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Strategic Business Architecture

Sculpting the Future of Businesses:

Unleashing Strategic Transformation through Architectural Excellence

Our Strategic Business Architecture course is a journey that bridges strategic vision with actionable results, transforming ideas into reality. This program equips you with the skills to integrate strategic planning with practical implementation, helping you design robust, adaptable business structures that thrive in an ever-changing landscape.

Combining insights from the BIZBOK Guide, The Open Group’s Business Architecture standards, and DesignChain’s own multi-disciplinary approach, this course empowers you to explore strategic options, evaluate their impact, and turn selected strategies into successful projects. Join us to unlock your potential as an architect of business transformation, ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for professionals seeking to enhance their skills in business architecture, including:

  • Business architects and strategy professionals
  • Executives responsible for organisational transformation
  • Senior managers in business operations or planning roles
  • Project leaders involved in strategic initiatives
What will participants learn?

Through this course, participants will:

  • Understand the core principles of business architecture and its strategic applications
  • Develop skills in value creation, value capture, and business model innovation
  • Learn to design effective operating models and capability-based management structures
  • Gain expertise in migration planning, roadmapping, and integrating strategic plans into an agile portfolio
  • Master the tools to bridge the gap between strategic vision and operational execution
Benefits of the course

By completing the Strategic Business Architecture course, participants will:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of business architecture and its role in strategy
  • Learn to create adaptable, resilient business structures that drive long-term success
  • Build confidence in designing business models, operating models, and roadmaps that deliver value
  • Develop a practical toolkit for evaluating strategic options and converting them into actionable projects
  • Position themselves as strategic leaders capable of steering their organisations through change

Course Structure

1

Week 1

Overview and Value:

Introduction to business architecture, exploring the essence of value. Develop an initial value model for a case study.

2

Week 2

Strategy:

Overview of strategy discipline and its intersection with business architecture. Create a business motivation model.

3

Week 3

Business Model Innovation:

Discover business model innovation and learn prototyping skills. Develop candidate business models and selection criteria.

4

Week 4

Flows:

Delve into customer journeys, service blueprints, and value streams. Develop journey maps and associated value streams.

5

Week 5

Capability-Based Management:

Explore capability-based management and operating model design. Create a capability model to support business value streams.

6

Week 6

Operating Model Engineering:

Learn to configure resources for optimal outcomes, linking function with form and structure. Design an efficient operating model.

7

Week 7

Migration Planning and Roadmapping:

Master the art of roadmapping and portfolio planning. Develop a business dependency map and roadmap.

8

Week 8

Integrating into the Agile Portfolio:

Overview of portfolio development, epics, and features. Learn project closure and feedback mechanisms for continuous improvement

Join the Strategic Business Architecture Course and become the architect of your organisation’s future.

Are you ready to transform your strategic vision into reality? Enrol today and start building the future of your business.