Dynamic ArchitectureIntroduction

Martin van den Berg

Stockholm

April 27th and 28th 2005

Architecture in practice

Congratulations!Keep on the good

work

With that interfaceI can solvethe problem

It doesn’t matter to meas long as I get

that CRM package

Great!But not for me

Why Dynamic Architecture?

Architecture is a must

The challenge ishow to deal with it

We are able to develop

architectures

Agility, coherence and pragmatism

DYA®: DYnamic Architecture

A model

Instruments

1. 1. Architecture is strategic if IT is strategic.

2. Architecture must facilitate speed of change.

3. Communication between business and IT management is crucial.

4. Business objectives govern the development of architecture.

5. The level of architecture will be continually raised if architecture is aligned to important business changes.

6. Architecture must be developed “just enough, just in time.”

7. Working under architecture is supported by a theoretical and working model.

8. Transparent relationships must be defined.

9. Several development strategies are distinguished.

10. Architectural principles and processes must be an integral part of the organization.

A vison

DYA-prin

ciples

Dynamic Architecture

DYAprocesses

StrategicDialogue

NewDevelopments Development

withArchitecture

ITsolutions

Developmentwithout

Architecture

IT solutions

Governance

Dynamic ArchitectureBusiness

architectureInformationarchitecture

Technicalarchitecture

ArchitecturalServices

DYA Instruments

DYAprocesses

StrategicDialogue

NewDevelopments Development

withArchitecture

ITsolutions

Developmentwithout

Architecture

IT solutions

ArchitecturalServices

Governance

Dynamic ArchitectureBusiness

architectureInformationarchitecture

Technicalarchitecture

ManagementletterBusiness case

BuildingPermit

Project-proposal

Architecture-framework

Project-start-architecture

Main principles of DYA

• Business objectives drives architecture

• The architecture process is more important than the architecture products

• Architecture is an ongoing process

• Architecture facilitates change

• Just enough, just in time architecture

• Deviations from the architecture are allowed, but in a controlled way

Architecture defined

The consistent set of rules and models, which will guide the design and implementation of processes, organizational structures, information flows and the technical infrastructure within an organization.

Architecture framework

Business objectives

Businessarchitecture

Technicalarchitecture

Informationarchitecture

Generalprinciples

Policy directives

Models

Prod/service

Process Orga-nization

DataAppli-cation

Middle-ware

Plat-form

Net-work

Organisation

Business unit A Business unit B

Domain A Domain B

Scope architecture

Typical results

• A sound architecture practice

• Better Business – IT understanding

• Better alignment architecture – projects

• More agility

DYA in the Netherlands

• De-facto standard for “working with architecture”

– Enterprises set up their architecture related processes according to the DYA model

– Enterprises use the project-start-architecture to bridge the gap between architecture and projects

– Enterprises allow deviations from the architecture

– Enterprises develop architecture content more bottom up instead of top down

• 7000 copies of the book were sold

• Used for teaching purposes

Dynamic Architecture

Vragen

Fragen

Domande

Preguntas

Questions

Fråga

Questions

StrategicDialogue

Newdevelopments Development

withArchitecture

ITsolutions

Architecture Services

Domainarchitecture

Project-start-

architecture

Enterprisearchitecture

What architecture when?