Architecture for Lean Business Processes
n previous blogs in this series, we discussed the ‘wastes’ of enterprise architects and enterprise architectures. That may have sounded rather negative, but the main message of course is: EA is no goal in itself, it should support the organization.
Business Architecture
Strategic Use of Business Models: Case Study
February 21, 2014
Strategic Use of Business Models: Case Study
This is the last post of this blog series which includes the case study. The case study helps portray the theoretical concepts that have been covered in the previous blog posts: the strategy, the business model canvas, and the implementation ...
Business Model Management
Strategic Use of Business Models: The Business Model Canvas
February 15, 2014
Strategic Use of Business Models: The Business Model Canvas
In a previous blog post, I discussed the notion of strategic issues and the need to reconcile them in order to define ones strategy. In this post I will talk about the business model canvas (based on the excellent book by Alexander Osterwalder) as a ...
Business Architecture
Strategic Use of Business Models: Implementation
February 13, 2014
Strategic Use of Business Models: Implementation
In my previous blog posts, I discussed the way I see strategy work and the types of models that can be used, and how the business model canvas should be the focal point for architecture work.
Business Architecture
Business Architecture: Because Business Models Aren’t Enough
January 26, 2014
Business Architecture: Because Business Models Aren’t Enough
Business models are a helpful way to define a business strategy and steer an organization in the “right” direction.
BPM
Strategic Use of Business Models: Introduction
January 22, 2014
Strategic Use of Business Models: Introduction
Times are tough: many businesses are struggling to stay afloat in the wild economic currents. Many organizations attempt to find a “blue ocean” of uncontested space, but let’s face it: most of us are stuck in a “red ocean” with a lot of competition.
Business Architecture
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Seven Deadly Wastes of Enterprise Architects
December 3, 2013
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Seven Deadly Wastes of Enterprise Architects
In our previous two blogs in this series, we outlined the connections between Lean Management and Enterprise Architecture. The focus of Lean is on taking day-to-day small steps for improvement. The elimination of waste and focus on customer value are central elements in Lean.
Business Architecture
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Seven Deadly Wastes in Enterprise Architectures
November 23, 2013
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Seven Deadly Wastes in Enterprise Architectures
In Lean Management, a lot of time is spent finding and eliminating waste. Our processes and organizations are full of waste. In the Lean philosophy these wastes should not be dealt with as ‘problems’, but as opportunities for improvement.
ArchiMate
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Opposites Attract
November 13, 2013
Lean & Enterprise Architecture: Opposites Attract
Over the last two decades, Lean management has proved to be very powerful in improving an organization’s business process performance. During the same time frame, Enterprise Architecture came up as a discipline for controlling the complexity of organizations, their processes, information and IT.
ArchiMate
Architecture Levels of Abstraction and Detail: How to Make Those Work For You
October 30, 2013
Architecture Levels of Abstraction and Detail: How to Make Those Work For You
One of the most popular topics to debate amongst architects is: what is the proper level of abstraction needed to be applied when creating architectures? Although always a lengthy debate, I don’t ever recall reaching a conclusion that was satisfactory to me. Even worse ...
Enterprise Architecture Software
What is TOGAF and why should organizations use it?
September 30, 2013
What is TOGAF and why should organizations use it?
This short video explains what The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is and how Enterprise Architects can benefit from this open standard in their architecture work.
Business Architecture
Building an Effective Enterprise Architecture Capability
September 16, 2013
Building an Effective Enterprise Architecture Capability
Enterprise Architecture supports implementation of change in a coordinated way. Building an Enterprise Architecture Capability is a process of change in itself, and thus can be supported by Enterprise Architecture methods and tools.
Business Architecture
Influence vs. Force – Incenting Others to Get on Board with Your Architecture Initiatives
August 31, 2013
Influence vs. Force – Incenting Others to Get on Board with Your Architecture Initiatives
Almost every architect has met the following frustrating experience during his career: A proper and well defined business case, architectural advice or Project Start Architecture is not being used by the organization the architect wanted to serve with it.
BPMN
Business Performance Management, Balanced Scorecards and The Decision Model
July 11, 2013
Business Performance Management, Balanced Scorecards and The Decision Model
The Decision Model (TDM) is a rapidly growing framework for modeling and executing the business logic behind business decisions. When I first read the book “The Decision Model – A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology” by Larry ...
BPM
Three Decision Model Predictions and The Decision Modeler
May 6, 2013
Three Decision Model Predictions and The Decision Modeler
The Decision Model (TDM) is a new and rapidly growing methodology and framework for modeling the business logic (business rules) behind business decisions, using a powerful graphical notation, that is easy for both business and IT to understand and implement.
Business Model Management
Building Networks with Business Models: Two Approaches that Will Help You to Understand and Improve Your Value Network
April 17, 2013
Building Networks with Business Models: Two Approaches that Will Help You to Understand and Improve Your Value Network
In an earlier blog post, we addressed 7 applications of the Business Model Canvas. Sure, we can agree that the Business Model Canvas is very useful for establishing, evaluating and reinventing businesses. But we should do more than highlight the countless possibilities of it for a single enterprise.
Business Architecture
7 Ways to Present Your Business Model
March 28, 2013
7 Ways to Present Your Business Model
communication. We need to get the message to the right people, and communicate it in a way they understand, like, and can move forward with. In this blog post, we will describe different ways of communicating business models. If your idea is great, it has to look ...
Enterprise Architecture
Case Experiences and Best practices Using ArchiMate® and TOGAF®
March 26, 2013
Case Experiences and Best practices Using ArchiMate® and TOGAF®
Implementing Enterprise Architecture in any organization requires an effective method and a consistent way of modeling to build architecture models. The Open Group standards TOGAF® and ArchiMate® are used worldwide to implement Enterprise Architecture.
ArchiMate
Delivering Business Value with Enterprise Architecture Using TOGAF® and ArchiMate®
February 20, 2013
Delivering Business Value with Enterprise Architecture Using TOGAF® and ArchiMate®
The last few years have been tough for many organizations, especially in (the aftermath of) the global economic turmoil. Getting to grips with the complexity of doing business is increasingly important. Many of the problems that organizations struggle with have similar characteristics.
ArchiMate
Designing Secure Organizations: Risk Management, Enterprise Security Management and ArchiMate
January 23, 2013
Designing Secure Organizations: Risk Management, Enterprise Security Management and ArchiMate
No one is allowed to enter the building without proper authorization; all incoming e-mail messages are filtered; personal computers that are used to store sensitive data do not have a direct connection to the internet, and therefore cannot be accessed remotely.
Business Model Management
Business Model Analysis with the Business Model Canvas
March 12, 2012
Business Model Analysis with the Business Model Canvas
In an earlier blog post, we introduced the Business Model Canvas (Osterwalder, 2009) as a useful tool for describing how a business captures, creates and delivers value. In this blog, we will elaborate on Business Models, introducing the subject of ...