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Jun 19, 2024 · R&D Management

Huawei's Business Object Framework: Principles, Architecture Placement, and TOGAF Comparison

This article explains Huawei's definition of business objects as key people, things, and events that unify business concepts and bridge business-IT communication, detailing their dual nature as physical/logical entities and information carriers, four abstraction principles, and their placement in data architecture within Huawei's V-model versus TOGAF 10's business information approach.

Business ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureHuawei
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Huawei's Business Object Framework: Principles, Architecture Placement, and TOGAF Comparison
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Architecture Practice Methods
Jun 2, 2024 · R&D Management

TOGAF 10 Architecture Principles: Structure & Business Continuity Example

This article breaks down the four components of TOGAF 10 architecture principles—Name, Statement, Rationale, and Implications—and demonstrates their application through a detailed Business Continuity principle example covering resilience, redundancy, and risk management requirements.

Architecture PrinciplesBusiness ContinuityEnterprise Architecture
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TOGAF 10 Architecture Principles: Structure & Business Continuity Example
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Architecture Practice Methods
May 19, 2024 · R&D Management

McKinsey's Enterprise Architecture Playbook: Balancing Stability and Agility in Governance

The article outlines McKinsey's enterprise architecture management framework, detailing three core pillars—continuous architecture maintenance and updates, project-level design enforcement through reference models and standards, and phased transformation roadmaps across business, application, and technology layers—to help organizations maintain stable core elements while enabling rapid adaptation to new challenges.

Application ArchitectureArchitecture ComplianceArchitecture Governance
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McKinsey's Enterprise Architecture Playbook: Balancing Stability and Agility in Governance
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Architecture Practice Methods
May 12, 2024 · R&D Management

TOGAF 10 Business Architecture: 7 Core Elements Explained

This article outlines the seven key elements of business architecture as defined in the TOGAF 10 standard, including business capability mapping, information mapping, organization mapping, process modeling, structured analysis, use case analysis, and value stream mapping, noting that decomposition levels vary by enterprise context.

Business ArchitectureBusiness Capability MappingEnterprise Architecture
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TOGAF 10 Business Architecture: 7 Core Elements Explained
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Architecture Practice Methods
Apr 25, 2024 · R&D Management

House-Style vs Y-Style Process Models: Optimizing Business Architecture with ARIS & EBPM

The article compares House-style (ARIS) and Y-style (EBPM) process models for business architecture optimization, explaining their multi-view and end-to-end approaches with supply chain and customer service examples, while referencing value chain analysis, BPR, and TQM methodologies.

ARISBusiness Process ArchitectureCustomer Service
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House-Style vs Y-Style Process Models: Optimizing Business Architecture with ARIS & EBPM
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Architecture Practice Methods
Apr 23, 2024 · R&D Management

TOGAF 10 Business Scenarios: 5-Step Creation Guide with SMART Example

This article explains TOGAF 10 business scenarios as complete business problem descriptions, details the five-step creation process (identify problem, document environment, define SMART outcomes, identify human and computer actors), and walks through a SMART refinement example for a consistent user interface goal.

Architecture MethodologyBusiness ScenarioEnterprise Architecture
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TOGAF 10 Business Scenarios: 5-Step Creation Guide with SMART Example
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Architecture Practice Methods
Apr 10, 2024 · R&D Management

Linking Operating Model, Value Chain, Capabilities & Processes in Business Architecture

This article explains how enterprise operating model, value chain, business capabilities, and business processes interrelate within business architecture, distinguishing between business processes and value streams, and outlining five key aspects for understanding business architecture: business model, value chain, operating model, organizational structure, and metrics.

Business ArchitectureBusiness CapabilitiesBusiness Processes
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Linking Operating Model, Value Chain, Capabilities & Processes in Business Architecture
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Architecture Practice Methods
Apr 8, 2024 · Information Security

TOGAF 10: Embedding Security Architecture Across Every ADM Phase

This article outlines the TOGAF 10 enterprise security architecture design method, detailing how security requirements, controls, and governance are integrated into each phase of the Architecture Development Method from Preliminary Phase through Requirements Management.

ADMArchitecture GovernanceEnterprise Architecture
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TOGAF 10: Embedding Security Architecture Across Every ADM Phase