Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, David C. Robertson
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Ross: Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution. May 14, 2010 - You cannot have a good foundation for execution if a tight alignment between strategic business outcomes and IT capabilities are not in place. In this way we them to read it. Nov 2, 2006 - I can plow through 1 or 2 good-sized books on a business trip. Jan 20, 2010 - Firstly enterprise planning, the content detail of the architecture should reflect what is required by delivery at a point in time; so we need to have a robust planning process whereby business strategy at the top level, drives IT strategy which drives what needs to be delivered to achieve this. Advances in technology and organizations trying to gain competitive advantage through innovation and the leverage of smart business aligned IT solutions, companies are looking into building better and more advanced architectures that will allow for more agility and effectiveness. Jan 27, 2013 - Source: Enterprise Architecture as Strategy – Creating A Foundation For Business Execution By Jeanne W. Sep 26, 2012 - Till date the most famous Operating model framework I have seen is described in the book "Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution" where it describes four TOM models. *Enterprise Architecture as a strategy. Jul 16, 2007 - Enterprise Architecture is a complete expression of the enterprise; a master plan which “acts as a collaboration force” between aspects of business planning such as goals, visions, strategies and governance principles; aspects of business operations While EA frameworks and models provide valuable guidance on the content of enterprise architectures, there is literally no guidance how to successfully manage the process of creating, changing, and using Enterprise Architecture. However, the business units can be perfectly aligned and the enterprise architecture can have solid building blocks, but without a streamlined, efficient, and powerful technology backed foundation, enterprise architecture is doomed to failure. We built consensus on the need for a 'foundation for business execution' using business language in simple terms that people could understand. The book is "Enterprise Architecture As Strategy". Aug 11, 2012 - One of the most widely accepted statements of what defines enterprise architecture is as follows: “Enterprise architecture is the process of translating business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change” [1].