<s>
The	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Special	O
Interest	O
Group	O
(	O
BASIG	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
working	O
group	O
on	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
of	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
OMG	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
history	B-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
business	I-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
working	O
group	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	O
Group	O
(	O
BAWG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2007	O
announcement	O
for	O
the	O
OMG	O
Technical	O
Meeting	O
on	O
Dec	O
.	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Burlingame	O
,	O
California	O
gave	O
the	O
following	O
rationale	O
for	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
a	O
specialized	O
working	O
group	O
on	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
link	O
between	O
IT	O
and	O
the	O
business	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
apparent	O
that	O
there	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
formally	O
defined	O
sets	O
of	O
relationships	O
between	O
IT	O
architecture	O
and	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
probably	O
10-15	O
years	O
behind	O
the	O
maturity	O
of	O
the	O
IT	O
architecture	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
initiating	O
the	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
working	O
group	O
(	O
BAWG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
was	O
recently	O
defined	O
as	O
-	O
"	O
Formal	O
models	O
and	O
diagrammatic	O
representations	O
of	O
governance	O
structures	O
,	O
business	O
semantics	O
and	O
value	O
streams	O
across	O
the	O
extended	O
enterprise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
certainly	O
be	O
debated	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
argument	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
formalization	O
of	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
to	O
align	O
business	O
to	O
business	O
and	O
business	O
to	O
IT	O
...	O
OMG	B-Architecture
Business	I-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maglio	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
summarized	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	O
Group	O
(	O
BAWG	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
OMG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
already	O
quoted	O
the	O
2007	O
announcement	O
,	O
the	O
working	O
group	O
proposed	O
the	O
following	O
working	O
definition	O
of	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
:	O
</s>
<s>
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
demandsOMG	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	O
Group	O
,	O
"	O
at	O
bawg.omg.org,	O
Oct	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
2010	O
)	O
In	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	O
Group	O
(	O
BAWG	O
)	O
wiki	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
further	O
discussion	O
on	O
the	O
definition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
presented	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
formal	O
blueprint	O
of	O
governance	O
structures	O
,	O
business	O
semantics	O
and	O
value	O
streams	O
across	O
the	O
extended	O
enterprise.What	O
is	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
?	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>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
above	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
,	O
the	O
relationships	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>
Geoff	O
Balmes	O
(	O
born	O
c	O
.	O
1958	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
business	B-Architecture
architect	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
worked	O
his	O
way	O
up	O
in	O
industry	O
from	O
systems	O
consultant	O
,	O
systems	O
analyst	O
and	O
process	O
architect	O
to	O
business	B-Architecture
architect	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
himself	O
as	O
"	O
Change	O
Management	O
Specialist	O
and	O
Senior	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architect	I-Architecture
skilled	O
at	O
structuring	O
the	O
business	O
and	O
aligning	O
IT	O
and	O
business	O
strategies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
chairs	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
SIG	O
since	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
co-founded	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Guild	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
is	O
board	O
member	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
IBM	O
Representative	O
at	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
from	O
1989	O
to	O
1995	O
,	O
jointed	O
the	O
OMG	B-Architecture
Business	I-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Working	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
contributors	O
to	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Guild	O
since	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
M	O
.	O
Ulrich	O
(	O
born	O
c	O
.	O
1956	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
consultant	O
,	O
consultant	O
at	O
Cutter	O
Consortium	O
,	O
director	O
and	O
lecturer	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
development	O
of	O
'	O
The	O
Systems	O
Redevelopment	O
Methodology	O
 '	O
(	O
TSRM	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
1990s,[1][2]	O
on	O
legacy	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
2000s[3]	O
and	O
more	O
recently	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
business	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
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