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The following infographic illustrates common disconnects in today’s business environment and shows how Business Architecture serves to properly align the organization. Business Architecture reveals how an organization is structured and can clearly demonstrate how elements such as capabilities, processes,organization and information fit together. The relationships among the elements dictate and specify what the organization does, and what it needs to do to meet its common goals. A PDF version of the following infographic is also available for download.

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1. What is Business Architecture?
2. Why is Business Architecture valuable?
3. How can Business Architecture be used?
4. When is a good time to engage in Business Architecture?
5. Where can I learn more about Business Architecture?

Whatis Business Architecture?

STA Business Architecture bridges the gap between a company's strategy and its successful execution. We work with you to understand where your business really is, where it wants to go, and what it truly takes to get there - without the costly risk of trial-by-error. We integrate deeply into your organization to address all dimensions of your challenges and identify the best path to resolution and subsequent realization of strategic goals.

70% failure rate: corporate change management initiatives.

Source: "Do 70% of All Organizational Change Initiatives Really Fail?" Mark Hughes, Journal of Change Management, Dec. 2011

10% success rate: companies that execute on their vision.

Source: From statistics compiled by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, cited inExecutive Strategy with the Balanced Scorecard

"To help merge technology and business processes, a new breed of enterprise architect - known as the business architect - is emerging."

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Whyis Business Architecture valuable?

Does your company suffer from chronic disconnect?
A common problem in today's business: the upstream corporate vision fails to get successfully translated into actionable objectives. Downstream, critical coordination fails amongst business units, as well as between the business and IT.

Missing the target
When individual business units interpret the strategy differently, a "mutually agreed upon" hybrid solution results that is inefficient, non-integrated - or worse - misses the target objectives entirely.

Uncovering misalignment
Business Architecture reveals where organizational investment is not well aligned to the strategies.

Business Architecture aligns the organization
Business Architecture serves to properly align the organization. Business Architecture reveals how an organization is structured and can clearly demonstrate how elements such as capabilities, processes, organization and information fit together.

Lingua franca: facilitating change through a common language
We deliver a reusable set of assets - in a commonly understood language - that enables your company to quickly assess and make strategic or operational changes.

Delivering business transformation
We ensure successful strategy translation by enabling your company to visualize its business strategy end-state before the plan is implemented. Our Business Architecture approach delivers:

Focused and aligned strategy

Improved decision making

Increased operational efficiency and capacity for growth

Agility in your business and IT execution

Howcan Business Architecture be used?

How value is derived through Business Architecture

Any business - from an entrepreneur to the largest corporation - can benefit from Business Architecture. Here are a few examples of how we have helped organizations to apply Business Architecture:

Start a new company

Define a new market

Define a new product offering in the marketplace

Restructure a business unit

Drive legacy modernization

Reinvent what and who a company is

Integrate people, processes, capabilities, technology and culture during M&A

Transform a Fortune 50 enterprise around customer experience

Make a decision that dramatically reshapes a federal program

Solve social problems holistcally

Whenis a good time to engage in Business Architecture?

Engage Business Architecture at the beginning of a corporate initiative

If your organization has not applied Business Architecture before, select an appropriate effort to pilot the approach to help build an understand of how it applies to your organization and foster buy-in. Our Business Architecture Practice offers the following services available to meet your specific Business Architecture needs:

Business Transformation Enablement

New Business / Product / Market Support

Large-scale Technology Implementation Support

Compliance Management Support

Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) Support

Engage us to help start your own Business Architecture practice

Let us help you start your new Business Architecture practice, from defining your value proposition to standing up all the necessary components of your internal practice. We offer training and mentoring to develop your staff into highly trained business architects. We provide the following services to leverage, create, or enhance your own Business Architecture Practice:

Practice Evaluation and Strategy

Practice Structure and Role Development

Architecture Change Management and Communication

Enterprise Model Building

Standards and Method Development

Governance Processes

Practice Metrics and Evaluation

Tool Assessment and Alignment

Training and Mentoring

Business Architecture Community Support

Wherecan I learn more about Business Architecture?

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