Business architecture & agile architecture
- 1. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 Aleksander Wyka, Governica Workshop, 10th of May 2017 BizDevOps or rather „Be or not to be ... for business owners and architects” Recent TOG’s O-BA and IT4IT publications and their usage in the context of Agile and DevOps methods.
- 2. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 Goals of this presentation » When the Business is prepared to delegate » Agile in the age of digitalisation and uncertainty » O-BA - Business Architecture and Vision Led Transformation a prerequisite for successful agile implementation and execution » Some models as examples of techniques from O-BA » IT4IT Reference Architecture » Ongoing „Agile EA” project at TOG 2
- 3. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 When Business Execs are prepared to relinquish power to increase agility ? » If the value that can be generated is greater than the risk assessment then business executives are prepared to let it go and delegate decision making down in the organisation to product managers/owners: – How money would be spend on product/service within allocated budget based on initial Vision, MVP and estimates – What would be key features of the product/service beside MVP – Product manager/owner are given freedom and support instead of fear – Product manager/owner and their team have room to learn from mistakes and to quickly incorporate it in product improvement – Political support provided to achieve progress with all stakeholders » Requires Agile Governance and Agile Procurement Legislation » Even Governments are prepared to embrace Agile ... » UK Government and Agile Experience http://www.agilegovleaders.org/handbook/ » Business Transformation Management https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1855378/profile » Organisation Agility https://www.linkedin.com/groups/938977/profile » https://www.slideshare.net/DrTimBaker/the-8-dimensions-of-organisational-agility-and-optimising-performance 3 portfolio prices
- 4. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 4 Individuals and Interactions over processes and tools Working Software over comprehensive documentation Customer Collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to Change over following a plan • Customer satisfaction by early and continuous delivery of valuable software • Welcome changing requirements, even in late development • Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months) • Close, daily cooperation between business people and developers • Projects are built around motivated individuals, who should be trusted • Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication (co-location) • Working software is the principal measure of progress • Sustainable development, able to maintain a constant pace • Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design • Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of work not done—is essential • Best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams • Regularly, the team reflects on how to become more effective, and adjusts accordingly Assumptions of the group that has articulated this manifesto ... Need for Agile 2.0 Organisations under transformation ... Do you have agile capabilities and what about your agility factors ? 2001 Agile Manifesto (Goals & Principles) ... 2017
- 5. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 5 Start with clarity about outcome.1. Listen, iterate, learn and correct the course.2. Self directed team unleashes the innovation.3. Agile Principles Is it simple ? Do we have the vision for the transformation ? Can architecture emerge itself (intentional architecture & emerging design)? What can be the cost of refactoring and technical debt and who will pay for that ? Are you here to improve your „learning agility factors” ? http://www.ajoconnor.com/blog/learning-agility-2020-leadership-competency
- 6. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 6 1985 vintage ... The Old Good Value Chain Model From last century but still valid ! Do you have capabilities for the 21st century ? https://www.amazon.com/Key-Management-Models-3rd-Manager/dp/1292016272 But the world and management tools are now much more complex ... What is your business perspective ? Inside-Out, Outside-In, Ecosystems, Platforms, APIs, Industry 4.0, FinTech, ... 21st Century: Outsourcing, Specialisation, Focus on Core Business ! Boeing 777, a product of 220 teams involving partners and contractors
- 7. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 7 • O-BA focus on transformations to the enterprise or organization. • Defines an approach to ensure a clear understanding of business vision by all stakeholders throughout the enterprise transformation lifecycle. • An extensive elaboration of strategy domain, covering implications on structure and operations of the organization, is needed to ensure relevance in communication. • It addresses a real need to solve structural challenges in enterprise and organizational transformations. O-BA Open Business Architecture Life Cycle Agile and DevOps
- 8. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 8 O-BA – Overview Do you need a Business Architect ? Operating Model – definition by Ashridge Business School „POLISM”: • P - processes and capabilities; • O - people that are needed to run the processes or deliver the capabilities, and the organisation structure, accountabilities, incentives and culture; • L - locations, buildings, infrastructure and other assets and resources needed inside the organisation to support the processes and capabilities; • I - information systems and other cross-organisation or cross-location links needed to support the processes and capabilities; • S - suppliers and business partners needed outside the organisation to support the processes and capabilities; • M - management systems and processes for developing strategy, planning, setting targets, managing performance and continuous improvement. Business Model (Canvas) How your business is making money ? How your business is operating ? Customers Businesspartners Customer-facing channel partners IT providers Financial service providers 1. Develop product or service 2. Generate demand 5. Collaborate 3. Fulfil demand 4. Plan and manage Need to define motivation for transformation ...
- 9. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 9 O-BA - 3 step process to deliver value BA practice should address the full cycle of transformations to an enterprise or organization. • Focuses on decision-making and direction-setting phase of an enterprise transformation. • Defines a structured process for alignment of business strategy with business structure and the operational context. • Then supports the process in further detail as well as addressing the design/develop/implement activities.
- 10. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 10 O-BA – Capabilities Heat Map
- 11. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 11 O-BA – Value Stream • A value stream organizes business capabilities in the sequence that they need to be realized in order to deliver services and products to the customer. • They decompose the value creation, in terms of benefits and costs, across the capabilities and allow opportunities to be identified, which are achieved by the collective of capabilities, not each one individually. • Focus is placed on the integration and inter-dependencies of business capabilities. • It describes how value is composed from the perspective of the customer.
- 12. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 12 Old IT model is dying, make room for new methods, capabilities and automation ! IT4IT Reference Architecture (capabilities and value added activities) Information flows, automation, support for Agile and DevOps Support for Digital Transformation
- 13. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 13 Architecture Release Planning Architecture Backlog Architecture Vision Iteration Backlog Defined Architecture Solution Backlog Solution Release Planning Implementation WaterfallorAgile Solution New Architecture Backlog Items showcase retrospective On going project at TOG „Agile Architecture” How to escape from BUFD ... but remain in accordance with strategy Need to include new terms & concepts: • Architecture Runway, User Story, Epic (Business & Technology), Features, Backlogs, ... • Concurrent development, „Intentional Architecture” and „Emerging Design” ... • New Stakeholders in new roles, engaged early, in full collaboration with EA Team O-BA Enterprise Engineering – Apetite for Agile Governance, Principles, Methods, Capabilities
- 14. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 14 Architecture Release Planning Architecture Backlog Architecture Vision Iteration Backlog Defined Architecture Solution Backlog Solution Release Planning Implementation WaterfallorAgile Solution New Architecture Backlog Items showcase retrospective How to escape from BUFD ... Involve new classes of stakeholders (agilists) early enough in the life cycle so requirements are not frozen and solutions are iterated starting just after Vision Can User Story (INVESTable) become a common artifact beween Architecture and Agile Developments ?
- 15. Copyright © The Open Group 2017 15 Thank you ☺ aleksander.wyka@hotmail.com