ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Business strategy enablement

Today, strong business-IT alignment is essential for realising an organisation's strategic goals. This begins with a clear organisational structure featuring well-defined business functions, processes, and information flows. I've modelled the architecture of numerous organisations and maintained them in structured enterprise architecture repositories, subsequently using these to analyse organisational structures and identify opportunities for improvement.

Software solutions can take considerable time to implement. This can be reduced through careful strategic planning and preparing the architectural runway for new solutions to land smoothly. I've defined clear architectural principles across multiple levels—business, information, application, and more—to guide the delivery of software solutions that genuinely deliver value.

My technical background enables me to reality-check the 'pink clouds' on the whiteboard.

Application portfolio rationalisation

Many organisations struggle with organically grown application landscapes. The causes vary, but often stem from a historical lack of organisational planning or mergers and acquisitions. The resulting landscape is difficult to maintain and typically consists of siloed solutions with overlapping functionality.

I've helped organisations analyse and map their existing application landscapes to identify paths toward simplification and cost reduction. Where available, I've utilised specialised tooling to administer, analyse, and visualise different architecture viewpoints. Additionally, I've produced transitional roadmaps to gradually plan improvements over time, providing project managers with the means to effectively control their projects.

Tools & Concepts

Archimate - TOGAF 9 - NOVIUS Architecture Framework - BiModel IT

Sparx Enterprise Architect - BiZZdesign Architect - QPR - Archi - MS Visio