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Enterprise Architecture and Organizational Transformation

Edward G. Lewis

The objectives for this intensive workshop include:

• Understanding the dynamic change environment – critical events driving major business transformation

• Understanding the organization's Global Value Chain and strategic coupling with EA

• Learning the concepts, principles and rationale for the Enterprise Architecture

• Learning approaches, techniques, tools and methodologies used for the planning, organizing, designing, developing, implementing the EA

• Learning the EA in addressing key business process, information, data and IT issues both inside and outside the organization

• Understanding how a dynamic EA provides the effective strategic decision-making framework for organizations in the context of its strategic environment

• Identifying the critical success factors for the effective use of an EA

Participants will gain valuable insights into Enterprise Architecture concepts and principles; various approaches and methodologies for the development Enterprise Architecture, and the value of the Enterprise Architecture as an important integrative tool to be used by both business and IT managers.

Who Should Attend:

Involved and informed executives, managers and employees in the private and public sectors, including:

• Business & Government Executives, Directors and Managers

• Chief Executive Officers and Chief Operating Officers

• Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers

• Chief Government & Transformation Change Agents

• Chief Architects & Enterprise Architects

• Enterprise and Government-Wide Portfolio and Program Managers

• Strategic Planners and Government Analysts

Detailed Agenda

Today’s Environment and Future Requirements

• Security Professionals

• Major strategic management challenges

• New strategies, activities and governance issues

• Visionary approaches: Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning

• Strategic environment: Global Value Chain

• Strategic decision-making framework: Enterprise Architecture

• Dynamic change management

The Strategic Decision-Making Framework – The Enterprise

Architecture

• Enterprise Architecture - key issues

• Basic architectural concepts and principles

• Current architectural focus and enterprise goal

• Critical success factors

• Component architectures and models

• Integrating change programs

Business and Information Systems Architectures

• Defining the processes, process components and process enablers

• Process visioning and future business processes: macro versus micro processes

• Strategic information and data environments: architectures

• Information and data life cycle management

• Information technology strategies and value proposition

• Future organizational and inter-organizational information systems:

architectures

Enterprise Architecture Methodologies

• Information Resources Management Framework

• Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management

• Spewak’s Enterprise Architecture Planning Framework

• Boar’s Range, Reach and Maneuverability Framework To Achieve

Strategic Alignment

• The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF)

• Zachman Framework For Enterprise Architecture

Today’s Environment and Future Requirements

• Security Professionals

• Major strategic management challenges

• New strategies, activities and governance issues

• Visionary approaches: Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning

• Strategic environment: Global Value Chain

• Strategic decision-making framework: Enterprise Architecture

• Dynamic change management

The Strategic Decision-Making Framework – The Enterprise Architecture

• Enterprise Architecture - key issues

• Basic architectural concepts and principles

• Current architectural focus and enterprise goal

• Critical success factors

About the Instructor:

Edward G. Lewis is an international consultant, educator, and public speaker. He has been actively involved in strategic management and technology issues for over 39 years, including thirty-four years in information technology and twenty-nine years in strategic planning. Mr. Lewis is the founder and president of Enterprise Transformation Group, Ltd. Mr. Lewis currently is a full-time lecturer at the University of Denver, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in global value chain management, enterprise architecture, E-Business, change management, business process management & reengineering, knowledge management, supply chain management, customer relationship management, strategic planning, information technology policy, general management and information technology. In 2001, Mr. Lewis was appointed by President George W. Bush to a four-year term on the Board of Directors for the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. This Corporation is responsible for developing and implementing information and resource programs to assist veterans in their entrepreneurial and small business activities. Mr. Lewis served as Chairman of the Board for over two and half years. In 1989, Mr. Lewis was appointed by then President George H. W. Bush to the sub- cabinet position of Assistant Secretary for Information Resource Management, becoming the very fi rst Chief Information Offi cer in the U.S. Federal Government. As CIO, he was responsible for overseeing a large IT environment, including over 4,300 IT employees, a $600 million annual IT budget, four data processing centers, and all major IT projects.