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Planning Your Forward Directions
What
is an enterprise?
It is
large, it is small;
it is trivial, it is complex;
it is your Business
(Mission, Organization), it is your Infrastructure;
it is your
Information Technology,
it is YOU!
Architecting Your Enterprise:
- Think Ahead / Look
Behind
- Strategic (Business) Planning of the enterprise; what are your
competitors doing; any disruptive technologies looming? [Important
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Focus 80% of
your effort thinking ahead, 20% of your effort looking at current
state].
- Drivers -
Factors that influence/drive the business and
enterprise - internal and external influences; don't forget the
external rules of the road (laws, regulations, etc.). Remember,
the children of today (and their technology) are your employees of
tomorrow.
- Capabilities -
What are the capabilities (the ability
to...) needed, when are they needed, and what path(s) will you follow
to achieve those capabilities?
- Principles & Values
- Culture; how you operate, how you treat others; know what is
important to you, and what your values are
- Business -
Producing and Delivering Quality
Products/Services; it is your raison d'être
- Data and Information
- The key information needed and
the records that must be maintained by the business - and how you will
protect them; Data and Information are often more valuable than money.
- Standards and Practices
- The lubricants that enable
all the parts to work together and interoperate
- Technology -
The technology, especially the computer
technology, of the enterprise both used today and needed tomorrow
- People - The
most vital and important resource of your enterprise;
what are the skills and technologies needed both today and tomorrow
- Security -
Protecting the People; Protecting your Data and Information; Protecting
your
Enterprise; Managing your Risk