Successful Architecture Implementation

Improve your organization’s performance and plan your transformations!

This book teaches you how to implement a BPM/EA program in your organization — beyond the pure tool implementation that the vendors want to sell you.

Learn how you:

Define your architecture strategy
Implement your architecture tool
Design the governance of your program

Implement your architecture tool
Apply this to a real-world scenario

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Organizations are flying blind

Without a structured approach, transformation efforts often fail. And one major reason is that you don’t have implemented an architecture capability in your organization.

The problem: very often architecture is not considered part of the solution implementation, and therefore no efforts are done to create a sustainable capability that will identify improvement opportunities, design the future state, support the implementation, support the execution, and measure the benefits realization.

The solution: a proven EA & BPM implementation framework. This book provides a clear methodology to implement your EA/BPM program.

A proven approach for your implementation

The approach described in the book will ensure that you cover all major aspects of an implementation to balance content creation, governance, and adoption!

The result of almost 3 decades of experience

This book includes my experiences from many years in the field, writing articles, and producing the “What’s Your Baseline?” podcast.

Additional resources as freebies for download

For all readers of the book, I provide three extras — all graphics for download, a tool selection worksheet, and an import tracker to accelerate your implementation.

What others say about “Successful Architecture Implementation”

An essential guide to change

Most organizations underestimate the critical role architecture plays in their performance. Roland’s book is an essential guide for anyone looking to transform architecture from theory into a powerful driver of change.

Michael Schank

Easy to read and understand

Roland’s book is easy to read and understand. It put me directly into implementation mode and gave me perfect arguments for my top management to convince them of the need to implement all the EA and BPM ideas I am fighting for years.

Martin Holling

THE definite guide to success in EA

Don’t Panic. Roland’s book is THE definitive guide to navigating the scary (but fruitful) journey to success in enterprise architecture.

J-M Erlendson

I would have loved having this book earlier

This book has great value. I know, I would have loved a book like this when I started my career.

Marc Mendelson

Engaging read

This book is skillfully written, combining knowledge and experience with a touch of humor, which makes it an engaging read! Readers will find many valuable insights, regardless of their stage in the architecture implementation journey!

Breanne Casteel

Valuable in-depth exploration

Roland’s book offers a valuable in-depth exploration of Enterprise Architecture, addressing the Why, How, and Who.

Hanneke Loefs-Mos

What's inside?

The case for architecture — the changing role of architects, and what you need to establish to be successful
Solution Lifecycle — how all things align in the “bigger picture” from ideation to measurement
Implement it right — the four-area approach to a successful implementation
Develop your architecture strategy — define objectives, capabilities, services, and KPIs
Org Change Management — how to set up a communication program and create visibility into your architecture program

The right tool — how to select and buy an architecture tool
Define your method — how to define configure your tool, set up databases, and import content
The “Rules of engagement” — define your governance processes, roles, and org units
Enable your people — stand up and execute a training program that keeps your skills fresh
Apply this knowledge — use BPM as an example to define structures, import existing content, and analyze your results