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Troux Enterprise Architecture Solutions

By : Richard J. Reese
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Troux Enterprise Architecture Solutions

By: Richard J. Reese

Overview of this book

<p>Is it possible to actually measure the contribution IT makes to business? Are there ways to communicate complex IT topics to business leaders in ways they understand? This unique book uses the Troux Transformation Platform to show IT leaders how to reach their business partners.This book covers how to generate tremendous business value from aligning business strategy with IT strategy. It uses a leading product as the example of applying best practices to produce the aligned business.Best practices are explained in a clear language with a number of graphics.</p> <p>When IT delivers solutions that are aligned with business goals, real value is created. This book is written in a unique style that uses the Troux Transformation Platform as the hallmark of how to create the aligned business. The book introduces topics spanning IT portfolio management, strategic alignment, application optimization, IT governance, visualization, generating value, and more. Each chapter contains a context of best practices followed by useful examples taken right out of the Troux product. The book also covers topics such as modern architecture modeling and supports the TOGAF methodology with the Troux product. There is even a chapter devoted to the topic of visualization. Most topics are introduced and discussed independently of the underlying product used for the examples. Thus, this book is a must read for anyone interested in business and IT strategic alignment.</p>
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Troux Enterprise Architecture Solutions
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Preface
Glossary
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Index

The future of EA


No one can predict the future of Enterprise Architecture, not the authors of this book, not IT consultants, and not IT industry analysts. However, some interesting trends are emerging around the discipline. Enterprise Architecture has a long history of being viewed as too technical, too theoretical, or too slow to react to changes in the business environment. More recently, however, and partially because of the commitment to using facts as the basis for recommendation, EA is being used to help set strategic direction. It is being used not only for setting IT direction, but for helping to set business direction as well.

We have seen in this book how to create a place where everyone in the company can go to find facts. The EA repository is that place where facts exist. The EA function within the company may not even be called EA in the future. Yes, there will likely be IT Architecture and it may exist within the IT area. However, true Enterprise Architecture is more likely...