An important aspect of the EA chartering processing is the EA team planning. Without the right people on the team, EA planning is not bound to be a success. EA being a process and not a framework requires collaboration and communication among its team members for its effective implementation.
The RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed) approach of planning for the EA team is presented by Gartner as one of the best practices for team selection. The RACI matrix is an efficient way to plan the team members as it clearly lays down the roles & responsibilities. The relevant team members can be contacted based on their involvement in the planning process. The other idea of maintaining the ethic of stewardship while executing EA tasks is also noteworthy.
In the book- 'Good to Great', the author Jim Collins has very well explained the planning for EA team by giving the example of getting into a bus. According to the author, EA is the bus and its important first to get the right people and remove the wrong people from the bus. Only after this is done, the decision of where the bus needs to go should be thought about. Similarly, in the EA context, it is important first to have the right people in the team and then decide on the direction (i.e goals, objectives and strategy).
References:
Robertson, B. (2008, February 11). Toolkit: Best Practices for Planning People and
Responsibilities for EA Project Teams. Gartner (ID: G00155180).
Collins, J. (2001). Good to great.
In the book- 'Good to Great', the author Jim Collins has very well explained the planning for EA team by giving the example of getting into a bus. According to the author, EA is the bus and its important first to get the right people and remove the wrong people from the bus. Only after this is done, the decision of where the bus needs to go should be thought about. Similarly, in the EA context, it is important first to have the right people in the team and then decide on the direction (i.e goals, objectives and strategy).
References:
Robertson, B. (2008, February 11). Toolkit: Best Practices for Planning People and
Responsibilities for EA Project Teams. Gartner (ID: G00155180).
Collins, J. (2001). Good to great.
Hi Swathika,
ReplyDeleteI like your quote from "Good to Great" which makes complete sense. Knowing the players and gaining their support is one of the key steps to establishing an EA program. In my role as an EA, which is new to me and the organization, it has been one of the challenges where getting senior IT management's buy-in to the program has not been easy. The constant question I get is to state the ROI on this program. EA is not a program that has direct contribution on ROI but the work that spawns off of the EA work, contributes to ROI. Thanks for mentioning how important it is to get the right people first and then deciding the direction.
Thanks,
Veena.