{"product_id":"9781906681265","title":"Mapping The Enterprise","description":"For strategists, enterprise architects and others, one of the hardest tasks is we face is mapping the enterprise in a form that creates and supports a sense of the whole as a whole. And it's a task that's often made harder by the way in which so many current model-types seem only to fragment the view ever further.\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces an alternate approach: we create consistency at every level by modelling the enterprise as services with the Enterprise Canvas. It's a new model-type that can be used to describe just about anything in any part and at any level of the enterprise, and that acts as a consistent frame for all the other models that we need in our architectures. Yet it's also simple enough to scribble on the back of a napkin - and engage all of our stakeholders in the enterprise-scale conversations we need. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003cbr\u003e- how to use architecture techniques to describe any aspect of the enterprise\u003cbr\u003e- how to identify the business-reasons and business-value for every activity\u003cbr\u003e- how to align strategy, tactics and operations to enterprise vision and values\u003cbr\u003e- how to identify risks and opportunities in the enterprise and its market\u003cbr\u003e- how to link strategy and execution via enterprise models\u003cbr\u003e- how to improve communication between different departments and disciplines\u003cbr\u003e- how to use concepts of service to enhance agility, adaptability and resilience\u003cbr\u003e- how to enhance efficiency and effectiveness throughout the enterprise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to understand and explain how your enterprise really works, this is one book you'll definitely need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Graves has been an independent consultant for more than three decades, in business transformation, enterprise architecture and knowledge management. His clients in Europe, Australasia and the Americas cover a broad range of industries including banking, utilities, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, media, telecoms, research, defence and government. He has a special interest in architecture for non-IT-centric enterprises, and integration between IT-based and non-IT-based services.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tetradian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061687927024,"sku":"9781906681265","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906681265_p0.jpg?v=1763617446","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906681265","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}