2007 IMF Architecture Forum: Organization and Effectiveness
Tue Apr 17, 2007 - Wed Apr 18, 2007
There are many different models for how to organize IT service management and to define the role and organizational placement of the architecture function. Once a model is implemented, there is a broad range of metrics to use to manage capacity and effectiveness. Join other IMF members to discuss these different approaches and to share how these models and metrics are implemented.
Information Architecture and Data Governance Best Practices
Steven Zagoudis, First Vice President and Director
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
With the ever-increasing amount of information that IT is asked to manage, architects must now fit this information into the larger architectural design. Governance is equally important to the organization that wants to protect critical information but also not be burdened by an excess. Steven will share how FHLBank Atlanta has approached these issues.
Techniques for Evaluating New Technologies
Milt Haynes, Director, IT Planning and Enterprise PMO
Dave Kleba, Principal Analyst
Abbott
New technologies are made available with increasing frequency. While some can be of great benefit to your organization, others may be a costly mistake. Milt will discuss Abbotts methods for evaluating new technologies to ensure selection of the right products for business and IT needs.
Development of Architectural Governance
James E. Matthews, Vice President, Enterprise Architecture and Strategy
Charter Communications
Jim will be discussing how he has developed sound architecture practices that reference the Federal Architecture Framework. By implementing these practices, James and the Central Management Services IT team were able to reduce the State of Illinois annual IT Spend by $135M over an 18 month time frame. The State was taken from a CMM level 1 state to a managed state; as a result, is in position to continue to control its spend and optimize its IT investments as long as the Governance practices are permitted to function.
El Paso's PMO Architecture Assessment Process
Sam Norman, Manager, Project Management Office
El Paso Corporation
Sam will be discussing El Paso's newly developed PMO Architecture Assessment Process. This talk will focus on the reasons for developing the process, the steps taken to develop the process, and the benefits of implementation.
Meeting the Needs of the Eastman Chemical Company with a Highly Centralized Architecture
Jim Carson, Director, Global IT Operations & Services
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman's IT cost has been reduced by 50% over the past 5 years, largely though the relentless pursuit of a centralized architecture. At the same time, global performance has improved twofold and the investment in new development has remained constant. This has been accomplished by balancing the goals of standardization and centralization with need to deliver IT capabilities in a global scale.
Aligning Architecture to Business Strategy
Geof Knoerzer, Adjunct Professor
DePaul University
Mr. Knoerzer will review a project in which 13 legacy applications were identified and targeted for migration to a new system handling referential data. During the architecture review, multiple technology platforms were reviewed before project inititation. As the project progressed, continued monitoring of system performance and User satisfaction were measured and reported each month.
Additional Topics of Member Interest:
- Selecting Appropriate Architecture
- Operating in a Distributed Architecture Model
- Defining the Role of an Architect
- Data Architecture Models
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