Business Architecture: The Enabler of Business Strategy
A Methodology by The Business Architecture Center Of Excellence (BACOE)
When considering a book on Business Architecture, "Business Architecture, The Enabler of Business Strategy" offers several compelling reasons to read it:
Holcman presents a no-nonsense, direct, and easy-to-follow approach to Business Architecture. This makes it particularly useful for those looking for actionable insights.
The book is described as "a book of action, not surveys or choices - moving from theory to strategy enablement." This practical orientation can be valuable for new architects or professionals seeking to apply Business Architecture concepts in real-world scenarios.
It provides a thorough treatment of Business Architecture, covering topics from establishing and maturing a Business Architecture practice to actually developing a human-consumable Business Architecture.
The Business Architecture process presented is both theoretically sound and refined through actual practice. The methodologies have been tested and proven in real business environments.
Holcman emphasizes that Business Architecture helps the business run better, rather than "architecture for architecture's sake." This aligns well with the needs of business professionals looking to improve their organizations. This book helps organizations move from strategic intent to a business strategy to strategy enablement.
The book provides straightforward, understandable approaches, making it suitable for a wide audience, from business professionals, strategists, and new or practiced Business Architects.
The book emphasizes the role of Business Architecture in strategy execution, which may be particularly relevant for those interested in aligning business strategy with technology enablement.
The book is available for sale starting at $59.00 USD directly from the author or online at Amazon.
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I am thrilled to endorse this book, “Business Architecture - The Enabler of Business Strategy.” There is no better person to learn Business Architecture from than Sam Holcman, and I am so excited to see him sharing his knowledge with the world through this amazing publication. I met Sam when I was just starting out in Business Architecture and found his common-sense approach to the practice to be exactly what was needed to build my team of professionals. I have since used my learning and the BACOE model to build teams within a Fortune 5 company and am leveraging it in my current role. My teams will attest that I regularly remind them to consider the “who, what, when, where, how, and why” of our business before we jump to solutions.
Congratulations, my dear friend and Business Architecture mentor!
Jenn MacGilvray
EVP, Chief Quality Officer, Delta Dental of California
I’ve had the privilege of learning from Sam for most of my career. His practical and down-to-earth approach to a framework I encountered while working at IBM in 1988 immediately resonated with me. Sam’s teaching and implementation are genuinely designed by practitioners, for practitioners. Sam played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the end-to-end supply chain for our mutual client, US Navy Supply, before their SAP S/4 migration. Over six months, he provided training and ensured organizational alignment on the fundamental architecture. Look no further if you need practical business architecture and enterprise architecture knowledge. Sam’s expertise is unparalleled, and his authority is unquestionable.
Asim Aziz
CTO, JMA Resources
I have been waiting with great anticipation for this excellent guidance on business architecture from one of the premier experts in business architecture and enterprise architecture, Mr. Sam Holcman. These disciplines are critical to the success of state government in delivering value-based services to our citizens. It all starts with explicit strategic intent and then enabling that intent through prioritized investment in business and technology capabilities. That is accomplished through employing a deliberate operating discipline – business architecture. I hope you will find this guidance from Sam Holcman as valuable as I have.
Eric Sweden
MSIH MBA CGCIO™ Certified BACOE Business Architect,™ Program Director, Enterprise Architecture and Governance, National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
The book explains how an organization and its important departments can achieve their goals through a series of business capabilities. Holcman offers a simple, easy-to-understand way to implement a business architecture project into one’s organization.
Holcman’s methods and approaches have been used by numerous Fortune 500 companies and have led him to be the top consultant on the topic. He believes the ‘for practitioners, by practitioners’ approach of “Business Architecture: The Enabler of Business Strategy” will make the book a crucial resource among business and technology personnel everywhere.
“Business Architecture: The Enabler of Business Strategy A Methodology by The Business Architecture Center Of Excellence (BACOE)” is available for sale for $59.00 USD online at Amazon.com or directly from the author. REVIEW COPIES AND INTERVIEWS ARE AVAILABLE.
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