'Business-IT alignment' is dead... whatever it was. Long the subject of countless articles, blogs, and seminars: Do IT folks "get" the business? How do we achieve "business-IT alignment"? Perhaps its time to put this tired argument to rest. IT folks not only "get" the business, they are the business. The business of IT is business A little while back, Ian Thomas picked up on this ZDNet report out of a Gartner IT conference, in which Andy Kyte, vice president and Gartner fellow, observed so succinctly: “None of you are in IT; all of you are in business.
" Can you imagine people talking about "aligning" accounting and finance to the business? If we wanted to get creative, we could even have anointed business-IT alignment as an acronym, and really snazz it up -- BITA, anyone? But when it comes to goals and objectives, the vaunted state of business-IT alignment is about as fuzzy a goal as you can get. Fred Cummins at EDS recently tackled this question, and quotes some other works in the field that suggest "business-IT alignment is dead. " Exploring Business-IT Alignment: A 20-Year Struggle Culminating in the Role and Impact of Business Architecture.
Transcript of a BriefingsDirect podcast from The Open Group Conference on defining the role and scope of the business architect. Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes/iPod and Podcast.com. Download the transcript. Sponsor: The Open Group. Dana Gardner: Hi, this is Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, and you're listening to BriefingsDirect. Today, we present a sponsored podcast discussion in conjunction with The Open Group Conference recently held in Austin, Texas. We assembled a distinguished panel to delve into the role and opportunity for business architecture to examine how the definition of business architect has matured, and we'll see why it’s so important for this new role to flourish in today’s dynamic business and IT landscapes. Harry Hendrickx: Thank you, Dana. Gardner: We're also here with Dave van Gelder, Global Architect in the Financial Services Strategic Business Unit at Capgemini.
Dave van Gelder: Thank you, Dana. Mieke Mahakena: Thank you. Enterprise architecture and enterprise transformation: Related but distinct concepts that can change the world. MIT's Ross on how enterprise architecture and IT more than ever lead to business transformation. 2013 Open Group Predictions, Vol. 2. By The Open Group Continuing on the theme of predictions, here are a few more, which focus on global IT trends, business architecture, OTTF and Open Group events in 2013. Global Enterprise Architecture By Chris Forde, Vice President of Enterprise Architecture and Membership Capabilities Cloud is no longer a bleeding edge technology – most organizations are already well on their way to deploying cloud technology.
However, Cloud implementations are resurrecting a perennial problem for organizations—integration. Now that Cloud infrastructures are being deployed, organizations are having trouble integrating different systems, especially with systems hosted by third parties outside their organization. What will happen when two, three or four technical delivery systems are hosted on AND off premise? As we see more and more organizations buying into cloud infrastructures, we’ll see an increase in cross-platform integration architectures globally in 2013. Open Group Events in 2013 Like this: 2013 Open Group Predictions, Vol. 1. By The Open Group A big thank you to all of our members and staff who have made 2012 another great year for The Open Group. There were many notable achievements this year, including the release of ArchiMate 2.0, the launch of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Technical Standard and the publication of the SOA Reference Architecture (SOA RA) and the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure Framework (SOCCI).
As we wrap up 2012, we couldn’t help but look towards what is to come in 2013 for The Open Group and the industries we‘re a part of. Without further ado, here they are: Big Data By Dave Lounsbury, Chief Technical Officer Big Data is on top of everyone’s mind these days. Consumerization, mobile smart devices, and expanding retail and sensor networks are generating massive amounts of data on behavior, environment, location, buying patterns – etc. – producing what is being called “Big Data”. In 2013, we will see the beginning of the Intellectual Computing era.
Cloud. About Enterprise Architecture Trends and Applicati... - MEGA Community. Insight from the EA Experts: Interview with Philippe Lazare, Product Management Director, MEGA International Back from a customer tour in the US, Philippe Lazare gives us his observations about enterprise architecture trends and requirements. Do you see any differences between customers in the US, Europe, or Asia regarding enterprise architecture trends?
Actually, I don’t see major differences between customers, no matter where they are located. Enterprise architects working within large companies, such as those that I met with recently, all expressed the same challenges and objectives. What strikes me is how all customers seem to be focused now on application portfolio management (APM) initiatives and how these are an integral part of their current enterprise architecture programs. All of those large organizations are under enormous pressure because of financial constraints to reduce operating costs while maintaining services at the same high level. 2012 outlook for enterprise architecture. Just a few years ago, most organizations did not have enterprise architects.
Now, they have become the bridge between the business and IT worlds. And there never has been a time when there has been a greater need to bring these two worlds together. Here is another 2012 prediction list, but this one is worth a look by anyone involved in enterprise architecture and SOA, since it was issued by The Open Group, the leading professional body for enterprise architects: Growing stress within the EA community: This is the result of both "the demands being placed on it and the diversity of opinions within it increase," according to Leonard Fehskens, VP of skills and capabilities for The Open Group. "While this stress is not likely to fracture the community, it is going to make it much more difficult for both enterprise architects and the communities they serve to make sense of EA in general, and its value proposition in particular. " Emerging Enterprise Architecture Drives 10 Trends for 2013 - Information Management Blogs Article.