Business Architecture

Business Architecture Diagram

Business architecture is a discipline 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 . It provides a blueprint of the enterprise that provides a common understanding of the organization and is used to align strategic objectives and tactical demands . Business architecture is used to design competitive structures and processes, leverage existing strengths, and identify potential investment opportunities that advance the business’s objectives and drive innovation . It is also used to develop plans, make business decisions and guide their implementations . The profession of business architecture primarily focuses on the motivational, operational, and analysis frameworks that link these aspects of the enterprise together . It is often conducted on its own or as part of an enterprise architecture . The alignment between business architecture and enterprise architecture is a natural architectural alignment of two related disciplines ..