SFIA Skills: Enterprise and business architecture (STPL)

Sets out the business architecture for the organisation aligning to business functions, the business strategy and the competitive landscape. Describes the architecture in different ways for different audiences by creating specific architecture views. Demonstrates stakeholder concerns are addressed and gains agreement for the proposed architecture.

Taking account of the business objectives and culture of the employing organisation, evaluates major options for providing IT services effectively and efficiently and recommends solutions such as outsourcing, new approaches to recruitment and retention, and global supply contracts. Develops and presents business cases for high-level initiatives to executive management for approval, funding, and prioritisation.

Creates, manages and maintains a business operating model that includes information, organisational, process, performance, people skills, economic and systems architecture.

Maintains an awareness of current and emerging digital information and communications technologies, processes and methods. Identifies and evaluates potential opportunities to establish relevance and feasibility for inclusion in strategy formulation.