Chapter 5: Business Architecture Foundations

This chapter establishes Business Architecture as the foundation bridging strategy and execution. It details core models—including programs, services, capabilities, and processes—and explains how connecting them ensures technology investments align with business value.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you'll be able to:

Explain the role of business architecture and what business architects do
Describe the core business architecture models and their purposes
Identify which model types address different business questions
Recognize how business architecture models connect to inform system design

Key Concepts

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Self-Assessment

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Before moving to the next chapter, ensure you can:

Describe what business architects do and how they add valueList the major business architecture model types and their focus areasExplain how business architecture connects to other architecture domainsIdentify common challenges in business architecture and potential solutions