Business architecture

Aspects of a business represented by a business architecture diagram[1]

In the business sector, business architecture is a discipline[citation needed] that "represents holistic, multidimensional business views of: capabilities, end-to-end value delivery, information, and organizational structure; and the relationships among these business views and strategies, products, policies, initiatives, and stakeholders."[2][3]

In application, business architecture provides a bridge between an enterprise business model and enterprise strategy on one side, and the business functionality of the enterprise on the other side. It often[quantify] enables the Strategy to Execution methodology.

People who develop and maintain business architecture are known as business architects.

  1. ^ Business Architecture Guild, A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge™, v 7.5 (BIZBOK® Guide), 2019. Part 1, Section N/A & Page 2
  2. ^ "FEAPO Announces New Enterprise Architecture Genre Definitions". FEAPO. June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019. For the first time, a large consortium of professional organizations collaborated to publish Architecture genre definitions.
  3. ^ "The Federation of Enterprise Architecture Domains". FEAPO. Retrieved April 19, 2019. Business Architecture represents holistic, multidimensional business views of: capabilities, end-to-end value delivery, information, and organizational structure; and the relationships among these business views and strategies, products, policies, initiatives, and stakeholders.