WHY IS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE A “MUST-HAVE” NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE?

A master’s degree in business administration aids students in better understanding corporate dynamics. In today’s world, They feel it is critical to be able to perceive business as a whole. Students must use the Enterprise Architect lens and break down silos to perceive the business as one entity. Understanding that business does not operate in silos, as some of our MBA courses may lead us to believe, is critical. An organization must function cooperatively to be efficient and effective, which means that all of the enterprise’s core parts must advance in lockstep.

“A company is just as good as its weakest link.”

Let’s use the human body as an example. A human body needs an objective and goal, as well as food as fuel, sleep as rejuvenation, and a family as a support system, to function successfully.

Similarly, an organization needs a strategic goal, business alignment to that vision, applications to carry out the business plan, data to fuel growth, and technology to keep the organization working at all times. When we can perceive the stages of the business – business, application, data, and technology – as a linked whole, business management is guaranteed to succeed. Enterprise Architecture binds these phases together into a single, easily accessible entity. As a result, this topic provides an excellent chance for MBA graduates to link their knowledge from multiple disciplines and use it to get the business engine rolling.

Similarly, an organization needs a strategic goal, business alignment to that vision, applications to carry out the business plan, data to fuel growth, and technology to keep the organization working at all times. When we can perceive the stages of the business – business, application, data, and technology – as a linked whole, business management is guaranteed to succeed. Enterprise Architecture binds these phases together into a single, easily accessible entity. As a result, this topic provides an excellent chance for MBA graduates to link their knowledge from multiple disciplines and use it to get the business engine rolling.

Enterprise architecture as a subject and familiarity with reference architectures such as IT4ITTM would aid EA aspirants in appreciating tools for managing a digital enterprise. As students, we are aware that many businesses are undergoing digital transformations. However, if we are left to our own devices, we are unlikely to know where to begin the trip or how to proceed with the digital transformation. To address the above-mentioned issue, familiarity with the TOGAF® Architecture Development Method (ADM) would be a great place to start. A realistic beginning point may be an as-is evaluation followed by a to-be assessment spanning business, data, application, and technology. The phase “Opportunities and Solutions” will assist in developing a roadmap of numerous digital transformation projects that a company may pick from.

Enterprise Architecture as a b-school subject would span across other areas and provide students with a comprehensive perspective. In a business analytics class, for example, students study statistical modeling and how to make data-driven business choices. Now that Enterprise Architecture is a subject, they will begin to value ideas such as:

• The maturity of an organization’s analytics capacity
• In a multi-application context, the importance of a single source of truth cannot be overstated.
• Maintaining a data catalog with all data pieces and building matrices such as the application-data matrix is critical.
• Is the business analytics application supported by technology — is it on the cloud, for example?

There are several advantages to having Enterprise Architecture as a “must-have” subject. We are certain that MBA graduates who have the capacity to perceive the enterprise as a whole can help their companies navigate through shifting business conditions. And, while they’re steering the ship, they’ll have the know-how to make adjustments rapidly enough to keep up with the shifting commercial landscape. As a result, EA as a topic will assist MBA graduates in growing their business in a sustainable and resilient manner.

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