{"id":1172,"date":"2015-09-03T20:03:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T20:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T17:30:39","slug":"business-enterprise-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/business-enterprise-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting the Business Drive Your Enterprise Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not easy explaining the value of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/technology-application-portfolio-management\/\">enterprise architecture<\/a> (EA) to the business \u2013 sometimes you feel like you\u2019re speaking two different languages. One way to communicate the advantages of EA is through business capability maps.<\/p>\n<p>Capability maps allow you to put business needs in the driver\u2019s seat and show how EA aligns to the business\u2019 strategies and outcomes. That\u2019s the word from Marc Georg, Troux Solutions Evangelist latest blog titled <a title=\"How to Let Business Needs Drive Your Enterprise Architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/troux.com\/enterprise-architecture-blogs\/how-let-business-needs-drive-your-enterprise-architecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>How to Let Business Needs Drive Your Enterprise Architecture<\/em><\/a> shares:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How successful customers roll out application portfolio rationalizations or governance standards<\/li>\n<li>Why you should tie use cases to multiple portfolios<\/li>\n<li>How to effectively leverage Capability Maps to engage the business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I encourage you to read the complete version on the Troux blog. If you find this information compelling, you also might be interested in this <a title=\"Webinar: How to Let Business Needs Drive Your Enterprise Architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/info.troux.com\/LP=184?elqCampaignId=462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webinar <span class=\"sr-only\">, <em>How to Let Business Needs Drive Your Enterprise Architecture<\/em>,<\/span>with Forrester Research Director Alex Cullen<\/a>. During the webinar we take a deeper look at best practices and how capability maps provide a strong foundation to align with the needs of the business.<\/p>\n<p><sub>Photo by: <a title=\"Konstantinos Kazantzoglou Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kkazantzoglou\/6850196213\/in\/photolist-9psov9-brk3Fg-6mWzSa-6YigVX-6XZGqb-rRpmAh-rbZD4u-6HJEnV-j6FhVh-dokYaJ-52gtcb-5KRxvc-p7tbk8-7gRiUc-6MP4Y8-aimpCt-hTZd5M-5T3FHX-bycSgY-5a4hWH-4V6fDU-7u3jhN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Konstantinos Kazantzoglou<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not easy explaining the value of enterprise architecture (EA) to the business \u2013 sometimes you feel like you\u2019re speaking two different languages. One way to communicate the advantages of EA is through business capability maps. 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