Session 2307Simple and Effective Enterprise Architecture with Tools You Already Own

Chandra KnabelGreg Hinkle

LEARNING POINTS

How to staff and implement a matrixed Enterprise Architecture team

How to create a TOGAF Enterprise Architecture repository in SharePoint

How to use Visio to create visualizations of the Enterprise Architecture repository

Company Background

• One of the top Wholesale Distributors of Wines and Spirits• Founded in 1930s & 1940s• Charmer Industries & Sunbelt Beverage merged in 1997• Distribution centers in 14 states + DC• Over 62% on SAP

IT Organization

CIO & VP of Business Services

PMO

eCommerce

PMO

QA/QC

Data Management

Operations

Application Delivery

Infrastructure

Enterprise Architecture

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TeamWhat does the EA team do?• Work with EA on the Architecture and

Roadmaps• Participate as Solution Architects on Projects

and EA Team Requirements/Design Reviews

Matrixed EA Team

EA Team Charter

Solutions Architects from each major IT discipline Every Friday – 4 hours – time allocated in PMO project

tool EA Governance Project Governance TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Repository

Enterprise Architecture SharePoint Site

• EA Governance Process• Metrics• EA Repository

EA Project Governance Process

EA Governance Tracking

Metrics

Metric Description Measurement Method

Architectural Decisions EA Group’s involvement in key architectural decisions.

SharePoint list of key architectural decisions

EA Project Governance EA Team provide architectural governance

EA Team Review SharePoint Lists

EA Repository Usage EA Repository is valuable if it is being used

SharePoint site usage stats

Satisfaction Ratings of EA Group

Survey on the results of the EA Team’s work

SharePoint Survey

Application Portfolio Management

Measure changes in the Application Portfolio over time

Analyze changes to the Applications and Technology lists annually

Innovation Measure the number of innovation ideas and projects

SharePoint list tracking innovation ideas and projects

TOGAF Core Meta Model

Enterprise Architecture Repository

Lists Diagrams Example Artifacts

Bulletin Board Points To:

BEST PRACTICES

SharePoint Lists Drive Almost Everything Can connect Lists to Lists Visio can help to visualize the data in the lists Use ChartPart free add-in to visualize data

directly from lists Export lists to Excel to do further analysis

Visio Examples

Visio Notes External data linked to EA

Repository SharePoint lists Standard templates/icons Save as Web Page – all external

data is displayed Diagrams bring the data

captured to life

Visio Examples

Visio Examples

Visio Examples

KEY LEARNINGS

You can create an Enterprise Architecture team with Solution Architects and a few Enterprise Architects

SharePoint can be your Architecture Repository to track: EA Governance Architecture Artifacts EA Metrics

Use Visio to bring your Architecture data to life

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Lists

Diagrams

Reference TOGAF Artifacts