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Today was the second and final day of the IT & Enterprise Architecture Conference 2015. Below is a summary of my key notes. Going beyond IT. What EA can really mean for your organisation John Pearson, Business Architect, IAG Consider the Demand vs Supply side of architecture IAG is using traditional TOGAF domains (Information, Application, Technology Infrastructure and Security) with business architecture being used to better align with the demand from the business Enterprise Business Motivation Model (EBMM) - Accenture, Nick Malik ( http://www.motivationmodel.com/ ) anchor diagram for business architecture using to understand change impact Bake business architecture approaches in early in the architecture journey Understand the business, its priorities and where value can be added Understand architecture capabilities in service to the business Understand key stakeholder n...

Today I attended the first day of the  IT & Enterprise Architecture Conference  2015 at the Crowne Plaza in Auckland. This was my first time at the event and it was a good opportunity to network with the wider IT & Enterprise Architecture community. Below is a summary of my key notes. Setting the scene: Enterprise Architecture 2015-2025 Craig Pitout, Senior Manager IT Advisory, EY ( @CraigPitout ) Cloud, Mobility, Big Data and Social Media are key forces of Digital Disruption Themes affecting enterprise agility Customer centric Product centric Internal efficiency Regulatory requirements Force for uniqueness vs Force for commonality Quantifying the impact Innovation impact vs Value potential Disruptive - disrupt the core Adjacent - change and expand Sustaining - incremental improvements EY Business Reference Model - Agile ( http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Services/Advisory/EY-t...