Enterprise Architecture Structural Design Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of enterprise architecture and structural design, utilizing the TOGAF framework. It explores the systematic approach to structural design, detailing the establishment of the structure, vision, business architecture, IT structure, technology structure, and target system structural design. The report also includes a gap analysis, assessing the deviations between baseline and target architectures, and analyzes the costs and benefits of enterprise architecture, including cost reduction, process improvement, and strategic differentiation. Furthermore, it addresses the challenges involved in the process and concludes with a discussion on the benefits of using TOGAF in developing and managing the lifecycle of enterprise architecture. The report is a student contribution on Desklib, a platform offering study tools.

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................2
2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STRUCTURE..........................................................................4
3. VISION....................................................................................................................................5
4. BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE................................................................................................5
5. IT STRUCTURE......................................................................................................................7
6. TECHNOLOGY STRUCTURE..............................................................................................7
7. TARGET SYSTEM STRUCTURAL DESIGN.......................................................................8
8. GAP ANALYSIS.....................................................................................................................9
9. ANALYSIS OF COST AND BENEFITS FOR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.............11
10. CHALLENGE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS..............................................................11
11. CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................12
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Structural design of the company was a systematic method followed by the company for its
functioning. That allows the company to change its tactics in the business based on the current
trend in technological development (Beauvoir, 2018). That was done by the aid of TOGAF frame
work. A set of activities that are formed to using as a guideline for the enterprise architecture.
That contains tools & techniques used in an organization. This is an iterative model where the
best methodology was identified by the reiteration process (Togaf.info, 2018). TOGAF system
follows the below showed approach.
 Systematic approach
 Structural arrangement
Various types of approach followed in this technique
It deals with 4 types of approaches
 Business Structural design
 Data Structural design
 Application Structural design
 Technology structural design
In this method structure of the organization was created by the following 8 stages, and they are
listed below
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 Vision
 Business architecture
 IT structure
 Technology Structure
 Opportunities
 Migration plan
 Setting governance
 Implement new Structure
Vision- this is the primary operational stage where we can develop the scope of the organization,
finding the involved persons, and getting approval.
Business architecture- this is structure of the organization formed by the basis of the policy and
vision of the company.
IT structure- this stage deals with the improvement of the IT tools like database and other
relevant application development.
Technology Structure- this stage was focused on the improvement of the technological tools and
its structures.
Opportunities- Primarily all the planned items in the below stages were implemented.
Migration plan- this stage was focused on the process of formulate the series of transition.
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Setting governance- It is the process of monitoring the overall implementation.
Implement new Structure – here the new structure developed by the method was established.
Archi
It is one of the tools targeted on the way for an entire level of enterprise architects and
also Modelers. For the user, it is the low cost entry solution and its first steps is ArchiMate
modeling language. The company hopes to involve who are looking for open source and cross
platform ArchiMate modeling tool. It is one type of framework. The enterprise architecture
supports the description of the ArchiMate modeling language. Its analysis and imagining of
architecture within the business domain. ArchiMate is fully aligned with TOGAF and it is hosted
by the open group. The design choice and any changes that caused to impact are assessing the
stakeholder in ArchiMate aid.
The enterprise architects needs are achieved by Archi and associated stakeholder,
required for ArchiMate modelling has been designed elegantly to deliver the main features. It is
used across worldwide by companies, EA consultant, training organization, universities, students
and bank and its download ratings are good at every month among two and three thousand time.
The version of Archi4 is available in market and latest version support ArchiMate language –
ArchiMate 3. In this version also include capacity to change model using new version of open
group ArchiMate exchange format. Exchange means transfer your model into different
ArchiMate tools and with XML data for another framework. In this version contains some fixes
and some development to recording and imagining. The technical and operational necessity
meets in the structure of solution is known as software Archi.
2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STRUCTURE
For establish the structural design of the organization we have to establish the functional
areas of the organization. And they are listed below,
 Economical Managing
 Performance managing
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 Risk managing
 Source managing
 Communication managing
 Quality managing
 Supply chain managing
 Structure managing
 Environmental managing
By following the above showed simple frame work the systematically arranged & high
efficient structural design was developed.
Key Benefits of making Policy and Architecture
 By implementing the above method we can able to improve the transparent nature of the
organization.
 If we follows those setoff methods the accountability of the each and every task was
developed.
