The Business Architecture Summit
Speakers & Presentations | 2017
Keynote Speakers
Mike J. Walker
Futurist and Enterprise Architect, Gartner
Now’s the Time to Shift your Business Architecture Function to the Future
Business Architecture is an ever-evolving discipline that has become a vital component of a successful organization’s strategy. This session provides emergent practices from leading business architects. Whether you are a beginner or an expert there is unique insight to be gained from hearing Mike speak. Specifically, we will explore:
- Why are more Business Architects engaged in innovation practices?
- How leading Business Architects are using humanistic approaches like Design Thinking to deliver value?
- What are the methods, models, and tools Business Architects will add to their toolbox in the future?
Mike J. Walker is widely recognized as a Strategist and Enterprise Architecture advisor, industry thought leader, author and mentor. Mr. Walker has aided global fortune 100 companies with their innovation programs, strategic planning and enterprise architecture with high-impact pragmatic approaches. Clients hold him in high regard to deliver advice, out-of-the-box innovative thinking and architectural strategies. Serving in leadership positions in global organizations delivering IT strategy and enterprise transformation initiatives. His thought leadership can be seen on his blog MikeTheArchitect.com, in the press, or in publications. Finally, through Mike’s passion to advance the industry he has served as a board member at the Open Group, chairing both the TOGAF and Business Architecture.
A story about the global food and agriculture giant’s architecture re-invention and how it is energizing their digitization journey.
- Engineering: Cargill Digital Labs – The culture change revolution.
- Architecture: Letting go to do more and how we transformed Cargill Business Architecture.
- Strategy: Examples of strategy coming to life!
Keith Narr is responsible for leading Enterprise Architecture, Data and Business Intelligence and Cargill Digital Labs, which provides services globally for Cargill including; Cloud Platform Enablement, Advanced Analytics platform capabilities, Prototyping and Digital R&D. Prior to joining Cargill in May of 2016,
Keith spent 20 years at the North American retailer Target. During that 20 year tenure Keith held positions as a Software Developer, Database Administrator, Server Administrator, Information Security Consultant, Directory Services Manager, Lead Data Architect and Principal Architect for Data and Cloud.
Keith Narr
Chief Technology Officer, Cargill
Debra Bauler
IT Leader, Cargill Protein and Salt
Prior to this role, Debra has held a number of roles leading IT teams across our Cargill Business Units, including Commodity Trading Business and Food Processing Businesses. Her leadership responsibilities have spanned global transformations, business intelligence teams, application teams and infrastructure teams. Debra brings a mixture of business acumen, technology expertise and innovation to her leadership approach.
Debra was born and raised in rural Minnesota. She currently lives in Chanhassen, MN with her husband and two children (ages 10 and 12) who help keep her very active when not at work.
Track Speakers & Session Descriptions
Foundations
Getting started with Business Architecture
Getting started with Business Architecture within an existing organizational framework can seem like a daunting task. This session provides an overview of one organization’s approach to launching business architecture. Topics of discussion include the “why” behind the need for business architecture, the structure to support and promote business architecture, and three case studies using business architecture to define programs and to align capabilities to strategy.
Nina Munson, Desiree Manning, Nicole Carlson, Securian Financial Group | Getting started with Business Architecture
Desiree Manning, Senior Corporate Actuarial Initiatives Manager, has been with Securian for 19 years. During that time she has developed and implemented Securian’s project methodologies, led enterprise projects and programs, and served on strategy setting committees. In her current role, Desiree serves as project portfolio and program manager for Corporate Actuarial. Desiree has her MBA from the Carlson School and recently completed Metro State’s Business Architecture certificate program.
Nicole Carlson is the Manager of the Internal Consulting team at Securian Financial Group, focusing on project management and change leadership for top strategic enterprise-level initiatives. Over the past 16 years at Securian, Nicole has served as a project manager and consultant, and has started a PMO within a business unit. Nicole has a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Financial Economics from the University of North Dakota and recently completed Metro State’s Business Architecture certificate program.
Teresa Garcia, Wells Fargo | Business Architecture Value Proposition
Teresa started as a mortgage consultant at Wells Fargo in 1999 then managed a sales branch. In 2001, Teresa was recruited to be a process engineer where I designed multi-platform systems, eventually focusing on digital technology integration for customer solutions. Currently Teresa is a Business Architect for customer-centric digital services and build our business architecture model and governance processes.
Bao Do, Wells Fargo | Capability Discovery and Design
Bao is a Business Architecture Manager for Front Office brokerage solutions at WF where projects span the full gamut of lifecycle management to keep the lights on, modernization to reduce tech debt as well as transformational. Bao has spent 20 years in diverse roles including developer, tester, IT consulting, requirements analyst, project manager, portfolio management and manager.
Kathleen Walsh, Department of Defense |
Using Business Architecture to Destroy a Complacent Culture
Ms. Kathleen Walsh is an Enterprise Architect working on how the integration of strategic planning, systems engineering, and process development can be improved via the focused application of the BA discipline at DOD US ARMY Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC). She is leading a cross-disciplined team through defining the Business Architecture capability at ARDEC.
Extending and Evolving Business Architecture
Dan McDermott, Starkey Hearing Technologies | Improving the Customer Experience with Business Architecture
More and more, businesses are focusing on delivering value by improving their customers’ experiences. In many industries – if not all – it’s a strategic imperative. The Customer Empathy Map, Customer Journey Mapping and other tools can all give us insights into gaps in meeting our customer’s expectations. Business architecture can provide the rigor to shape these insights into priorities.
