IT Strategic Planning and Roadmapping

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Define roadmaps to lead transformation

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Roadmaps allow enterprise architects to analyze business capabilities against strategy, identify impacts, and propose the investments required for enhancement or creation of new capabilities.

• Integrated Roadmap Visualizations

  Create cross-functional roadmaps that connect the investments, outcomes, milestones, and financials required to realize strategies.

• Streamlined Execution of Strategy

  Easily adapt your strategic plan as conditions change with timeline visualizations that allow you to understand relationships, account for interdependencies, and have consistency in overall direction.

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Compare different approaches with investment scenarios

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EAs can build multiple investment scenarios to evaluate alternative approaches for achieving business objectives and compare by cost, risk, benefits, resources, and business capability impact.

• Financial Planning

  Set realistic goals, understand planned and actual costs, and quantify metrics to effectively plan, track, and measure performance.

• Scenario Planning and Investment Prioritization

  Define scenarios to evaluate alternatives and then rank and prioritize investments based on business and technology drivers to understand the impacts of the potential decisions.

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Measure progress with quantifiable metrics

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Communicate the status of the plan effectively with executives and stakeholders. Enterprise architects can define measurable metrics, assess the ROI, and adjust the plan to maintain strategic focus.

• Strategic Dashboards and Visualizations

  Keep stakeholders informed and engaged with executive dashboards to communicate progress and interactive visualizations to investigate trends.

• Accelerate Implementation of Objectives

  Achieve benefits for your organization faster and with less risk by promoting measurable accountability to drive strategic performance.