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bottom line. It is not just economic measurements, but environmental and social measurements as well.
The latter two still being less standardized, and thus more ambiguous and harder to actually get
agreement on what exactly to measure. Still there is potential to the idea since it means an enterprise
cannot simply stop accounting once a good service passes through its doors.
2. Strategic Value
howev...
EA is a missing link between strategy and execution. So one of the measures can be effectiveness of execution.
In order to measure the value of EA, one has to be able to see the enterprise holistically ... as an organism is
struggling to survive in a hostile environment, not just as a means to an end
Generic Enterprise Architecture Capability Map, Metrics and Measurement capability is placed in the
business perspectives; EA ROI is based on that organization's TCO models as Dollars are usually far
more persuasive than logic. Capability Portfolio ranges from Advocacy Curve measurements (how many
people are actually doing what EA is influencing them to do, and how well) to regular old operational and
HR metrics for the EA team as a unit.
Measure Strategy Alignment & Execution: Although focus on reducing TCO is important - what is
you. ...
more important is competitive edge and innovation right. By looking at metric(s) that show integrated
project planning investment in strategy alignment & execution vs.other - which by the way directly
influences reducing TCO.
How "LEAN" is EA without losing effectiveness - the cost effectiveness of organization's EA.
Many times it seems as if businesses focus solely on cost reduction which can be counter-productive.
Most cost-centric initiatives are indeed counterproductive. It's important to look at how an initiative will
contribute (or decrement) other goals as well. Capability-based analysis makes sense to ensure that
completeness.
Tracking the EA & reusability and generating a GEM (Good Enough Metric) or any other KPI, to be
review with the senior management on a periodic basis. By having an asset registry- to log all enterprise
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"assets" or reusable components which can be further reused by various "teams" within an enterprise.
--GRC Management
--Sustainability
3. Tactical Value
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At tactical level, the purpose of 'doing EA' is to improve
the efficiency with which an organization operates.
Measures of efficiency would vary based on the nature of
business the organization is in
Focus on measuring the effectiveness & Efficiency
Three Ts in Transformational
Leaders
I only ask to be free. The
butterflies are free. --Charles
Dickens Fundamentally there are
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Cost Metrics to demonstrate the cost-saving, increase in revenue generated by EA. This metrics
is appropriate for showing value for standardization, resource-consolidation, and exploitation of
opportunities. As far as expense of EA... There are a lot of organizations that are getting into EA without a
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good grasp of how much capital and resources they have to devote to a minimum-functional EA
Time Metrics to demonstrate the improvement in the efficiency of the processes. Ensuring reusability of
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components /assets is part of the employee's annual performance plan/goals, so that EA and reusability
can be enforced in day to day routines. Otherwise it has a tendency to stay in the discussion boards and
not get implemented. Best way to measure the success of Enterprise Architecture effectiveness, when
you will start receiving call from the LOB executives for their need.
Activity Metrics to show the efficiency and output of enterprise architecture. (Example: Number of
architectures reviewed, number of standards created, number of business problems solved, reduced
production defects related to the architecture). This is good to keep track of efficiency of EA, but these
are not good to demonstrate value of EA. Also, there can not a thumb rule to define the processes and
KPIs within the EA purview. The processes, KPIs, measurement methods, metrics for data collection and
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4. Governance Value
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Governing Right: The scope of enterprise architecture is broad. To measure & monitor performance &
effectiveness of the EA, organizations can use the performance monitoring framework such as
Balanced score card. At high level, it includes
e) Governance to ensure operational model of the enterprise is aligned for its vision
EA makes it easier to avoid the kinds of problems that "order-taker" IT orgs run into all the time:
-- well intentioned projects that the business wants, but don't deliver value
Governance by EA Design
Usually, the organizational management changes the focus of EA based on its need, the combination of metrics
for measuring EA effort would change from time to time. Accordingly, the metrics should be adjusted, but the
important thing is, EA is the means to the end, always focus on business goal and strategy execution via
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