The Gartner® report Quick Answer: How Can Heads of EA Help Design Strategic Portfolios? outlines key strategies to allow Enterprise Architects to effectively support strategic portfolio planning. One strategy is to utilise business architecture techniques, and specifically business capability planning, to drive value delivery.
In the report Gartner states that “In the 2024 Gartner Board of Directors Survey on Driving Business Success in an Uncertain World, 22% of board members noted that competitors’ disruptive business models are among the top three external risks to their organization’s growth in 2024-2025.” Heads of EA can utilise their existing business architecture deliverables to support portfolio leaders in reprioritising their portfolios to respond effectively to this disruption.
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Source: Quick Answer: How Can Heads of EA Help Design Strategic Portfolios?, By Analyst(s): Lucas Kobat, James Boyle, 28 November 2024.
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