Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution
By (Author) Jeanne W. Ross
By (author) Peter Weill
By (author) David Robertson
Harvard Business Review Press
Harvard Business Review Press
1st August 2006
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
658.4012
Hardback
256
Width 162mm, Height 243mm
555g
Does it seem youve formulated a rock-solid strategy, yet your firm still cant get ahead If so, construct a solid foundation for business executionan IT infrastructure and digitized business processes to automate your companys 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 modelyour vision of how your firm will survive and growand 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.