Setting up the Architecture Board
The CIO (or another senior executive) is often the executive sponsor of the initial architecture effort in most companies. Sponsoring bodies have more influence, however, when it comes to garnering corporate support. An Architecture Board is the sponsoring body here, but the title isn’t important. The strategic architecture and all of its sub-architectures are reviewed and maintained by this executive-level group.
Triggers
Typically, an Architecture Board is established in response to one or more of the following:
- The new CIO
- Acquisitions or mergers
- Considering switching to a more advanced form of computing
- Recognizing the lack of alignment of IT with the business
- Technology as a means of achieving a competitive advantage
- Implementation of the EA program
- Rapid growth or significant business changes
- Cross-functional requirements for complex solutions
Within the enterprise, the Architecture Board...
