IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board: Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI
This IDC Perspective summarizes IDC's Global CIO Advisory Board discussion on enterprise architecture management (EAM) in the age of AI everywhere. The speaker was the CIO of a leading chemical manufacturer in Germany.According to the aforementioned CIO, "Enterprise architecture builds a bridge between business process management and IT architecture. It helps to analyze the complexity of the infrastructure and map tools with the processes, allowing people owning the business functions to understand the redundancies in their system.""Enterprise architecture is essential for enhancing organizational efficiency, offering transparency in process performance, and aiding in system optimization. By offering a comprehensive view of the product life cycle, it facilitates strategic product road-map planning and application consolidation which results in a more efficient and cost-effective technology architecture." — Nupur Singh Andley, research manager, C-Suite Tech Agenda Program at IDC
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Executive Snapshot
Situation Overview
Enterprise Architecture: A "Structured and Coordinated Collection of Plans"
Building an Enterprise Architecture Management Function
Adopting a Federated Enterprise Architecture Management Model
Transforming from "Best of Breed" to "Platform Based" Approach
Aligning Employee KPIs with Enterprise Architecture Management Objectives