Technologies Dan McDermott is a business and information systems leader with over 25 years of experience in information technology, strategy development and execution. Before joining Starkey, he was with Regis Corporation where he was responsible for retail technology for over 6500 locations in the US and UK and provided direction to approximately 3000 additional franchise locations.
David Stevens, Prime Therapeutics | Business Architecture should solve a Business Problem (a year in the life of a Business Architecture Practice)
TCBAF SIG/Jeff Dreher As Director of Enterprise Strategy at Target, Jeff is a strategist, innovator, and futurist interested in disruptive business models fueled by technology and evolving customer expectations. Prior to Target, Jeff held positions as a senior strategy leader in technology strategy, business architecture and product management across the retail, financial services and payments industries.
Mary Sue Moore, Asurion | Capability Assessments Point You Forward
As Principal Business Architect at Asurion, Mary Sue provides value through understanding and transparency to align business and technology teams. Mary Sue brings a business architecture perspective to projects, management, and other architects. Mary Sue creates models and uses them for scoping, gap analysis, maturity analysis, and communications.
Christine Barry, Medtronic | Business Architecture-Driven Application Portfolio Management
Christine’s genuine and authentic personality allow her to connect with others in a way that builds strong, trusting relationships that drives win-win results. Christine’s drive, energy and caring leadership combine to create true business value and build effective and connected teams.
Digital Transformation
Brad von Bank & Thong Nguyen, Roomera |
Virtualizing the Art + Science of Business Architecture
Roomera Brad von Bank and Thong Nguyen are Co-Founders of Roomera, a VR platform and services company. Brad is also the Co-Founder of Reve Consulting, a strategy and service design firm. Both have spoken extensively and have corporate experience leading digital, tech, marketing teams at Target, Best Buy, GE and Digital River. They bring a business + tech perspective that is educational and engaging.
Andy Sio, Strategic Quadrant | Better Strategic Decisions for Enterprise Agile Delivery Teams with Business Capabilities
Andy is well-versed technology management consultant with over 10 years of experience. He is a dynamic cross-functional leader with a broad background in strategic planning, executive coaching, enterprise portfolio management, and solutions architecture. He has trained and led Agile transformation engagements. He founded Strategic Quadrant, an online collaboration priority planning & assessment tool.
Dean Larson, Enterprise Analysis Consulting | Business Architecture Support for Large, Scaled-Agile Programs
Dean is a Business Architect consultant with 18 years of experience. He is currently leading the business analysis and architecture efforts within a large scaled-agile program. Dean is a contributor to the Strategy Analysis knowledge area in the IIBA’s BABOK, has spoken at local and national forums, and has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
Garrett Gleason, Thrivent Financial | Agile & Business Architecture: Capabilities as a Product
As a business-technology executive, Garrett sees himself as a curious-learner, a design-thinker, and a passionate-builder. Garrett has led many innovative and transformative changes in large and small organizations. Garrett is currently part of a new venture at Thrivent, gaining first hand learning on disruptive technologies, new frameworks, and new approaches to business solution delivery. implementing strategic enterprise changes that affect multiple business domains is a daunting task. This session will demonstrate how a judicious application of business architecture methods and artifacts provide critical information and actionable insights for individual Scrum teams as well as to the program team and executive sponsors.
Dean is a Business Architect consultant with 18 years of experience. He is currently leading the business analysis and architecture efforts within a large scaled-agile program. Dean is a contributor to the Strategy Analysis knowledge area in the IIBA’s BABOK, has spoken at local and national forums, and has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
Skill Building
Stacey Smith | What Business Capabilities Does My Business Engage In?
Stacey Smith is an instructor for the Business Architecture program at Metropolitan State University. Stacey is a practicing business architect at US Bank and a Certified Business Architect® through the Business Architecture Guild. Stacey is also an expert in strategy development and implementation, financial services, and is certified in TOGAF and ITSM. She is a founding member of the Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum.
Mandy Spiess | Connecting the Dots: Aligning Capabilities
Mandy Spiess is Certified Business Architect who teaches in Metropolitan State University’s Business Architecture program. She has used her education and experience to move along the career path from Project Manager at Norwest Mortgage to her current role as a Business Architect for Prudential. As a graduate of the US Army Office School and US Army Command General Staff College, she has added a PMP/PgMp, a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt, and a Business Architect Certificate to her resume along with the addition of BA in Business Administration and MS in Organizational Leadership and Management.
Mr. Chris Armstrong | Value Stream Mapping Fundamentals
Mr. Chris Armstrong, President of Sparx Services North America (formerly APG), is an internationally recognized thought leader in business/enterprise architecture, systems and software engineering, and agile development. Mr. Armstrong represents Sparx Services North America at The Open Group, the OMG, and the Business Architecture Guild. Mr. Armstrong is certified in TOGAF, ArchiMate, IT4IT, UML, SysML, and is a Certified Business Architect (CBA).
Mr. Chris Armstrong | Information Mapping Fundamentals
Mr. Chris Armstrong, President of Sparx Services North America (formerly APG), is an internationally recognized thought leader in business/enterprise architecture, systems and software engineering, and agile development. Mr. Armstrong represents Sparx Services North America at The Open Group, the OMG, and the Business Architecture Guild. Mr. Armstrong is certified in TOGAF, ArchiMate, IT4IT, UML, SysML, and is a Certified Business Architect (CBA).