Embedding EAM into strategic planning - Approaching EAM from a strategic perspective

3 important questions on Embedding EAM into strategic planning - Approaching EAM from a strategic perspective

What is EAM's role in guiding organisational development?


EAM's role is:
  • aligning the organisation with the strategic goals --> guide strategic business and IT initiatives
  • coordinating the interdependencies and different change cycles in business and IT --> guide strategic architecture initiatives
  • preparing the organisation for agility --> guide emergent initiatives and operational demands


whilst making the As-Is architecture transparant and document the To-Be architecture

Why is anchoring EAM in the strategy cycle needed?

EAM needs to be embedded in existing strategy processes to realise EAM objectives and principles. If EAM is a stand-alone activity, this realisation will be a struggle.

Describe the role of EAM in Strategy evaluation:


Strategy evaluation comprises the monitoring and evaluation of
strategic goal achievement. EAM assists in this phase by:

(6) Evaluating the architecture evolution:
  • EAM supports the evaluation of whether the enterprise architecture is developing in line with the architecture vision and the architecture roadmaps

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