Business Architects need to think from a business perspective; expert in employing consultative techniques like facilitation, influence, change leadership and communication. In this course participants will gain new insight to critical perspective for the business architect.

This course focuses on the skills and competencies needed to perform business architecture; “being” a Business Architect. Using business architecture tools, we’ll develop the business model, strategy, organization design for our practice back in our organizations. Strategy will be formed from business capability assessment, measurement, and performance. We’ll discuss approaches, techniques and skill to enable you to successfully launch your business architecture initiatives.

Outline:

• Use business models and business modeling to set strategy for business architecture practice launch
• Develop insights and skills necessary to be successful in the role of business architect
• Apply strategy to execution alignment using business modeling
• Demonstrate leadership skills leveraging Business Architecture
• Develop your “leadership metaphor”
• Extract and drive additional detail into elements of the launch plan
• Understand engagement models and begin to design one for your business
• Examine your own perspective and readiness to “be” a business architect
• Clearly articulate the things that the business will employ to achieve the desired outcome (rigor, engagement, etc.)