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Enterprise Planning

THE ENTERPRISE PLANNING PROCESS:

CRITICAL ASPECT AREAS

Business

Business environment which supports the strategy

Application

Characteristics, integration and distribution

Security

Protection and integrity

Governance

Technology Management / Technology Infrastructure

WHAT IS ENTERPRISE PLANNING / ARCHITECTURE

Enterprise Planning (formerly referred to as enterprise architecture) encompasses IT Strategy through to the development of standards and selection of products for the execution of that strategy via tactical business driven initiatives.

DELIVERABLES

Conceptual Architecture Framework

• Business Components and Information Technology Services Catalogs
• Actor Catalogs
• Information system services
• Business Principles List
• Security and Systems Management Requirements and Services Catalogs
• Technology Framework
  • A set of high level pictures showing how technology will be utilized in the business environment

Logical Architecture Framework

• Information Technology Mechanism Models
• Information system components & frameworks
• Security and Governance Mechanism Models
• Technology Component Models which map application components to technology platforms
• Logical Scenarios
  • Multiple scenarios will address different, often conflicting, business drivers
  • The best scenario for the business will be chosen

Physical Architecture Framework

• Standards and Products Lists
• Populated Technology Component Models Security Strategy
• Systems Management Strategy
• Migration Strategy