Business Architecture: Architecting Core Business Operations
Please join us and our hosts at Cargill for our November meeting! Journey with us through the eyes of one Business Architect as Community member Warwick Alcock outlines his experience and engagement to model the end-to-end core business operations of a global Minnesota-based company in the retail distribution and supply chain space. The presentation will cover the following: The overall approach taken, starting with the high-level business model, value -stream framework and business strategy, and how these were decomposed into more detailed capability and process models Governance for this initiative, and methods for ensuring good engagement across the organization Examples of key frameworks and artifacts, along with an explanation of why they were helpful and how they were constructed Key innovation drivers Battle wounds: an outline of lessons learned, what the Architect would do differently next time around, and why Recommendations Audience engagement will be invited by means of a review of key templates and frameworks, which should stimulate some interesting discussion and Q&A. Ideas and recommendations from members of the audience based on their experiences & perspectives will also be invited. We look forward to an especially informative, interesting, and engaging session! Don’t forget to also register and attend the TCBAF sponsored Midwest Architecture Community Collaboration event on November 13th — find more information at www.midwestacc.org! Agenda Networking Board Update & Elections Brief Presentation Roundtable Discussion Download Handout
Cargill’s Business Architecture Journey
Cargill’s Business Architecture Journey Join us on Tuesday, November 13, as Cargill brings us along with them on their Business Architecture journey. We heard from Cargill’s leaders back in November of 2010 about the strides they were making modeling their capabilities enterprise-wide—Trip Brubacher and his team will share how far they have come, what they’ve learned and their Business Architecture plans for the future! The meeting will begin with networking, followed by a presentation, and finish with a panel discussion for questions and input from the group. We look forward to seeing you and enjoying an engaging, enthusiastic discussion! Agenda Networking Introductions Business Meeting Brief Presentation Roundtable Discussion Download Presentation