How do I establish a foundation for IT efficiency & effectiveness while driving innovation?
What steps do I take to maximize my existing IT investments and better plan for future IT investments?
How do we reduce the financial and organizational burden of projects and programs while being able to leverage connected initiatives?
Is IT procurement and delivery a long, expensive process?
The primary reason for developing an enterprise architecture is to support the business by providing the fundamental technology and process structure for an IT strategy. This in turn makes IT a responsive asset for a successful modern business strategy.
Today's CEOs know that the effective management and exploitation of information through IT is the key to business success, and the indispensable means to achieving competitive advantage. An enterprise architecture addresses this need, by providing a strategic context for the evolution of the IT system in response to the constantly changing needs of the business environment.
Furthermore, a good enterprise architecture enables you to achieve the right balance between IT efficiency and business innovation. It allows individual business units to innovate safely in their pursuit of competitive advantage. At the same time, it assures the needs of the organization for an integrated IT strategy, permitting the closest possible synergy across the extended enterprise.
The technical advantages that result from a good enterprise architecture bring important business benefits, which are clearly visible in the bottom line:
A more efficient IT operation :
Lower software development, support, and maintenance costs
Increased portability of applications
Improved interoperability and easier system and network management
Improved ability to address critical enterprise-wide issues like security
Easier upgrade and exchange of system components
Better return on existing investment, reduced risk for future investment :
Reduced complexity in IT infrastructure
Maximum return on investment in existing IT infrastructure
The flexibility to make, buy, or out-source IT solutions
Reduced risk overall in new investment, and the costs of IT ownership
Faster, simpler, and cheaper procurement :
Buying decisions are simpler, because the information governing procurement is readily available in a coherent plan.
The procurement process is faster - maximizing procurement speed and flexibility without sacrificing architectural coherence.
To deliver IT solutions better, faster and cheaper it is of utmost importance to have a foundational model of your current organization and assets as well as a clear vision of the future and a plan to manage those assets. Enterprise Architecture with The Confiance Group ensures that business and IT perspectives are aligned.
