Tools

5 March 2018

This conceptual illustration parallels the Business Architecture Maturity Model™ (BAMM™). When you conquer the business architecture “summit” and are standing at the top, which means business architecture is fully embedded into your organization. Organizations may take different routes to the summit, but they generally go through a common set of milestones described within this illustration (Revised: 17 January 2019). Download Resource (PDF 3.5MB).

This diagram is a companion piece to the white paper, Conquering The Business Architecture Summit. See also StraightTalk Post No. 44, “The Business Architecture Summit: A Vision For Business Architecture Practice Maturity and How To Get There.”

5 February 2018

There are three focus areas (tracks) for business architects. An individual may focus on one, two or all three, depending on how the role is defined within their organization. This diagram illustrates the applicable content for each stage of the journey. Business architects that are responsible for more than one focus area should combine the guidance across tracks. Download Resource (Revised: 23 January 2019).

4 February 2018

This handy diagram provides a clear explanation to help business architecture practitioners make sense of meaningful categories of measurement (with a few sample metric ideas) and the methods used to evaluate and capture each category. Download Resource (Revised: 30 January 2019).

6 January 2018

What does the future hold for business architecture? Here is a summary of predictions and trends for the practice. Download Resource.