Enterprise Architecture as Strategic Differentiator

by Ruth Malan, Dana Bredemeyer

In the accompanying Executive Report , we explore the evolution of enterprise architecture (EA), considering whether EA is a strategic differentiator. We expand the concept of enterprise architecture to business capabilities architecture and present a new framework for strategy that brings capabilities, rather than simply processes, into the spotlight of the strategy creation and execution process. This strategy framework highlights the importance of capabilities in shaping the organization's identity and in delivering differentiating value propositions that give the organization highly leveraged advantages in the arenas in which it competes.