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A Map of the World, Part 2

(a.k.a. Back to School: Mapping the Extended Business Architecture)

By Whynde Kuehn | 2 October 2017

Back to business architecture school one more time. In Post No. 12, we talked about how to map out (a.k.a write down) the “core” business architecture that included capabilities, value streams, organization and information. Here in No. 13, we’re going to talk about mapping the “extended” business architecture domains. Here’s that famous diagram again, this time […]

A Map of the World, Part 1

(a.k.a. Back to School: Mapping the Core Business Architecture Foundation)

By Whynde Kuehn | 18 September 2017

Okay, time to go back to business architecture school. Having our business architecture written down is at the heart of us being able to do cool stuff with it, so we better talk a little more about mapping it out. In No. 12 here, we’re going to talk about the “core” business architecture domains. That […]

The Unexplained Mystery of Business Architecture

(a.k.a. What is Business Architecture)

By Whynde Kuehn | 3 April 2017

According to the Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO), Business Architecture is this: “Business Architecture represents holistic, multidimensional business views of: capabilities, end-to-end value delivery, information, and organizational structure; and the relationships among these business views and strategies, products, policies, initiatives, and stakeholders.”