 The risk level was maintained within the lower acceptable level.
 If we follows this method that improves transparent nature of the organization, so we can
effectively control the resources in the operation.
 The values of the organization was improved by implementing the process.
3. VISION
Stakeholder Concern
In this process the basic organization principles are governed. The main objective of the
organization was defined in this step by various stake holders. The verification process also done
by the stake holder in this stage based on his perspectives.
Enterprise goals
In this stage the enter price goals are developed. The developed goal must fulfill the stake
holder’s needs as well as customer’s needs. That goals must represent the organization objective.
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4. BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE
Developing the base line for the structural design was carried out in this stage. Here the
proper set of tools and techniques are selected for the process. Consider the previous method as a
basic reference. After selecting the suitable methodology and tools, the further work carried on.
That was creating the base models for the structural design. That was shown in the below image.
The organization structural representation created by using TOGAF guidelines. And that
is represented here.
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Basic reference line
The Archi Mate process that form the group of behavior depending on the procurement
activities. That company only makes some variety of the products. Here we need to represent the
each activities in the flow chart with its functions. Business architecture was helped to show the
architecture of the organization. And the flow chart for the given scenario was developed with
considering the TOGAF guidelines. And that is shown in below,
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5. IT STRUCTURE
There are three division approved a common web portal, software suite and document
management system. The company has introduced the new strategic CRM solution and
implemented in both home and away for profit. The management focuses on to reduce the post-
merge risk for continually improving the performance on various division and rationalization of
the business are not started. Now the ArchiSurance used to see the performance of post-merger
and through the adoption of common set of product. The policy of the administration and
financial application are legally owned by the premerger custom monolithic. That was shown in
the below figure.
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6. TECHNOLOGY STRUCTURE
Baseline Information System Architectures
In this architecture three functions added in the web portal. In the center software is
there in the documentation. Also it is selected to the CRM solution and it is implemented in
home. And the management focus on post-merger risks when sequentially added day to day
performance of each section. Core business application has not begun. Architecture has post-
merger performance expectations. It cost savings through the adoption of customer based
applications. In the home still they are using post-merger policy administration and packages.
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Application Cooperation
Application cooperation view point display the overview of application landscape and the
dependencies between the applications. It describes the relationship between applications and
information flows. View point is used to create the overview of the application and it is used to
express the cooperation of services to execution of the process. And it has internal cooperation
for the view point.
7. TARGET SYSTEM STRUCTURAL DESIGN
In TOGAF process the second phase was known as Business-Architecture. In case we
modify the previous organization structure, we need to design the target system structure and
GAP ANALYSIS. Here we would see about the target system structure. Process of making the
design of target system structural design that have the following activities. And they are,
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Development of the target system structure
 Development of target Structure
 Definition of the initiatives
 Set up the outcomes
Development of target Structure
The process of making the tactics for the organization. For the purpose we need to
consider the properties of the target organization, so we need to consider all the major parameter
that influence the business, limitations, functional requirements of the target business and the
standard operating procedure for the target business.
Definition of the initiatives
Identification of all the available initiatives was the first process carried out in this process. In
this stage we need to analyze the percentage rate of success of the business. Here all the
capabilities of the organization must be clearly defined.
Set up the outcomes
Here we need to find the deploying team for the organization. After founding the proper
selection process the works are divided into the parts and assigned to the members of the team.
Then we proceed the further process like executing the plans, etc. This is the final stage of this
process.
8. GAP ANALYSIS
The deviation among the 2 different structural design for the organization was measured
by this method. In general those activities are carried out among the Base line structural design
& Target architecture. It is also considered as the important practice carried in the organization.
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Generally the identified deviations are classified in to the below three types. And they are listed
below,
 Accidentally Missed
 Purposely Missed
 Not mentioned
The major areas where the deviations occurs are Professional data, Technology structure.
Mostly the process involved in the business, supporting data, etc. are missed. That was
identified by the technique called as Gap Analysis Matrix. Example for the is technique was
showed below,
Accidently Missed – This type of gap was easily rectified because they are planned already but
accidently they were missed. So we can simply rectify those fault.
Purposely Missed – This type of gap was missed for the some difficulties in the process. So
they missed this process.
Not mentioned – This type of gap was occurred because the person who planned the structure
not mentioned anything about those data.
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