Does it seem you’ve formulated a rock-solid strategy, yet your firm still can’t get ahead? If so, construct a solid foundation for business execution—an IT infrastructure and digitized business processes to automate your company’s core capabilities. In Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution, authors Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson show you how.
The key? Make tough decisions about which processes you must execute well, then implement the IT systems needed to digitize those processes. Citing numerous companies worldwide, the authors show how constructing the right enterprise architecture enhances profitability and time to market, improves strategy execution, and even lowers IT costs. Though clear, engaging explanation, they demonstrate how to define your operating model—your vision of how your firm will survive and grow—and implement it through your enterprise architecture. Their counterintuitive but vital message: when it comes to executing your strategy, your enterprise architecture may matter far more than your strategy itself.
Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution | Jeanne W. Ross (Author), Peter Weill (Author), David Robertson (Author)| Harvard Business Review Press
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: To Execute Your Strategy, First Build Your Foundation
Chapter 2: Define Your Operating Model
Chapter 3: Implement the Operating Model via Enterprise Architecture
Chapter 4: Navigate the Stages of Enterprise Architecture Maturity
Chapter 5: Cash In on the Learning
Chapter 6: Build the Foundation One Project at a Time
Chapter 7: Use Enterprise Architecture to Guide Outsourcing
Chapter 8: Now—Exploit Your Foundation for Profitable Growth
Chapter 9: Take Charge! The Leadership Agenda
Notes
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