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Business Architecture captures present and target business
structures, concepts and processes as required for large projects
and Enterprise Architecture development.
UML Business Architecture
UML Business Architecture uses UML notation to ensure consistency
of information and effectiveness of the modelling process. However,
UML should be adapted to Business Architecture use by implementing
Business Architecture-specific template and profiles, and should be
complemented by the relevant interactive modelling techniques and
presentation methods.
Although using the same notation, UML Business Modelling is a
separate discipline from, say, UML OO Design, end requires
specialist skills and experience. However when used properly, UML
notation and tools deliver significant improvement to productivity
and provide more positive, reassuring and comfortable experience to
business executives involved in developing of Business
Architecture.
Input to Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture is critical in ensuring continuous IT
capability to support business operation and development. However,
to be effective Enterprise Architecture should be developed to the
specific business needs and objectives. Business Architecture
provides the necessary input, delivering Business Objectives,
Capabilities, Processes and Concepts at the level of precision and
consistency required by Enterprise Architects.
Gateway to Business Requirements
Business Architecture provides a foundation to development of
more detailed Business Requirements that are highly beneficial for
internal software development and essential for external
development. The presence of more coarse-grained Business
Architecture models provides UML Business Analysts with structure
and reference points that they need.
Business Architecture Traceability
Business Architecture links high-level Business Objectives with
detailed functional and technical decision. It can refer to the
concepts, goals and objectives specified at boardroom-level
documents and presentations, then map them to detailed business
concepts and processes that are usually the domain of Business Unit
Managers, Subject Matter Experts and Business Process Analysts, then
facilitate mapping of detailed capabilities, data entities and
scenarios to detailed business model. As a result, all IT activities
related to system implementation and development can be aligned with
fundamental business objectives.
TOGAF Business Architecture
For the sites following the Open Group approach, we can take care
of: Phase B: Business Architecture, as prescribed
by the Open Group specifications. We capture present and target
Business Scenarios, and produce interconnected Business Process
Models, Business Use Case Models and Business Class Models at the
right level of details.
Zachman Framework Business Architecture
For sites developing Enterprise Architecture according to the
Zachman framework, Business Architecture mainly covers two top
levels of the framework:
- Scope (Contextual) Layer
- Business (Conceptual) layer
Business Abstraction Zachman framework mapping allows us to
deliver detailed models to fit all elements of the framework.
More Information
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