Business Architecture (BA) defines what needs to be done in your organization.

But planning defines which Business Architecture Frameworks get implemented.

While Business Architecture (BA) defines what needs to be done, planning defines when Business Architecture Frameworks will be implemented.

Business Architecture planning is the process of defining the architecture for the use of information in support of the business and the plan for implementing them.

In a top-down approach, BA approach the business processes plan develops the IT plan or the applications plan, and a plan to better align business with IT, called a functional plan. Planning BA is critical to a company’s performance. It can benefit an organization in several ways: identifies gaps between baseline and targeted states and recommends a sequencing plan to bridge the gap, helps in information sharing across the board, and helps to track performance and minimize overall costs

Architecture Life Cycles Explained:

The basic planning format applied to Business Architecture and strategic planning.

Within a Business Architecture Life Cycle (BALC), different activities in the project are implemented in a timely and effective manner.

There are several activities involved in Business Architecture planning:

  1. Is to envision and define the scope of the architecture environment.

  2. The second is to identify key stakeholders.

  3. The third is to create a business case for systems and finally to create the project and

  4. Evaluate and maintain it.

The various steps in a BALC are:

  • BA Development

  • Portfolio Management

  • Project Management

  • Solution Delivery and

  • Organization Change Management.

These are the broad areas that must be looked into in order that Business Architecture and system development go hand in hand.

Business Architecture and System Development Ensure Mutual Coexistence

All large companies plan, develop, test and install software systems to rely on their information and data needs. A system is essentially a set of processes by which an organization achieves its objectives. No system functions in a vacuum. They coexist with numerous other systems in an organization.

Business Architecture and system development is concerned with the fact that every system in an enterprise must not only fit in, but should also reflect the strategy and vision of the business.

Within a Business Architecture life cycle, a given application must be developed so as to take advantage of a shared infrastructure. It should not adversely affect other systems in an organization.

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