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ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
Damian Bramanis The University of Western Australia
Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
Damian Bramanis
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
Damian Bramanis The University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia
• Member of the Group of Eight
• Research University
• Collegiate style
– Devolved IT
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Higher Education Environment
• Financial pressures
• Upsurge in the use of IT
• Demand for better value-for-money
• Large legacy
• Green IT
• Lots of DIY
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Is Higher Education Different?
“to respect ideas and their free expression”“to identify and to remove restraints”
“No one… has the authority to make exceptions or grant waivers with respect to the foundation policies”
Harvard College Mission Statement
ExxonMobil Standards of Business Conduct
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Is Higher Education Different?
“invest to ensure that the right technology, skills, behaviours and intellectual property are available for the pursuit of the board goals”
“Die Luft der Freiheit weht” (The wind of freedom blows)
BP Values
Stanford University Motto
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Is Higher Education Different?
“freedom of thought and expression”“the encouragement of a questioning spirit”
“Leverage technology to deliver superior performance and growth. …to deliver world-class performance in operational excellence, cost reduction, capital stewardship and profitable growth”
Cambridge University Core Values
Chevron Vision
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Is Higher Education Different?
• De-centralised decision making
• Requirement for diversity
• Innovation reigns supreme
• Many stakeholders
• ... so where does architecture fit?
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Traditional Enterprise Architecture
Since its inception, EA was intended to be highly prescriptive, institutionalizing a centralized approach to design that relies on standardization...
As a result, innovation was often stifled in the name of standardization.
Gartner, 2008
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
Damian Bramanis The University of Western Australia
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
Damian Bramanis The University of Western Australia
Tools, Standards, Models and Methods
• Apply equally to all organisations
• May need to be adapted
• Choose those that fit your purpose
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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TheMost Important Thing
PEOPLE!Should take a largeproportion of your
time
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Just Enough
It is better to have “just enough” now,
rather than attempting to have everything later
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Collaborate
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Photograph © Toni Blay 2005
It is easy for an architect to be perceived as a general
“problem solver”
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Solving Big Debates
People are more likely to support an outcome if they understand and support the
process used to reach it
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Use What Already Exists
• Current State Architecture
• Standards
• Processes
…don’t reinvent the wheel
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Lessons Learned Recap
• Tools and techniques are generic
• Focus on people
• Aim for “just enough”
• Collaborate
• Don’t become a general problem solver
• For big debates, focus on the process
• Build upon what already exists
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What Next – Improving Maturity
ea2008 Does Corporate-Style Enterprise Architecture Work in Higher Education?
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Conclusion• Corporations and
Higher Education institutions are different
• Therefore, approach EA differently
• Think like an urban planner
