Enterprise Architecture
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Process-Driven vs Capability-Driven Approaches in SAP Enterprise Architecture
Compare process-driven and capability-driven approaches in SAP Enterprise Architecture. Learn how to connect investment priorities, process changes, and architecture roadmaps through an automotive supplier example. Continue reading
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Solution Context vs Solution Concept: A Practical Guide for Enterprise Architects
Solution Context defines the environment and boundaries of a solution, while Solution Concept outlines how the future solution will address them. This practical guide explains their roles, differences, creation steps, and application in an SAP supply chain transformation. Continue reading
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Business Footprint Diagram: A Practical TOGAF® Guide with INPUT, PROCESS, and OUTPUT for Enterprise Architects
Of all the artifacts in TOGAF ADM Phase B, the Business Footprint Diagram is the one that lands hardest with executives — and the one most often drawn carelessly. This guide breaks it down into the prerequisites you must gather… Continue reading
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Environments and Locations Diagram: A Practical TOGAF® Phase D Guide for Enterprise Architects
The Environments and Locations Diagram is a formal TOGAF Phase D artifact that answers which locations host which applications, what technologies run where, and where users connect from. This guide covers its purpose, a seven-step creation process, seven practical pitfalls,… Continue reading
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Business Strategy Map for Enterprise Architecture: How to Translate Strategy in TOGAF® Architecture Vision
The most common failure in early Enterprise Architecture work is misreading the business strategy. This guide explains where the Business Strategy Map sits in TOGAF Phase A, a five-step build process, the nine categories to probe during a Business Strategy… Continue reading
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Mastering Risk Analysis for SAP Implementation in Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturing: A TOGAF-Based Approach
A TOGAF-based framework for identifying, evaluating, and mitigating SAP implementation risks in Tier 1 automotive manufacturing — from BOM errors and MRP failures to EDI disruptions and OEM delivery delays. Continue reading
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TOGAF® Risk Management for SAP Implementation: A Practical Guide for Manufacturing Enterprise Architects
Learn how Enterprise Architects can apply TOGAF Initial Risk Assessment, mitigation, and Residual Risk Assessment to manufacturing SAP S/4HANA programs. An original JIT/JIS integration scenario shows how to connect architecture risk, evidence, Go/No-Go governance, and continuous monitoring. Continue reading
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Enterprise Architecture for SAP Transformation: Outputs, Deliverables, Artifacts, and Outcomes for Automotive Tier 1 Suppliers
Learn how Outputs, Deliverables, Artifacts, and Outcomes differ in Enterprise Architecture through a practical automotive Tier 1 SAP S/4HANA transformation example. Discover how Enterprise Architects can connect architecture decisions and SAP solutions to measurable business outcomes. Continue reading
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How CIOs Should Build an Enterprise Architecture Organization for Global SAP Transformation
Global SAP transformation requires more than an implementation team. This article explains how CIOs can progressively build an Enterprise Architecture organization—from Virtual and Program EA to Corporate EA, Federated EA, Architecture Boards, and an EA Center of Excellence. Continue reading
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SAP Reference Business Architecture Enterprise Domains: A Practical Guide for Enterprise Architects and SAP Program Managers
Learn how the four Enterprise Domains in SAP Reference Business Architecture—Product & Service, Customer, Supply, and Corporate—structure Business Capabilities and Business Processes and connect Business Strategy with SAP Solution Architecture. Continue reading
