How to Introduce Enterprise Architecture to Your Business

Discover and unlock the value of EA across the business

Enterprise Architecture should be a strategic enabler — not a silo. This free eBook series shows you how to cut costs, build alignment, and deliver business impact from day one.

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Your EA Journey Starts Here

Whether you’re launching an EA practice or repositioning one for greater business impact, these three practical guides cover everything from cost-saving strategies and stakeholder alignment to the key business outcomes that will secure leadership support. Learn what works, avoid common pitfalls, and start delivering results from day one.

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Five Rules to Make Enterprise Architecture Work for Your Business

Cut the complexity. Focus on what matters.
This guide outlines the five critical shifts modern EA teams need to make to become business enablers, not technical bottlenecks. From stopping the documentation grind to making EA insights accessible, these rules will help you modernize and thrive.

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Four Business Outcomes: Expert Advice for Introducing Enterprise Architecture

Frame EA in the language of impact.
EA’s value often gets lost in translation. This guide helps you lead with business outcomes that matter most to the C-suite: cost efficiency, IT transparency, business-IT alignment, and compliance. Includes cheat sheets and examples to use with stakeholders.

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Building Business Stakeholder Relationships

Because EA without people is just architecture.
To succeed with EA, you need trust and buy-in. This guide walks you through how to build relationships with sponsors, consumers, and suppliers of EA data—what each group cares about, how to speak their language, and how to turn wins into long-term support.

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  • You need to be the bridge builder and provide solutions to their problems. Get to know their business and strategy and what’s happening in their domain. This is not traditionally the role of the EA, but it needs to be.

    Ole-Jakob Rosenvold
    Architect