how to ensure your architecture repository initiative does not fail
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How to Ensure your Architecture Repository Initiative does not Fail
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Introduction
Some humble advice on how to establish an architecture repository that survives it’s own launch
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About Biner
Consultancy Training Solutions
Our goal – To offer Scandinavian's best education, certifying, coaching and consultants within Business Transformation based on international standards and best practice.
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About this presentation
Set the scene Look at
a couple of examples
Draw some conclusions
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Architecture is Information!
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Architecture Development
Architecture Development is an information management process
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Architecture Development
Architecture Repository
The need for information management
Architectural descriptions of the
current state
Architectural descriptions of the desired state(s)
Change initiatives and how they contribute to the future architecture
landscape Informs
Captures
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Positioning the repository
Building Blocks
Architecture Building Blocks Solution Building Blocks
DeliverablesStatement
of Architecture
Work
Architecture Vision
Architecture Definition Document
…
Contains
Artifacts
Catalogs Matrices Diagrams
Describes ContentMeta model
Defines
Architecture repository
Organizes
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Two examples
The pragmatic“Technical diversity is killing us! We need to establish some standards”
The ambitious“Our investments are uncoordinated! We need to take control over our transformation.”
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The ambitious exampleObjective Documenting an End-to-End Business process encompassing
Information, IT Solutions and Organizations Consolidating information into one repository Delivering business value by providing different views of the
information
Deliverables A central repository User centric views highlighting inefficiencies and dependencies
supporting analysis and decision making
Result Project was a success – The solution was not
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The pragmatic exampleObjective Reducing application landscape complexity by improving
use of standard components
Deliverables Extending an existing application register Improving data quality Creating user centric reports standard deviations and
business risk
Result Lots of work, limited credit but complexity visualized and
gradually reducedQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q40%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Architecture Standard UtilisationYTD Target
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The pragmatic example
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Creating a successfulrepository
Information quality and business value is the key to establish a virtuous circle
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Avoiding the devious circle
• Identify critical business questions
• Limit the information scope
• Integrate information maintenance
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Never include any information that you are not committed to
maintain!
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A closer look on transformation…
Architecture
Descriptions
Impact assessme
nt
InitiationDeployment
Transition planning
Solutiondesign
Change Managem
ent
Plan
Build
Run
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Different needs in different phases
Architecture
Descriptions
Plan
Build
Run
Impact assessmen
t
InitiationDeployment
Transition planning
Solutiondesign
Change Manageme
nt
Phase Detail Time Focus UsersPlan Low to
mediumBaseline & Target
Diagrams and matrices
Enterprise architects
Build High Target Diagrams Solution architects
Run Medium to high
Baseline Catalogs(with attributes)
Solution owners Service owners
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?Setting the scope
Architecture
Descriptions
Plan
Build
Run
Impact assessmen
t
InitiationDeployment
Transition planning
Solutiondesign
Change Manageme
nt
Plan • How does an organization change effect the IT landscape? • How does an IT change effect the processes in the
organization? • What changes does a project deliver? • What are the dependencies between the projects in a
portfolio? • What will the IT landscape be like in 5 years?
Build • How does an individual project effect the overall
landscape? • Do the ongoing projects follow the established standards
and principles?
Run • What is the cost of my IT portfolio? • What is the risk associated with my IT portfolio? • How effective are my critical business processes?
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Designing the solution
Define data required tosupport the critical questions
Build the meta-model
Determine features required to support information management
Identify the appropriatesolution(s)
Architecture
Descriptions
Plan
Build
Run
Impact assessmen
t
InitiationDeployment
Transition planning
Solutiondesign
Change Manageme
nt
Use ArchiMate as
a starting point
Start small
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Designing the solution
Architecture
Descriptions
Plan
Build
Run
Impact assessmen
t
InitiationDeployment
Transition planning
Solutiondesign
Change Manageme
nt
Architecture Communication Portal
Architecture Content Management Platform
Architecture Model
Repository
Architecture
Modeling Tool
Architecture
Analysis & Reporting
tool
Relevant Enterprise Repositorie
s
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Launching
Ensure information quality at launch
Demonstrate and communicate value
Make information management part of business as usual
If possible establish metrics for information quality
Architecture
Descriptions
Plan
Build
Run
Impact assessmen
t
InitiationDeployment
Transition planning
Solutiondesign
Change Manageme
nt
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Summary
Identify critical
questionsDefine the meta-model
Polish the views and
reports
Limit the scope but
kick start the work
You most likely need a repository…