<s>
In	O
the	O
business	O
sector	O
,	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
discipline	O
that	O
"	O
represents	O
holistic	O
,	O
multidimensional	O
business	O
views	O
of	O
:	O
capabilities	O
,	O
end‐to‐end	O
value	O
delivery	O
,	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
organizational	O
structure	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
relationships	O
among	O
these	O
business	O
views	O
and	O
strategies	O
,	O
products	O
,	O
policies	O
,	O
initiatives	O
,	O
and	O
stakeholders.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
application	O
,	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
provides	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
an	O
enterprise	O
business	O
model	O
and	O
enterprise	O
strategy	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
business	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
develop	O
and	O
maintain	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
are	O
known	O
as	O
business	B-Architecture
architects	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
"	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
to	O
mean	O
an	O
architectural	O
description	O
of	O
an	O
enterprise	O
or	O
a	O
business	O
unit	O
,	O
an	O
architectural	O
model	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
profession	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
Object	I-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
OMG	O
)	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
describes	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
blueprint	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
common	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
align	O
strategic	O
objectives	O
and	O
tactical	O
demands.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
profession	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
primarily	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
motivational	O
,	O
operational	O
,	O
and	O
analysis	O
frameworks	O
that	O
link	O
these	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
that	O
it	O
represents	O
real	O
world	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
business	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
how	O
they	O
interact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Products	O
of	O
this	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
efforts	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
plans	O
,	O
make	O
business	O
decisions	O
and	O
guide	O
their	O
implementations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
practice	O
,	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
effort	O
is	O
conducted	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
an	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
practice	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
had	O
focused	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
technological	O
aspects	O
of	O
change	O
,	O
the	O
practice	O
is	O
quickly	O
evolving	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
rigorous	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
approach	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
organizational	O
and	O
motivational	O
aspects	O
of	O
change	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alignment	O
between	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
is	O
a	O
natural	O
architectural	O
alignment	O
of	O
two	O
related	O
disciplines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
represents	O
a	O
business	O
in	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
any	O
IT	O
architecture	O
while	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
provides	O
an	O
overarching	O
framework	O
for	O
business	O
and	O
IT	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
history	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
has	O
its	O
origins	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
next	O
decades	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
has	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
discipline	O
of	O
"	O
cross-organizational	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
"	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
has	O
been	O
proposed	O
as	O
a	O
blueprint	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
,	O
as	O
business	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
the	O
representation	O
of	O
business	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
has	O
evolved	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
as	O
architectural	B-Architecture
domains	I-Architecture
and	O
as	O
activity	O
of	O
business	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2000s	O
the	O
study	O
and	O
concept	O
development	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
accelerated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
2000s	O
the	O
first	O
handbooks	O
on	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
were	O
published	O
,	O
separate	O
frameworks	O
for	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
were	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
separate	O
views	O
and	O
models	O
for	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
were	O
further	O
under	O
construction	O
,	O
the	O
business	B-Architecture
architect	I-Architecture
as	O
a	O
profession	O
evolved	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
businesses	O
added	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
to	O
their	O
agenda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2015	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
common	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
body	O
of	O
knowledge	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
and	O
is	O
updated	O
multiple	O
times	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
interest	O
from	O
the	O
academic	O
world	O
and	O
from	O
top	O
management	O
is	O
growing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
integrated	B-Architecture
view	I-Architecture
of	O
an	O
enterprise	O
,	O
many	O
different	O
views	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
are	O
typically	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
provided	O
by	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
address	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
summarized	O
by	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
2012	O
)	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Value	B-Architecture
Stream	I-Architecture
view	O
defines	O
the	O
end-to-end	O
set	O
of	O
activities	O
that	O
deliver	O
value	O
to	O
external	O
and	O
internal	O
stakeholders	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
above	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
,	O
the	O
relationships	O
that	O
connect	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
views	O
form	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
the	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2006	O
article	O
"	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
:	O
A	O
new	O
paradigm	O
to	O
relate	O
business	O
strategy	O
to	O
ICT	O
,	O
"	O
Versteeg	O
&	O
Bouwman	O
explained	O
the	O
relation	O
between	O
business	O
strategy	O
and	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
business	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
this	O
hierarchy	O
the	O
initial	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
further	O
developed	O
,	O
using	O
general	O
organizational	O
structuring	O
methods	O
and	O
business	O
administration	O
theory	O
,	O
like	O
theories	O
on	O
assets	O
and	O
resources	O
and	O
theories	O
on	O
structuring	O
economic	O
activity.Versteeg	O
,	O
G	O
&	O
H	O
.	O
Bouwman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
:	O
A	O
new	O
paradigm	O
to	O
relate	O
business	O
strategy	O
to	O
ICT.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
parts	O
(	O
functions	O
,	O
concepts	O
and	O
processes	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
act	O
as	O
a	O
compulsory	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
different	O
subsequent	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
models	O
