Agile business architecture for digital transformation

by Mehmet Yildiz

We are in a frenetic and a convoluted digital age. Every organisation strives to transform its business to stay competitive in this exponentially growing digital world. Digital transformation became pervasive and ubiquitous in all business ventures. This new norm of constant transformation requires architecting our business and underlying technology stacks rapidly. Establishing agile business architecture frameworks are fundamental requirements to achieve successful digital transformation outcomes.In this book, I attempt to share my knowledge and experience using a rigorous yet agile architectural method. My aim is to add accelerated value to the broader business architecture and digital transformation communities by focusing on the practical aspect with minimal emphasis on the theoretical aspect. The content in this book is based on my architectural thought leadership experience gained in multiple large business and enterprise architecture initiatives, focusing on business capabilities, digital transformation initiatives, and enterprise modernisation engagements, reflecting hard lessons learned in these applied settings.In this book, I attempt to redefine the role of business architects as primary leaders for digital transformation programs. The content reflects my experience and observations from the field. As a caveat, this book is not based on theories in the traditional business architecture textbooks which may conflict with my experience. My beta readers found this as a unique guide reflecting reality from the field. Hope it adds new insights for your role in the business digital transformation initiatives.

219 pages, Paperback

Published December 11, 2019

About the author

I am the author of multiple books about science, technology, enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and content marketing strategy. As a content strategist, I built an extensive writing and reading community on Medium and Substack.

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Reviews

[Dr Michael Broadly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although it as written for big businesses, I found it helpful and learned a lot about how to design my own small business. It was clear and educational.

[Simplified Writing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coming from a technology and media background I was not aware of the business architecture in my solution development process. This unique book gave me new perspectives, valuable insights, and practical tips on using business architecture in my technology and media design projects. I haven't seen such a nuanced book on this topic yet. The author, who is a distinguished enterprise architect, despite his academic and deep professional background, made it very simple and digestible using daily language. It is accessible to the public and any business owner can benefit from it.