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Jul 29, 2025 · R&D Management

Five-Step Business Architecture Design: From Strategy to Execution

This article outlines a five-step methodology for business architecture design, covering strategic capability decomposition, end-to-end process mapping, control point extraction, business object identification, and metric decomposition to create an executable, monitorable, and optimizable architecture framework.

Business ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureHuawei Methodology
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Five-Step Business Architecture Design: From Strategy to Execution
Architecture Practice Methods
Architecture Practice Methods
Jul 15, 2025 · Fundamentals

IBM BSP: The 1960s Enterprise Architecture Matrix That Still Guides Modern Practice

This article dissects IBM's Business Systems Planning (BSP) methodology, detailing its 4A×3 layer matrix that crosses four architecture domains (Business, Application, Data, Technology) with three abstraction layers (Conceptual, Functional, Operational), and highlights its engineering practicality and bidirectional traceability over later frameworks like Zachman and TOGAF.

4A ArchitectureBusiness Systems PlanningEnterprise Architecture
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IBM BSP: The 1960s Enterprise Architecture Matrix That Still Guides Modern Practice
Architecture Practice Methods
Architecture Practice Methods
Jun 28, 2025 · R&D Management

Business Process, Capability & Process Organization: The Enterprise Architecture Triad

This article clarifies the distinct roles and interplay of business processes, business capabilities, and process-oriented organizations in enterprise architecture, illustrating how capabilities define strategic direction, processes execute value delivery, and process organizations enable cross-functional accountability, with references to TOGAF and Huawei practices.

BizBOKBusiness CapabilityEnterprise Architecture
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Business Process, Capability & Process Organization: The Enterprise Architecture Triad
Architecture Practice Methods
Architecture Practice Methods
Jun 21, 2025 · R&D Management

Enterprise Architecture Governance: From Requirements to Delivery – A Complete 6-Step Process

This article explains how enterprise architecture (EA) governs the full lifecycle from requirement intake to delivery, detailing a six-step process including unified demand entry, tiered review, TOGAF-aligned blueprint design, versioned release rhythms, project-level governance, and asset accumulation, enabling strategic alignment and reusable architectural assets.

Architecture AssetsArchitecture GovernanceEnterprise Architecture
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Enterprise Architecture Governance: From Requirements to Delivery – A Complete 6-Step Process
Architecture Practice Methods
Architecture Practice Methods
May 15, 2025 · R&D Management

Architecture Governance: Building Order, Not Just Systems — The Core Logic

This article systematically breaks down architecture governance across five dimensions — decision rights, capability goals, budget alignment, application lifecycle control, and institutional closed-loops — showing how enterprises shift from ad-hoc IT projects to structured, strategy-driven governance.

Architecture GovernanceEnterprise ArchitectureIT Governance
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Architecture Governance: Building Order, Not Just Systems — The Core Logic
Architecture Practice Methods
Architecture Practice Methods
Mar 2, 2025 · R&D Management

7 Essential Enterprise Architecture Principles Every Architect Must Know

This article defines enterprise architecture principles as governance tools that guide decision-making, align organizations, express culture, and improve governance, then presents seven core principles with formal statements and practical explanations covering standardization, excellence, data assets, system ubiquity, user experience, and self-service.

Architecture PrinciplesData AssetEnterprise Architect
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7 Essential Enterprise Architecture Principles Every Architect Must Know
Architecture Practice Methods
Architecture Practice Methods
Feb 10, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

IBM's Agile AI Architecture: Embedding AI into Enterprise Core

IBM's Agile AI Architecture framework integrates AI as a core component of enterprise technology stacks through modular design, data independence, automation, and hybrid deployment, with case studies from Audi, Edger Finance, healthcare, and manufacturing demonstrating improved ROI and operational efficiency.

AI ROIAgile AI ArchitectureArchitecture Automation
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IBM's Agile AI Architecture: Embedding AI into Enterprise Core
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Architecture Practice Methods
Feb 5, 2025 · Fundamentals

Data Architecture: Standard Definitions, Challenges, and Optimization Paths

This article defines data architecture per ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 and DCMM, outlines core components — data model, flow, metadata, integration — identifies four key challenges including siloed management and technology-first approaches, and proposes optimization paths: enterprise-wide architectural governance, layered stable design, and collaborative data governance.

DCMMData GovernanceEnterprise Architecture
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Data Architecture: Standard Definitions, Challenges, and Optimization Paths