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Business Technology Management (BTM) is not a methodology but I would say a
concept, or eventually the aggregation of several guidelines and techniques.
It is also described as a management science which aims to unify business and
technology business strategies with the aim of extracting the full potential
value of business technology solutions. In a nutshell, it allows you to unify
business and technology decision making. Sounds familiar?
Pragmatically it corresponds to a group of various services intended to help
businesses communities. BTM can include different methods such as I... (more)
Governance is currently a key topic for many IT functions. Its definition
varies, but its key themes are true for all companies: effectiveness,
efficiency, and reliability. Business value and risk mitigation are also at
its center and represent a significant part of enterprise governance overall.
Due to the horizontal nature of IT, where almost everyone in the enterprise
uses IT assets to complete their responsibilities, the impact of effective IT
governance is quite visible throughout an organization.
IT governance defines a structure of relationships, processes, and
measurement... (more)
TOGAF often refers to Strategic Planning without specifying the details of
what it consists of. This document explains why there is a perfect fit
between the two.
Strategic Planning means different things to different people. The one
constant is its reference to Business Planning which usually occurs annually
in most companies. One of the activities of this exercise is the
consideration of the portfolio of projects for the following financial year,
also referred to as Project Portfolio Management (PPM). This activity may
also be triggered when a company modifies its strategy or ... (more)
A waiver request can be a new document type in an Enterprise Architecture
program. The purpose of such a document is to request an exception to an
approved Enterprise Architecture for information systems and applications. It
allows to document the business justification, risk management process, and
costs associated with an exception. This document and the associated
exception process could apply to any system, application, element, or
practice that varies from the approved Enterprise Architecture. These include
but are not limited to data, applications, security, integration,
... (more)
Serge Thorn is currently developing and delivering new Enterprise Architecture consultancy and training services, implementing Governance and managing IT Operations.
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