Final Exam Review
Chapter 7
Current Architecture definition: (review)
Documentation of existing strategic goals, business services, information flows, IT systems/services, and technology infrastructure.
function of Current Architecture (review)
check whether there’s a good alignment between business process, technology and people (pg. 141)
Benefit of Current Architecture becomes a reference baseline that then supports planning and decision-making regarding the future architecture
Goal of Current Architecture
Reveals associations, dependencies, and performance gaps between the enterprise’s business requirements and current capabilities
Level in Current Architecture (pg. 142) -- Quiz
Strategic Level
Direction that an enterprise sets for itself
Strategic Level Artifact – Current Artifact Scenario: Scenario that has become the current planning context for the enterprise; showing current strategic planning of a enterprise (pg. 143)
Strategic Goals: What is wanted to be achieved
Strategic Initiatives: Activities that enhances information flows, improves/integrates supporting systems, services and/or apps, or optimizes the network infrastructure
Performance Measures: Intended future state that is measurable and meaningful
Business Level
artifacts of process documentation for modeling business processes
Process Documentation
Business Level Artifact – Project Management Plans (PMP): Standard format document used by project managers, project sponsors, and the project team to improve the conceptualization, documentation, tracking, oversight, and execution of project work throughout the enterprise
Business Cases: An analysis of the requirements and value of making a particular investments
Information Level
documenting information flows, involving the development of data models that show the structure and flow of data in the enterprise’s business services and supporting IT systems/services (pg. 152, line 1)
Data Structure and Data Flow
Current Architecture definition: (review)
Documentation of existing strategic goals, business services, information flows, IT systems/services, and technology infrastructure.
function of Current Architecture (review)
check whether there’s a good alignment between business process, technology and people (pg. 141)
Benefit of Current Architecture becomes a reference baseline that then supports planning and decision-making regarding the future architecture
Goal of Current Architecture
Reveals associations, dependencies, and performance gaps between the enterprise’s business requirements and current capabilities
Level in Current Architecture (pg. 142) -- Quiz
Strategic Level
Direction that an enterprise sets for itself
Strategic Level Artifact – Current Artifact Scenario: Scenario that has become the current planning context for the enterprise; showing current strategic planning of a enterprise (pg. 143)
Strategic Goals: What is wanted to be achieved
Strategic Initiatives: Activities that enhances information flows, improves/integrates supporting systems, services and/or apps, or optimizes the network infrastructure
Performance Measures: Intended future state that is measurable and meaningful
Business Level
artifacts of process documentation for modeling business processes
Process Documentation
Business Level Artifact – Project Management Plans (PMP): Standard format document used by project managers, project sponsors, and the project team to improve the conceptualization, documentation, tracking, oversight, and execution of project work throughout the enterprise
Business Cases: An analysis of the requirements and value of making a particular investments
Information Level
documenting information flows, involving the development of data models that show the structure and flow of data in the enterprise’s business services and supporting IT systems/services (pg. 152, line 1)
Data Structure and Data Flow