Enterprise Architecture

 
 
 

The role of technology is changing from a mere enabler of business or process implementations to a key driver of business. IT is opening up new avenues for business growth. Growth brings in new applications and accumulation of IT baggage. It is important that they are aligned to business in order to maximize their effectiveness. Strategic application collaboration is the need of the hour and it can't be achieved without a comprehensive business IT strategy.









JBS Group expertise resides in developing enterprise-wide IT architecture and the unique value proposition comprising all segments of IT including design, development, implementation, infrastructure and support, both voice and non-voice, gives the necessary depth needed to help our customers embark on such an important strategic initiative.


















The following areas of engagement are performed by JBS Group consultants to define Information Technology (IT) strategy:

  1. ■Executive Summary - This is a summary of the IT strategy

    1. ✦High level organizational benefits

    2. ✦Project objective and scope

    3. ✦Approach and methodology of the engagement

    4. ✦Relationship to overall business strategy

    5. ✦Resource summary

      1. ✦Staffing

      2. ✦Budgets

      3. ✦Summary of key projects

  2. ■Internal Capabilities

    1. ✦IT Portfolio Management- An inventory of current projects being managed

    2. ✦An inventory of existing applications supported and the level of resources required to support them

    3. ✦Architectural directions and methods for implementation of IT solutions

    4. ✦Current IT departmental strengths and weaknesses

  3. ■External Forces

    1. ✦Summary of changes driven from outside the organization

    2. ✦Rising expectations of users

    3. ✦List of new IT projects requested by the organization

  4. ■Opportunities

    1. ✦Description of new cost reduction or efficiency increase opportunities

    2. ✦Description of how Moore's Law (faster processors, networks or storage at lower costs) will impact the organization's ROI for technology

  5. ■Threats

    1. ■Description of disruptive forces that could cause the organization to become less profitable or competitive

    2. ■Analysis IT usage by competition

  6. ■IT Organization structure and Governance

    1. ■IT organization roles and responsibilities

    2. ■IT role description

    3. ■IT Governance

  7. ■Milestones

    1. ■List of monthly, quarterly or mid-year milestones and review dates to indicate if the strategy is on track

    2. ■List milestone name, deliverables and metrics