Enterprise Architecture
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APQC PCF for Global SAP Implementation: A Practical Guide for Project Managers and Enterprise Architects
Learn how automotive Tier 1 suppliers can use the APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) to establish a Global Process Taxonomy and connect Business Architecture with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fit-to-Standard, Application Architecture, and KPIs. Continue reading
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Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework for SAP Transformation: A Practical Guide to TOGAF®, Gartner, and Zachman
Successful SAP S/4HANA transformation requires more than an implementation methodology. This practical guide explains how CIOs and enterprise architects can combine TOGAF, Gartner’s EA approach, the Zachman Framework, and SAP Activate. Continue reading
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TOGAF® ADM in Practice: A Phase-by-Phase Checklist of Inputs, Tasks, Outputs, and Outcomes
Every TOGAF ADM phase, from Preliminary through Requirements Management, translated into an input/task/output/outcome checklist you can use as a gate-review standard on SAP and EA programs. Continue reading
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TOGAF® Business Transformation Readiness Assessment: How BTEP Helps Turn Enterprise Architecture into Transformation Execution
BTEP (Business Transformation Enablement Program) provides important foundations for understanding TOGAF Business Transformation Readiness Assessment. This practical guide explains BTEP, its objectives, its relationship with TOGAF, and how Enterprise Architects can apply transformation readiness assessment to Global ERP and other… Continue reading
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How to Use TOGAF® Architecture Principles in Global SAP Implementation and Rollout Projects
Learn how TOGAF Architecture Principles can be applied to global SAP implementation and rollout programs. This practical guide explains the Name, Statement, Rationale, and Implications template and shows how PMs and Enterprise Architects can use principles for global standardization, Clean… Continue reading
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How to Use a Stakeholder Concern Matrix in SAP Implementation and Rollout Projects
Learn how to apply the TOGAF Stakeholder Map to SAP S/4HANA implementation and global rollout programs. This practical guide explains how Project Managers and Enterprise Architects can connect Stakeholders, Concerns, Power, Interest, Requirements, Engagement Strategies, and Architecture Views/Viewpoints. Continue reading
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What Is Architecture Partitioning in TOGAF? ADM Phase, Review Triggers, and a Practical SAP Example
TOGAF’s Architecture Partitioning is defined in the Preliminary Phase and revisited when triggered from Phase A or a Phase H Change Request. This article breaks down the standard’s own guidance with a practical SAP S/4HANA example. Continue reading
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TOGAF® and SABSA Integration: A Practical Guide to Business-Driven Security Architecture
A practical breakdown of the official TOGAF-SABSA Integration white paper — covering SABSA’s background, purpose, core concepts, and its phase-by-phase mapping onto the TOGAF ADM. Continue reading
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How TOGAF’s Business Value Assessment Technique Can Win Your Automotive Tier 1 SAP Program
Struggling to decide which work package to tackle first in a global SAP S/4HANA rollout? This article shows how TOGAF’s Business Value Assessment Technique turns prioritization into an objective, defensible exercise — with a worked example from an automotive Tier… Continue reading
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Greenfield, Big Bang, or Phased Rollout: A CIO’s Guide to Choosing the Right SAP Implementation Approach at Tier1 Suppliers
A new plant launch, an aging core system nearing end of maintenance, a global multi-site rollout — the same label, “SAP implementation project,” can mean three very different journeys. Using TOGAF’s three implementation approaches as a lens, this article walks… Continue reading
