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Macphail's writing - characterized by clarity of expression and support for unpopular positions - allowed him to develop and document many of the important political, social, and intellectual themes of his time. He argued for the reorganization of the British Empire to reflect the growing importance... More

Macphail's writing - characterized by clarity of expression and support for unpopular positions - allowed him to develop and document many of the important political, social, and intellectual themes of his time. He argued for the reorganization of the British Empire to reflect the growing importance... More

Does it seem you've formulated a rock-solid strategy, yet your firm still can't get ahead? If so, construct a solid foundation for business execution-an IT infrastructure and digitized business processes to automate your company's core capabilities. In Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a... More

This chapter reviews the symptoms of an ineffective foundation for execution and provides six steps for rethinking your foundation, along with ten leadership principles for building and leveraging your foundation for execution.... More

This chapter uses case studies of UPS, MetLife, and 7-Eleven Japan to show how companies can grow profitability by building and leveraging a foundation for execution. The authors go on to forecast for the next stage of enterprise architecture maturity and the benefits it will offer companies in the ... More

IT and IT-enabled business processes are candidates for outsourcing, which can be a valuable approach to helping mature an enterprise architecture. But a company can lose ground if outsourcing is inappropriately applied. This chapter discusses how enterprise architecture can be a guide to outsourcin... More

In this chapter, the authors introduce one of the necessary elements for creating the foundation for execution-the IT engagement model-and examine its three ingredients: IT governance, project management, and linkages connecting the two.... More

This chapter explains how companies get unique benefits at each of the four stages of enterprise architecture maturity by implementing different management practices and roles at each stage to formalize organizational learning.... More

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This chapter discusses how to make enterprise architecture a powerful management tool for aligning business and technology initiatives throughout a company, illustrating effective practices through case studies of MetLife, ING DIRECT, Carlson Companies, and Delta Airlines.... More

In this chapter, the authors introduce the operating model as the first essential element for creating the foundation for execution. They describe four different types of operating models, using case studies of JM Family Enterprises, Merrill Lynch, Dow Chemical, TD Banknorth, and Schneider National.... More

As statistics show, companies with a good foundation for execution have an increasing advantage over those that don't. This chapter outlines a plan for helping managers to recognize their core operations, digitize their core to more efficiently support their strategy, and exploit their foundation fo... More

In this chapter, the authors introduce the four stages of enterprise architecture maturity and discuss how to apply them in your company.... More

Drawing on current scholarship and research by authors with experience of a range of International contexts who are experts in their field, this accessible guide focuses on approaches that encourage spiritual, physical, mental and emotional development in children.By outlining a range of lenses thro... More