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Presented by David Heidt, Managing Partner, Enterprise Agility 

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An organization’s business model, goals, organizational structure and other constraints need to be considered when looking at how business architecture can become a value added, business focused discipline within the organization.  This course addresses these questions and considerations by discussing business architecture fundamentals and the array of different ways that today’s organization’s moving ahead with their BA efforts.

Students are provided a perspective on the various goals, approaches and components of a business architecture. Take-aways include insight into a how organizations have measured the value and maturity of a BA and potential roadmaps for increasing BA maturity.

Course Outline:

• Why do we create Business Architectures
• Asking questions of a Business Architecture
• What, Where, When, Why and How of Business Architecture
• The Models of Business Architecture: Motivations, Analytics & Specifications
• The Role of Standards, Notations, Metamodels and Tools
• Business Architecture Archetypes
• Leveraging Business Architecture to drive Tactics, Strategies & Decision Making
• Transformation opportunities with Business Architecture
• Organizational and Skillset considerations
• Connecting Business Architecture with IT Automation
• Roadmaps to maturing Business Architecture capabilities and value

Course Objectives:

• Identify and define the important components that make up a Business Architecture
• Consider the different approaches organizations have for their Business Architecture initiatives.
• Understand how to tailor a Business Architecture for multiple purposes.
• Identify the appropriate use of Notations, Tools and Metamodels.
• Assess the maturity of Business Architecture within in an organization.
• Consider the critical success factors and a roadmap for an organization’s Business Architecture effort.
• Understand the organizational structures and associated roles for business architecture initiatives.
• Understand the pitfalls and mismatches that can be associated with progressing a business architecture.

Instructor Biography:
David Heidt is a Managing Partner with Enterprise Agility. As a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), David helps organizations create high quality business applications through the development of inter-dependent business and automation specifications. As a frequent presenter at industry conferences, he has authored numerous white papers and articles in the areas of business process analysis, business rules management and bridging the gap between business & IT. He provides mentoring and leadership services for Fortune 1000 clients in the areas of requirements analysis, rules-driven business process management, and business process transformation. He is a faculty member at Northwestern University, VP of Finance for ABPMP.org and Director of Programs for the Chicagoland Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis (theIIBA.org).

Target Audience/Who Should Attend:

• VP/Director Executives, Strategic Planners
• Business/IT Consultants
• BPM Consultants
• Business Managers, Operational Managers
• Business Process Analysts
• Business Architects