What is Enterprise Business Architecture, or EBA? According to Ralph Whittle, author and IT consultant, it is that rare convergence of service-oriented architecture, business process management, and enterprise architecture initiatives, the way to (finally) get the business and IT organization to talk the same talk, and walk the same walk. In this podcast interview, Whittle explains what EBA is (and what it isn't), and what it can do for an enterprise. He also maps out the need to build and integrate enterprise architectures so they will be viewed as successful by the C-level staff, how businesses can truly become customer-centric, and more. Join Tom Parish for a thought-provoking conversation with a man who has built a career around an idea whose time (he says) has come.

Bio

Ralph Whittle is co-author of the book Enterprise Business  Architecture: The Formal Link between Strategy and Results (CRC Press 2004). He is a strategic business/IT consultant and subject matter expert in Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA) development and implementation. He has built Enterprise Business Architectures in industries including manufacturing, healthcare, financial, and technology, and has worked in the IT industry for over 26 years, conducting engagements in enterprise business process modeling, strategic/tactical business planning, enterprise business requirements analysis, enterprise business architecture and IT architecture integration, and more.

Resources

Enterprise  Business Architecture Web site

"Understanding  the Enterprise Business Architecture"

Production Credits

Dana Farver, Executive Producer, Communities Editor-in-Chief
Tom  Parish, Audio Producer, Show Host
Kimberly Stone, Web Development  Manager
Scott Ebner, Web Developer