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The Business Capability Map: Building a Foundation for Business/IT Alignment

Posted May 4, 2011 | Technology |

Businesses are faced with ever-increasing complexity, competition, and cost pressures. Vendors espouse new products and "silver bullet" solutions, but more often than not, they fall short of expectations, and worse, add to the complexity of IT challenges. Yet there is hope for getting a handle on this complexity and finally addressing the challenge of business/IT alignment. The approach is not based on a new product or technology but on an architectural foundation that brings the complexity of IT into focus from a business perspective.

About The Author
William Ulrich
William M. Ulrich is a Fellow of Cutter Consortium, a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network, and President of TSG, Inc. Specializing in business and IT planning and transformation strategies, he has more than 35 years’ experience in the business-IT management consulting field. Mr. Ulrich serves as strategic advisor and mentor on business-IT transformation initiatives and also serves as a workshop leader to businesses on a wide… Read More
Mike Rosen
Mike Rosen is a Cutter Expert and a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network. He is an accomplished architect, analyst, and technical leader with extensive experience in digital transformation, enterprise architecture, business architecture, service-oriented architecture, product strategy and development, software architecture, consulting and mentoring, distributed technologies, and industry standards. Mr. Rosen has 40 years'… Read More
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