shed	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
scantly	O
elaborated	O
relationships	O
between	O
business	O
strategy	O
and	O
business	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Guild	O
is	O
"	O
to	O
promote	O
best	O
practices	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
knowledge-base	O
of	O
the	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
discipline.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guild	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
,	O
international	O
membership	O
organization	O
for	O
practitioners	O
and	O
others	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
developing	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
members	O
on	O
six	O
continents	O
,	O
a	O
strong	O
Advisory	O
Board	O
and	O
a	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
business	O
partners	O
,	O
the	O
Guild	O
positions	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
focal	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
evolving	O
practices	O
and	O
disciplines	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
BIZBOK(R )	O
,	O
currently	O
at	O
version	O
11	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
practical	O
guide	O
for	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
practitioners	O
and	O
individuals	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
to	O
address	O
business	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
practical	O
guide	O
comes	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
best	O
practices	O
,	O
gleaned	O
from	O
numerous	O
companies	O
and	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Association	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
DePaul	O
based	O
organization	O
where	O
practitioners	O
came	O
together	O
to	O
share	O
and	O
explore	O
new	O
ideas	O
around	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
formalized	O
itself	O
into	O
a	O
formal	O
organization	O
that	O
looked	O
to	O
build	O
local	O
chapters	O
where	O
practitioners	O
could	O
gather	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
ideas	O
around	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
to	O
building	O
a	O
chapter	O
based	O
organization	O
,	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Association	O
coalesced	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
strong	O
practitioners	O
to	O
put	O
together	O
the	O
first	O
practitioner	O
exam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Association	O
formalized	O
the	O
exam	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
certified	O
practitioner	O
exam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Guild	O
and	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Association	O
,	O
joined	O
forces	O
where	O
the	O
beta	O
exam	O
became	O
cornerstone	O
of	O
the	O
certification	O
program	O
of	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Guild	O
looking	O
to	O
solidify	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
in	O
the	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ASATE	O
Group	O
Business	O
Capability	O
Framework	O
relies	O
on	O
business	O
capabilities	O
and	O
the	O
eight	O
types	O
of	O
building	B-Architecture
blocks	I-Architecture
that	O
make	O
them	O
up	O
(	O
processes	O
,	O
functions	O
,	O
organizational	O
units	O
,	O
know-how	O
assets	O
,	O
information	O
assets	O
,	O
technology	O
assets	O
,	O
brands	O
and	O
natural	O
resource	O
deposits	O
)	O
to	O
model	O
a	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
framework	O
was	O
devised	O
with	O
five	O
criteria	O
in	O
mind	O
:	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
must	O
be	O
aligned	O
with	O
the	O
ANSI/IEEE	O
1471-2000	O
standard	O
definition	O
of	O
architecture	O
;	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
must	O
share	O
an	O
anchor	O
point	O
with	O
business	O
strategy	O
,	O
namely	O
capabilities	O
;	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
must	O
rely	O
on	O
common	O
business	O
terms	O
and	O
definitions	O
thereof	O
;	O
(	O
4	O
)	O
must	O
comprise	O
all	O
building	O
block	O
types	O
necessary	O
to	O
model	O
a	O
complete	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
;	O
and	O
(	O
5	O
)	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
burdened	O
with	O
unnecessary	O
building	B-Architecture
blocks	I-Architecture
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zachman	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
is	O
a	O
popular	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
used	O
by	O
business	B-Architecture
architects	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typically	O
,	O
business	B-Architecture
architects	I-Architecture
are	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
concepts	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
perspectives	O
:	O
Executive	O
and	O
Business	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modeling	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
OMG	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Unified	B-Language
Modeling	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UML	B-Language
)	O
,	O
Model	B-Architecture
Driven	I-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
(	O
MDA	O
)	O
,	O
Business	O
Motivation	O
Model	O
(	O
BMM	O
)	O
,	O
Semantics	B-Application
of	I-Application
Business	I-Application
Vocabulary	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rules	I-Application
(	O
SBVR	B-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Process	I-Architecture
Modeling	I-Architecture
Notation	I-Architecture
(	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Decision	O
Model	O
and	O
Notation	O
(	O
DMN	O
)	O
enable	O
powerful	O
visual	O
design	O
,	O
execution	O
and	O
maintenance	O
of	O
software	O
and	O
other	O
processes	O
,	O
including	O
IT	O
Systems	O
Modeling	O
and	O
Business	O
Process	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
Architecture	O
Framework	O
(	O
TOGAF	O
)	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
is	O
a	O
community-based	O
standards	O
effort	O
for	O
describing	O
methods	O
and	O
tools	O
used	O
by	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
and	O
continuously	O
improved	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
,	O
a	O
consortium	O
of	O
interested	O
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
involved	O
in	O
information	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
TOGAF	O
,	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
"	O
defines	O
the	O
business	O
strategy	O
,	O
governance	O
,	O
organization	O
,	O
and	O
key	O
business	O
processes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOGAF	O
refers	O
to	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
architecture	B-Architecture
domains	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
represent	O
the	O
subsets	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
architecture	B-Architecture
domains	I-Architecture
being	O
Application	O
Architecture	O
,	O
Data	O
Architecture	O
,	O
and	O
Technology	O
Architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
element	O
of	O
TOGAF	O
,	O
Architecture	O
Development	O
Method	O
,	O
identifies	O
development	O
of	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
as	O
necessary	O
prerequisite	O
for	O
developing	O
other	O
architecture	B-Architecture
domains	I-Architecture
and	O
provides	O
guidance	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
development	O
steps	O
and	O
common	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Guild	O
provides	O
reference	O
models	O
for	O
many	O
industries	O
,	O
including	O
government	O
,	O
financial	O
services	O
,	O
insurance	O
,	O
transportation	O
,	O
and	O
healthcare	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
common	O
reference	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
additional	O
business	O
models	O
exist	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
related	O
to	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
,	O
but	O
are	O
derived	O
from	O
other	O
approaches	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
operating	O
models	O
and	O
lower-level	O
process	O
frameworks	O
.	O
</s>
