STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE

AKASHYA SHAH-9 KAMAL SINGH -21 S.JAYAKAR-40

STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE
A summary formal description of the enterprise, providing an organizing framework for operational and change activity, and an executive-level, long-term view for direction setting.

LEVELS of ARCHITECTURE

 At the top is strategic architect.

This is the person who is responsible for overseeing the overall strategy of enterprise. This is mainly the person at the executive level (chief technical officer, chief information officer etc.)

APPLICATIONS
Investigate problems/shortcomings in a preexisting situation Express the future direction of an enterprise Identify key problems, challenges, issues, etc. as well as make well-motivated design decisions that enable a move from the existing situation into a desired strategic direction Provide boundaries and identify problems for the transformation of the enterprise towards the articulated strategic direction

 Give a clear context and direction for a portfolio of projects working toward the realization of the next goal Select one or more standard solutions and/or packages that are to become part of the solution Create the high level design of an actual step in the enterprise transformation as it will be realized in the context of a specific project Strategic architecture helps define the vision, principles, standards and roadmap that guide the selection, deployment, operation, and refreshment of technologies within an organisation

APPLICATIONS

FOUR POINTS OF VIEWS

Business perspective Application perspective

Information perspective
Technology perspective

BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
It includes processes and standards by which the business operates on a day-to-day basis Ex. One man draws out the wire, another straights it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head: to make the head requires two or three distinct operations: to put it on is a particular business, to whiten the pins is another ... and the important business of making a pin is, in this manner, divided into about eighteen distinct operations. By Adam Smith

APPLICATION PERSPECTIVE
The interactions among the processes and standards used by the organization. Ex. Human resource define how an employee will get promotion. Criteria for promotion is standards set by HR and to motivate employee to achieve the criteria is a process.

INFORMATION PERSPECTIVE
It classifies the raw data that the organization requires in order to efficiently operate Ex. Document files Databases Presentations given in an organization is also an example of information perspective

TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE
Technology perspective defines the hardware, operating systems, programming, and networking solutions used by the organization. Ex. Cloud service used by any organization now a days is example of technology perspective.

ADVANTAGES OF STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE

Improved decision making Having an strategic architect in place lets the managers and leaders understand the long-term goals of the business. It can direct decision-making to conform to those goals. The strategic architect can break down decisions into smaller levels where you understand all of the consequences of the decision, the expected and unexpected. In this way, you separate the crucial and important decisions from the minor and inconsequential ones. Improved adaptability to changing demands or market conditions For example, in the early 1990s, the Internet was starting to take off. At that time, Microsoft had no business plans to deal with it. Almost overnight, Bill Gates made the decision to make Microsoft an Internet company by inventing internet explorer and buying hotmail. The point here is that they adapted to a changing computer market, and for Microsoft it was a smart move.

ADVANTAGES OF STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE

Elimination of inefficient and redundant processes Another key point is that the strategic architect can point out processes that cost the business time or money. An inefficient process will be expensive because it may force a process to be performed more than once. A redundant process does not improve the quality of operations and is time-consuming. In both cases, doing away with those processes will improve business objectives. Optimization of the use of organizational assets One of the best ways to improve a company is to use the existing assets to their fullest capacity. The strategic architect looks at the existing assets and can determine if they need to be replaced or if they can they continue to function in their current role.

ADVANTAGES OF STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURE

Minimization of employee turnover

Strategic architect can minimize one of the costliest business elements, employee turnover. Training a new employee costs a company time and productivity, and money. A new employee may not be able to produce at full capacity for several months, maybe longer. However, an strategic architect can look at job performance dynamics and recommend improvements. It can improve employee productivity and increase retention rates.

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