Category: Strategy and architecture

Subcategory: Strategy and planning

Enterprise and business architecture - STPL

Aligning an organisation's technology strategy with its business mission, strategy and processes and documenting this using architectural models.

Levels:

Level 5:
Description: Develops models and plans to drive the execution of the business strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance. Contributes to creating and reviewing a systems capability strategy which meets the business's strategic requirements. Creates and maintains roadmaps to guide the execution of business strategy and capability improvements. Determines requirements and specifies effective business processes, through improvements in technology, information or data practices, organisation, roles, procedures and equipment.

Level 6:
Description: Develops enterprise-wide architecture and processes to embed strategic change management within the organisation. Leads the creation and review of a systems capability strategy aligned with business requirements. Develops roadmaps for enterprise architecture and initiatives, ensuring stakeholder buy-in. Captures and prioritises market and environmental trends, business strategies and objectives, identifying alternative strategies. Develops business cases for approval, funding and prioritisation of high-level initiatives. Sets strategies, policies, standards and practices to ensure compliance between business strategies, technology strategies and enterprise transformation activities.

Level 7:
Description: Directs the development of enterprise-wide architecture and processes to embed the strategic application of change in the management of the organisation. Directs the creation and review of an enterprise capability strategy to support the strategic requirements of the business. Oversees the creation and implementation of roadmaps to guide long-term enterprise transformation and strategic alignment. Identifies the business benefits of alternative strategies. Ensures compliance between business strategies, enterprise transformation activities and technology directions, setting strategies, policies, standards and practices.