IEA Methodology for Business Transformation MBT

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IEA Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT)

• January 2005

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The IEA Methodology for Business Transformation
(MBT) is a Take-Action approach to enterprise
architecture.
The MBT is as much a culture and climate business
transformation as it is a set of technology
modernization recommendations.
Transition Plan
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How is the approach Take-Action?

• Redefine business strategy based on actual
  business stakeholders
• Evaluate business processes and provide
  recommendations for better enabling the
  stakeholder-driven business strategy
• Evaluate systems and provide recommendations for
  better enabling the new business processes
• Deliver short and longer-term transition plans
  for using and implementing the target
  architecture

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The IEA Methodology for Business Transformation
(MBT) is in line with guidance from the CIO
Council.
The Federal CIO Council published an 8 step
architecture cycle. The IEA Methodology for
Business Transformation covers all 8 steps in
this cycle.
Source Federal Chief Information Officer Council
- A Practical Guide to Federal Enterprise
Architecture Version 1.0 February 2001
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The IEA MBT provides guidance for defining and
implementing business transformation.
Create the Blueprint (6-12 months)
Implement Business Transformation(1-5 years)
Maintaining Architecture (continuous)
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Creating the Modernization Blueprint

• IEA Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT)
• Data Gathering, Analysis, Findings,
  Recommendations, and Oversight

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The Create the Blueprint segment of the IEA MBT
consists of 6 main tasks that result in an IRB
approved Modernization Blueprint.
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Each of the Creating the Modernization
Blueprint Steps is broken into Tasks, as this
slide shows.
To make initiatives work, it took passionate,
all-consuming commitment from the top. Jack
Welch
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• When you can measure what you are speaking
  about, and express it in numbers, you know
  something about it but when you cannot measure
  it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your
  knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory
  kind.
• - Lord Kelvin

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The analysis is aggregated into business scoring
as well as technology, applications, and security
scoring.
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All of the business and technology analysis
culminates in the documentation of findings and
recommendations.
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In addition to narrative, the Blueprint contains
visualizations to communicate the target
architecture.
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The Blueprint also contains a tactical sequencing
plan for implementing the recommendations.
The tactical sequencing plan allows the DOI to
track progress towards improvement targets.
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Implementing Business Transformation

• IEA Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT)
• Implementation Steps, Oversight, and Performance
  Measures

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Once the DOI MBT outputs the Modernization
Blueprint and IRB approval is obtained, the
Blueprint then moves to implementation.
Implementing the Blueprint Steps (align with Step
7 in the Federal CIO Council architecture cycle)
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After IRB approval of the Blueprint, there are
defined tasks to move from Blueprint through
business transformation.
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Each of the Implementing Business
Transformation Steps is broken into Tasks, as
this slide shows.
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Maintaining the Architecture

• IEA Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT)
• Architecture Modifications, Updated Enterprise
  Architecture Artifacts

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Throughout the implementation of the business
transformation, and after the transformation is
complete, the architecture must be kept current.
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The DOI MBT drives actionable architecture and
reduces implementation risks.
Value of the Methodology for Business
Transformation

• Reusable, structured approach to all business
  transformation.
• Defined coordination between IEA, Business
  Organizations, CPIC, Contracts, and Oversight
  Teams.
• Full business transformation organization
  capital, human capital, information capital.
• Coordinated program of change rather than
  individual projects.
• Outputs from analysis through implementation are
  centrally coordinated in DEAR.