Arpan Acharya Richard Ashkettle

Director, Enterprise Architecture Enterprise Architect

Enterprise
Architecture
& Agile
 Agenda

EA and Agile Intersection

Learnings from Real World Usage
New EA Practice Guidelines
EA Maturity Model
Parting Thoughts
 SET OF PRINCIPLES FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
WHERE REQUIREMENTS AND

AGILE SOLUTIONS EVOLVE THROUGH

COLLABORATIVE SELF
ORGANIZING CROSS FUNCTIONAL
TEAMS
 Gartner Group: Enterprise architecture

ENTERPRISE (EA) is the process of translating business

vision and strategy into effective enterprise
change by creating, communicating, and
improving the key principles and models

ARCHITECTURE that describe the enterprises future state

and enable its evolution.
 Enterprise Agile
Architecture
Iterative
Focus on User Support
Management Support Collaborative Focused

Produces Planning Only the Essentials Produces

and Insight Multi-Disciplinary Working Software

Pre-Project Mandated Daily Project Work

Business
Abstract Representation Technical
& &
Vision Based Soft Skills Focused

INTERSECTION VENN DIAGRAM

AGILE 1. FAST PACED
2. HOLISTIC VISION

ENTERPRISE 3. ALIGNMENT
4. FOCUS ON BIG PICTURE

ARCHITECTURE 5. RETROSPECTIVES
AGILE
ENTERPRISE 1. ESTABLISH THE VISION

ARCHITECTURE
AGILE
ENTERPRISE 2. ITS ABOUT THE PEOPLE
NOT ARTIFACTS

ARCHITECTURE
AGILE 3. ACT LOCALLY BUT THINK
ENTERPRISE AT THE ENTERPRISE
LEVEL

ARCHITECTURE
AGILE
ENTERPRISE 4. ITERATE

ARCHITECTURE
AGILE
ENTERPRISE 5. TAKE DECISIONS
TOGETHER

ARCHITECTURE
AGILE
ENTERPRISE 6. COMMUNICATION

ARCHITECTURE
NEED TO START A NEW EA
PRACTICE?
 WHATS THE FOCUS OF
PURPOSE YOUR
ORGANIZATION?WHAT ARE

&VALUE THE CURRENT AND

FUTURE NEEDS?
Steps for new EA practice

WEAVE YOUR SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS

TEAMS INTO IT
Good that you setup an EA
practice, now what?
Gartner Maturity What level are you at?

Model
Current & Target Perspective ratings combined
together leads to overall

Maturity Map maturity level

 EMBRACE IT

Organizations need to embrace the Agile Enterprise Architecture

train to reap the full benefits of the two approaches
 TEAMWORK

EA groups need to utilize their soft skills to work closely with

agile teams on a daily basis