Understanding business architecture | Performance Management | BPM | Interfacing
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The document outlines a webinar discussing the critical elements of business architecture as a means to enhance strategic planning and execution within organizations. It highlights common challenges organizations face in strategy formulation and implementation, while presenting a business architecture approach to effectively manage transformation projects. Key services offered by the Asate Group, including consulting and training on business architecture and strategy management, are also detailed.
Understanding business architecture | Performance Management | BPM | Interfacing
- 1. Understanding Business Architecture Webinar Bernard Gagnon – Pierre Hadaya 20 Sep 2017
- 2. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing INTERFACING TECHNOLOGIES 2017 Enterprise Business Process Analysis 2017 Trend-Setting Product Product Leadership Award 25 years of experience in the field Global client base in 46 countries International offices & partner network Recognized as a Leader by 2017 Operational Intelligence 2017 Business Operating Systems Top 20 GRC Solution Top 20 BPM Solution
- 3. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing ENTERPRISE PROCESS CENTER® • Agile Development • System Integration • Automated Human Task Assignment, Alerts & Escalations • Business Rules Enforcement • Process Monitoring & Reporting Automation & Monitoring • Strategic Objectives & Operational Alignment • KPI Targeting & Monitoring • Historical reporting • Process performance visibility Performance • Automated Approval Cycles & Audit History • Automated Change Communication & Sign-off • Risk & Control Assessment & Audit Governance, Risk & Control • Value-Stream, Cross- Functional, System Touch-Point Analysis • Critical, Risk & Selected Path Lean Analysis Reporting •Interdependency Impact Analysis (input/output, system, etc.). Analysis & Improvement • Comprehensive Accountability Assignment (RASCI- VS) • Process & SOP Alignment Change Synchronization • Centralized Reusable Repository, Change Management & Auto- Sequencing Modeling & Management
- 4. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Bernard Gagnon M.A.Sc., is Co-Founder and President of ASATE Group Inc. Pierre Hadaya Ph.D., Professor at ESG-UQÀM and Co-Founder of ASATE Group Inc.
- 5. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing What is a Strategy to create a unique mix of values for its owners, customers, partners and employees to differentiate itself in a positive way from its competitors The behavioral guidelines an organization adopts
- 6. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing The challenges tied to formulation, implementation and execution of a winning strategy • Conduct a rigorous analysis of the external environment and the strengths and weaknesses of the organization • Make the right assumptions • Consider several strategy alternatives and choose the best one • Maintain the operations of the organization in perfect alignment with the strategy • Correctly identify the transformations required to improve the organization’s ability to execute its strategy • Execute the transformations in an agile, effective and efficient manner • Get the expected benefits • Make the strategy of the organization the top priority • Get buy-in and commitment to the strategy and the transformations from the members of the organization • Remove barriers to the transformations • Adapt the strategy and transformations to internal and external events
- 7. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Most organizations are still facing important difficulties in their strategic endeavors of organizations are satisfied with their strategy formulation process (McKinsey Quarterly, 2007) of organizations have difficulties implementing their strategy (The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2013) of strategic initiatives are failures (Candido et Santos, 2015) of organizations are unable to execute their strategy (Fortune, 1999) 45% 61% Up to 70% 50-90%
- 8. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing The main causes of these difficulties • Agile Development • Simplified System Integration • Automated Human Task Assignment, Alerts & Escalations • Escalation & Business Rules Enforcement • Process Visibility, Monitoring & Reporting Automation & Monitoring • Strategic Objectives & Operational Alignment • KPI Targeting & Monitoring Performance Analysis & Improvement • Comprehensive Accountability Assignment (RASCI-VS) • Process & SOP Alignment Change Synchronization • Centralized Reusable Repository, Change Management & Auto- Sequencing Modeling & Management The strategy is selected without a proper analysis of its feasibility People are seldom provided with a clear enough picture of what they need to do to implement the strategy The transformation projects executed are mainly chosen for their short-term financial benefits rather than their contribution to the implementation of the strategy Priorities proliferate The transformation projects are executed in a sub-optimal order Organizations are poorly equipped to manage the formulation, implementation and execution of their strategy 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 9. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Best practices are not enough There is a missing Link Several best practices have been proposed to help alleviate the difficulties organizations face in their strategic endeavors Unfortunately, they are insufficient to completely resolve all of the difficulties
- 10. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing The Missing Link The Business Architecture Approach An approach designed to support organizations in their transformation efforts which is based on proven methods used in major construction projects Target Business Architecture Overall Plan Business Architecture team Engineering Team Transformation Plan Master Plan
- 11. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing What is an Architecture ? The fundamental organization of a system embodied in its components and the relationships that each of these components have with each other and with the environment. Adapted from the ANSI/IEEE 1471-2000 standard
- 12. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing What is a Target Business Architecture? It defines how the organization must function in the future to be able to execute its strategy in full It identifies the business architecture building blocks required together with their key characteristics and how they must work together … and how they will need to work with these building blocks
- 13. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing The Target Business Architecture is a Component of the Target Enterprise Architecture The Target Enterprise Architecture also defines how the technology assets must function
- 14. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing The Transformation Plan The transformation plan identifies and sequences the transformation projects that must be executed during the next three to five years in order to improve the organization’s ability to execute its strategy
- 15. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Business Architecture Team Responsible for designing the target business architecture and elaborating the transformation plan Contributes to other strategy formulation, implementation and execution activities
- 16. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Business Architecture and the Strategic Plan The Strategic Plan establishes the direction of the organization. It includes the strategy and the long- term plans necessary for its implementation and execution Strategic Plan
- 17. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Strategy Management System • The strategy management system is the integrated set of processes, functions, organizational units, know-how assets, information assets and information systems required to ensure sound management of the strategic efforts of the organization • For best performance, it must leverage business architecture
- 18. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing Benefits of the Business Architecture Approach Business architecture enables organizations to strike the balance between urgency and diligence that is essential to the successful formulation, implementation and execution of a winning strategy Effectiveness Efficiency Agility
- 19. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing ASATE Group Services Consulting • Business assessment • Strategy formulation • Target business architecture design • Transformation plan elaboration • Creation of an internal business architecture practice • Strategy management system design and implementation Courses • Introduction to the business architecture approach • Introduction to the ASATE Group Strategy Management System • ASATE Group Strategic Plan Framework • ASATE Group Business Architecture Framework • ASATE Group Transformation Plan Framework • ASATE Group Strategy Management Framework
- 20. Copyrights ASATE Publishing Inc. 2017 @interfacing [email protected] +1 (800) 561 5005 www.asategroup.com +1 (514) 591 5464 www.interfacing.com [email protected] Q & A