Architecture views drift apart
Business and IT maintain separate models, making relationships hard to navigate or keep current.
Where work starts to break down.
Change impact is difficult to explain
A proposed application or process change lacks a shared view of affected capabilities and dependencies.
Ownership is missing
Architecture artifacts become static diagrams without clear stewardship and a controlled update process.
HOW IT WORKS
A practical path from problem to process.
People own decisions. Systems carry out configured actions. Any AI assistance must use authorized context and produce work for review.
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01
Architecture lead
Set the model scope
Agree the business, application, data and technology domains that the architecture repository will cover.
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02
Domain stewards
Map the relationships
Connect capabilities, value streams and processes to the relevant architecture objects.
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Business and IT owners
Review dependencies
Use related views to discuss the impact of a proposed change and resolve conflicting information.
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Governance team
Approve and maintain
Assign stewardship and review permissions, approve updates and keep the repository aligned with change decisions.
The platform behind the solution.
Scope the capabilities around the process. The solution is not a separate product line.
Process Architecture & Design Platform
EBPA supports architecture and process modeling, relationship views, stewardship and controlled changes.
Explore EBPA →Make the handoffs visible.
Business scenario · ERP replacement impact assessment
- 01ERP replacement proposed
- 02Affected business capabilities mapped
- 03Process, data and interface dependencies reviewed
- 04Business and IT owners approve scope
A FOCUSED START
Agree the scope.
Establish the baseline.
What to bring
Agree an architecture vocabulary, repository scope and accountable domain stewards. Reconcile overlapping inventories before importing models and defining review permissions.
What to measure
Track owner coverage, review freshness and the completeness of relationships needed for an agreed change decision.
Implementation scope and outcomes depend on the process, data, systems and team. Agree success criteria during discovery.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Before you begin.
Does EAM mean asset maintenance here?
No. The source solution is Enterprise Architecture Management: relationships among business, application, data and technology architecture.
Must every architecture domain be modeled at once?
Begin with the relationships needed for a specific decision, such as the applications supporting a priority process. Expand with clear ownership.
Does the repository make architecture decisions?
No. Models provide context for business and IT owners to assess dependencies and approve changes.
Start with one process.
Build toward something bigger.
Bring your team, your systems, and the work you want to improve.