SAP Enterprise Architecture [electronic resource] : A Blueprint for Executing Digital Transformation / Sheunopa Chalmers Musukutwa
- Author
- Musukutwa, Sheunopa Chalmers
- Published
- Berkeley, CA : Apress L. P., 2022.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (223 pages)
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- Contents
- Intro -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- About the Technical Reviewer -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introducing Enterprise Architecture -- Defining Enterprise Architecture -- What Is an Enterprise? -- What Is an Architecture? -- The Big Picture -- Core Elements -- EA Framework -- Business Architecture -- Application Architecture -- Data Architecture -- Infrastructure Architecture -- Security Architecture -- EA Methodology -- Current Architecture -- Future Architecture -- EA Management Plan (EA Governance) -- Best Practices -- EA Artifacts, What Does an Enterprise Architect Do? -- Establishing an Effective EA Practice -- The Value of Enterprise Architecture -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Strategic Enterprise Architecture -- Alignment -- Understanding the Role of Business Strategy in Enterprise Architecture -- Business Strategy, Business Capabilities, and IT Capabilities -- Business Capabilities -- IT Capabilities -- The Role of the Enterprise Architect in IT and Business Alignment -- How to Approach IT and Business Alignment -- Typical Alignment Scenarios -- Closing Points on IT and Business Alignment -- Alignment Beyond Business Strategy, Developing a Business Case -- A Business Need Is Identified -- Analysis of Current State -- Collaborate on Business Case Development -- Explore Alternative Solutions -- Evaluation -- Approval/Disapproval -- Revisiting the Four Enterprise Domains -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Developing an Enterprise Architecture -- The Enterprise Architecture Framework -- The Framework -- The People -- The Framework -- Architecture Domains -- Standards -- View Model -- The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) -- When Would You Use TOGAF? -- The Architecture Vision -- The People -- The Architecture, Baseline Architecture -- The Target Architecture -- Transitional Architectures -- Business Architecture -- Data Architecture -- Conceptual Data Model -- Logical Data Model -- Physical Data Model -- Application Architecture -- Application Lists -- Application Diagrams -- Application Matrices -- Interface Lists -- Business Processes and Applications -- Infrastructure Architecture -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Enterprise Architecture and SAP -- SAP and EA: A Brief History -- The SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework -- How Can SAP EAF Be Used by SAP Customers? -- Facilitating Digital Transformation, and Business Strategy-Driven Business and IT Alignment -- SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer -- Returning to the Iterative Process -- Opportunities and Solutions -- Migration Planning -- Implementation Governance -- Architecture Change Management -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Developing Business Architecture Using SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer -- Business Capability Modelling -- Business Process Modelling -- Value Flow Notation -- Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) -- Pools -- Start Events -- End Events -- Tasks -- Gateways -- Data Objects -- Sequence Flows (Paths) -- Message Flows
- Summary
- Does digital transformation ever stop? The answer is a resounding "no" and this book guides you in developing an SAP enterprise architecture that prepares you for constant technology changes. The book introduces enterprise architecture, the role it plays in executing successful business strategy, and its application in SAP. A detailed step-by-step guide teaches you how to utilize SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer to model the four key areas: business, data, landscape, and requirements. Executives will gain insight into the considerations that will aid them in building their digital transformation road map while remaining agile to adapt to unforeseen circumstances. and adapting to the new normal. SAP partners and consultants will find their place in SAP's future. By the end of this book, you will learn what SAP enterprise architecture is and how to develop it along with its best practices. You Will Understand The fundamentals of enterprise architecture SAP enterprise architecture How SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer helps your enterprise Business, information, and infrastructure architecture Enterprise architecture best practices How enterprise architecture can prepare your business for the future Who This Book Is For Executives who currently run SAP implementations or are considering SAP implementations, SAP partners and consultants along with aspiring SAP consultants, and technology enthusiasts interested in understanding and articulating IT and business alignment through enterprise architecture.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781484285756
1484285751 - Note
- Description based upon print version of record.
Importing and Exporting Business Processes with SAP Enterprise Designer
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