Purpose: to explain the different elements that form an organization
Focus is how elements interrelate so the organization can effectively achieve current and future objectives: must have good principles, standards, and tools in place to manage the architecture
Layers of organizational architecture:
Organizational strategy and vision will define how the organization manages the architectural layers (what layers would an organization manage if they had outsourced their technology to a third party ?)
Think carefully when scoping this practice, consider the organizational structure and which architectural layers would need to be managed:
Consider all four dimensions and elements of the SVS when defining AM to achieve these objectives:
To meet the objectives:
1. Practice success factors (PSF)
Two PSFs for AM:
1.1 Target reference architecture
Target reference model: supports the organizational strategy and ensure the strategy is achievable
To develop a target reference model, consider:
Analysis of this information provides understanding of current and future desired state and the corresponding architecture to fulfill that state
Measuring architecture effectiveness:
Practices that interface with AM and achieving the target reference model:
1.2 Continually evolving
Develop an architectural road map (a plan that would include recommendations and requirements for the taxonomy, standards, guidelines, procedures, templates, and tools that would use for any architecturally important initiative): define progressive initiatives to keep the architecture moving to the target state
Manage changes as projects or programs including stakeholders and other practices in the planning and execution
Develop and follow architectural standards: ensures AM is included in every SVS that deploys new/changed components, services, or changed architecture
Target architecture may never be achieved, AM shouldn’t be a constraint to its evolution
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