{"id":4211,"date":"2017-02-01T17:06:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2022-04-21T11:33:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:33:56","slug":"raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Your Enterprise Architect\u2019s Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of waiting for an invitation to the executive table? Maybe it\u2019s time Enterprise Architects framed technology discussions in a business strategy context to earn their seat at the table. Stepping up your profile makes it easier to prove how you can drive business results in a positive, profitable direction.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, changing internal perceptions about EA business value is easier said than done. Especially when <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/enterprise-architects-14-hiring-trends\/\">EAs are respected for their technical chops<\/a>, but end up having to fight to have their strategic insights heard or their version of innovation understood.<\/p>\n<p>On the plus side, EAs who do hone their business savvy are much better at demonstrating to management their expertise, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/enterprise-architecture-must-speak-business-language\/\">IDG survey<\/a>. I invite you to read my article on ITProPortal titled, &#8220;<a title=\"IT Pro Portal:How Enterprise Architects Can Raise Their Profile within the Business - Earn a Seat at the Table\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itproportal.com\/features\/how-enterprise-architects-can-raise-their-profile-within-the-business-and-earn-a-seat-at-the-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Enterprise Architects Can Raise Their Profile within the Business &#8211; Earn a Seat at the Table<\/a>&#8220;. I provide a deeper look into how EAs can increase their visibility with the business, including how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show your ability to steer the business in a positive, profitable direction<\/li>\n<li>Leverage your relationship with your CIO to get noticed by the business<\/li>\n<li>Stop evangelizing about the tools of your trade and begin espousing solutions to problems<\/li>\n<li>Seize the day to diagnose the next wave of digital business challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an EA, you need to speak the language of the business. Instead of just talking about technology, you must translate IT strategy into business strategy to earn a seat at the management table as a key contributor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itproportal.com\/features\/how-enterprise-architects-can-raise-their-profile-within-the-business-and-earn-a-seat-at-the-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4215 size-full\" title=\"How enterprise architects can raise their profile within the business \u2013 and earn a seat at the table\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot.png\" alt=\"How enterprise architects can raise their profile within the business \u2013 and earn a seat at the table\" width=\"1300\" height=\"967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot.png 1300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITproportalscreenshot-750x558.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of waiting for an invitation to the executive table? Maybe it\u2019s time Enterprise Architects framed technology discussions in a business strategy context to earn their seat at the table. Stepping up your profile makes it easier to prove how you can drive business results in a positive, profitable direction. Sure, changing internal perceptions about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":4214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-4211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enterprise-architecture","tag-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tips for Enterprise Architects - EA Software Blog | Planview<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get tips for Enterprise Architects on framing technology discussions in a business strategy context to earn your seat at the executive table.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raising Your Enterprise Architect\u2019s Profile\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get tips for Enterprise Architects on framing technology discussions in a business strategy context to earn your seat at the executive table.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planview Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Planview-Inc\/89422974772\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-02-01T23:06:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-21T16:33:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITpro.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeff Ellerbee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TheJeffEllerbee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Planview\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeff Ellerbee\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeff Ellerbee\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8924340f80d1dad696e115bc62f2354b\"},\"headline\":\"Raising Your Enterprise Architect\u2019s Profile\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-02-01T23:06:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-21T16:33:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/\"},\"wordCount\":257,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ITpro.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Articles\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Enterprise Architecture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/raising-your-enterprise-architects-profile\/\",\"name\":\"Tips for Enterprise Architects - 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