EA Roadmapping

Strategy Roadmap Development

1) Develop a clear and unambiguous understanding of the current state

• Business Objectives
• Functional needs
• High impact business processes
• Current operating model
• Cost and complexity drivers
• Business and technical assets (Artifacts)

2) Define desired end state

• Performance targets (Cash flow, Profitability, Growth, Customer intimacy)
• Operating Model Improvements
• Guiding principals

3) Conduct Gap Analysis

• Gap closure strategies
• Organizational
• Functional
• Architectural (technology)
• Process
• Reward or economic incentives

The following diagram illustrates a sample index or collection of the findings focused across the four architecture domains (Business, Information, Application, and Technology) related to the architecture. 

4) Prioritize

• Actionable items
• Relative business value
• Technical complexity

5) Discover the Optimum Sequence

• Dependencies of actionable items
• Capacity for the organization to absorb change? 
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6) Develop the Road Map


A Sample MDM Roadmap