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The Secret to Better Decision-Making: How Enterprise Portfolio Management adds value to your organization
by: Bill Cason, Troux CTO
Articulating and measuring the business benefit of Enterprise Architecture (EA) has always been a bit tricky. But lately we have noticed this exercise is becoming easier for all corporate stakeholders. Key to this development is adopting an Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM) approach.
Why No Business with EA?
So there I am sitting on a panel at a conference a couple of weeks ago, answering interesting questions with some interesting co-panelists, when a thought struck me. “After decades of positioning EA as a discipline for business-IT alignment, why aren’t EA programs more in tune with (driven by, owned by, participation from) the business?”
Forrester Wave Released – Is the EA Management Suite the Next Center of IT Management Universe?
On Friday, Forrester released its 2011 Forrester Wave for Enterprise Architecture Management Suites report. Based on an evaluation of 10 of the leading EAMS vendors, the new Forrester Wave provides an up-to-date and broad coverage of currently available EA software.
The report also recognizes that the EA Management Suite could be the next center of the IT Management universe.
EA’s Shift From IT To Business
When I started as an architect, I was part of the team called “IT Architecture.” It was clear what we did and who we did it for – we standardized technology and designs so that IT would be more reliable, deliver business solutions more quickly, and cost less. We were an IT-centric function. Then the term “Enterprise Architecture” came in – and spurred debates as to “isn’t EA
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Software Released
Last month, Gartner released its 2010 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools report.
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