Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution - Hardcover

Jeanne W. Ross; Peter Weill; David C. Robertson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591398398 ISBN 13: 9781591398394

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, 2006

Synopsis

Does it seem you’ve formulated a rock-solid strategy, yet your firm still can’t get ahead? If so, construct a solid foundation for business execution—an IT infrastructure and digitized business processes to automate your company’s core capabilities. In Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution, authors Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson show you how.

The key? Make tough decisions about which processes you must execute well, then implement the IT systems needed to digitize those processes. Citing numerous companies worldwide, the authors show how constructing the right enterprise architecture enhances profitability and time to market, improves strategy execution, and even lowers IT costs. Though clear, engaging explanation, they demonstrate how to define your operating model—your vision of how your firm will survive and grow—and implement it through your enterprise architecture. Their counterintuitive but vital message: when it comes to executing your strategy, your enterprise architecture may matter far more than your strategy itself.

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Review

An interesting approach to ensure that ICT ... makes a real contribution to
the performance of the organization. Well-argued
-- British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management, May 2007

Synopsis

Enterprise architecture defines a firm's needs for standardised tasks, job roles, systems, infrastructure, and data in core business processes. Thus, it helps a company to articulate how it will compete in a digital economy and it guides managers' daily decisions to realise their vision of success. This book clearly explains enterprise architecture's vital role in enabling - or constraining - the execution of business strategy. The book provides clear frameworks, thoughtful case examples, and a proven-effective structured process for designing and implementing effective enterprise architectures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591398398
• ISBN 13: 9781591398394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256