Business-IT alignment is essential for any organization's success in today's digital economy. Without alignment based on first principles and common goals, the gulf between business needs and IT solutions will widen and cause silos, rework, and cost overruns. Therefore, business and IT teams must work together to ensure that their strategies and goals are aligned Read The post Business-IT Alignment appeared first on Capstera ..read more

In many large companies, enterprise architecture projects end up as failures or generate suboptimal results. Avoiding enterprise architecture debacles is essential as it is not an isolated discipline but is interwoven into the fabric of the business and technology landscape. Companies start with great intentions,  an abundance of enthusiasm, and big expectations. But, the results Read The post Avoiding Enterprise Architecture Debacles appeared first on Capstera ..read more

Most companies start out their business architecture journey without a business architecture model, which is clearly a mistake. What is a Business Architecture Model? Capstera business architecture model is a simple and yet effective way to gain a holistic perspective of what business architecture means and how it manifests.  The goal of the business architecture Read The post Business Architecture Model appeared first on Capstera ..read more

  Why do we need a business capability definition? Because there is a lot of confusion about the word "business capability" or just the word "Capability" or "Capabilities" even among practitioners of business architecture discipline.   Before we delve into what is the definition of "Business Capability" or "Business Capabilities" as we use in the context Read The post Business Capability Definition: What is a Capability? appeared first on Capstera ..read more

What is the role of a business architect in the digital age? How do the artifacts and business architecture fit into the grand scheme of digitalization? How can a business architect provide calm and stability in the digital transformation storm? Indeed, these are the central questions of our times as business architecture evolves from its Read The post Business Architect in the Digital Age appeared first on Capstera ..read more

This post focuses on how to become a versatile business architect and be a center of contribution in an enterprise. Business architect of the 2020s and beyond has to not only the master of art and craft of business architecture but also be a versatile contributor.  Call it a shapeshifter or a Swiss army knife; Read The post Versatile Business Architect appeared first on Capstera ..read more

Socializing business architecture is an essential and integral part of a business architect's role. And it is quite challenging. Therefore, we at Capstera have included it in the role and responsibilities of a versatile business architect. While some organizations embrace business and enterprise architecture as a foundation for transformation, there is skepticism about the value Read The post Socializing Business Architecture appeared first on Capstera ..read more

What is Digital Reference Architecture? The reference architecture provides a template solution for architecture for a particular domain with taxonomy elements, interface definitions, and an overarching design framework for translating business goals to technical execution. The reference architecture structures and respective elements and relations provide concrete architectures and solution definition templates. Reference architectures can be Read The post Digital Reference Architecture appeared first on Capstera ..read more

Why are business capabilities importance to your firm?  More importantly, how do you articulate the criticality of business capabilities? In the last several years, business capability mapping has emerged as a key concept for modeling an enterprise and defining the fundamental essence in foundational terms. Business capabilities are like Lego blocks which encapsulate what a Read The post Business Capabilities Importance: Why Business Capabilities Matter? appeared first on Capstera ..read more

Defining a Technical Solution using Business Capabilities: There is a feeling Business strategists generally reside in ivory towers and produce a strategy that is in the stratosphere. If you have read strategy pillars such as the following, that feeling is reinforced in spades: "We will offer the best customer experience in the industry." We will Read The post Defining a Technical Solution using Business Capabilities appeared first on Capstera ..read more