Enterprise Architecture.pptVIP

June 2004 CAPGEMINI PPT_WHITE.POT June 2004 ? 2004 Capgemini - All rights reserved Enterprise Architecture Edward Schofield Chief Enterprise Architect for the Government Public Sector 20th April 2005 Agenda Why is Enterprise Architecture important What is the value of Enterprise Architecture What are the components of an Enterprise Architecture Case Study Summary Question What are your expectations from this session ? What do you want to know ? Why is Enterprise Architecture Important Question How does your Business Users perceive the IT that supports them ? What is the business perception of IT? Despite best intentions, IT is perceived by organisations as being expensive not joined up with business strategy and operations unresponsive to the changing needs of business opaque as an asset, both in terms of financial cost and value, and the capability the asset delivers to the business not living up to its promises, and getting worse Further, the business perceives that when projects are undertaken to implement business change, they are likely to cost more and deliver less value than expected the return on investment and value for money from IT is relatively poor Unresponsiveness of IT is today seen as a critical issue as business agility and responsiveness are essential for competitiveness How has this perception been formed? Most business applications have been implemented on a project by project basis for specific purposes Project benefits and success have been measured on the specific project cost, value and time to market without measuring the enterprise or the long term cost and value IT has not been able to articulate the consequences of this short term, project specific approach to business leadership Average 25% of total IT budget on project investment, 75% on BAU operations The business has selected the “wrong” projects, partly as a result of a lack of clear cost drivers and benefits from IT This behaviour has been repeated for the last 3