Enterprise Architecture (EA) offers a compelling solution to aligning business processes, information architecture, and organizational structure with strategic enterprise goals. In the absence of governance, however, the potential of EA can be quickly overrun by the associated implementation costs. Additionally, there is a high risk of interrupting mission-critical systems and processes while rolling out an EA strategy. All of this points to a need for structure, proven adoption procedures, and methodical risk mitigation strategies – in short, a need for governance.

This two-day workshop explores EA and the importance of implementing governance around such a monumental initiative. The adoption of a rigorous process for describing the current and future states of an enterprise’s maturity as well as defining a progressive roadmap should not be done in an ad-hoc fashion. This course will equip managers, architects, and team leads with a clear understanding of the challenges and risks associated with EA adoption as well as key strategies to mitigate these risks. Significant attention will also be given to the proper way to engender organizational change, champion the EA initiative, and best practices around managing enterprise architecture, business processes, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. EA can be adopted incrementally, contractually managed by policies and SLAs, and matured over time alongside the natural evolution of the enterprise. The key to this is governance.

Course Topics

• Governance fundamentals
• Contractual governance
• Governance models
• New management challenges brought about by EA
• How to implement EA governance
• Funding models for EA initiatives
• Establishing an EA Center of Excellence (COE)
• EA governance by policy
• Metrics and performance management
• Maturity models