Inhalt
... Who This Book Is For ... 22
... How to Read This Book: The Reading Metro Map ... 23
... Acknowledgments ... 25
... Tell Us What You Think! ... 26
1.1 ... What Is Enterprise Architecture? ... 30
1.2 ... How Is Enterprise Architecture Relevant in SAP Landscapes? ... 33
1.3 ... Evolution of Enterprise Architecture and the Enterprise Architect Role ... 35
1.4 ... Challenges and Obstacles When Implementing Enterprise Architecture ... 38
1.5 ... Summary ... 40
2.1 ... Overview of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks ... 44
2.2 ... Enterprise Architecture Methodology ... 46
2.3 ... SAP’s Reference Content ... 89
2.4 ... Preview of Tools and Practice ... 100
2.5 ... SAP’s Enterprise Architecture Services ... 102
2.6 ... Summary ... 107
3.1 ... Business Process Management ... 110
3.2 ... Data Management ... 115
3.3 ... Application Management ... 119
3.4 ... System versus Enterprise Architecture ... 120
3.5 ... Additional Functions and Practices ... 122
3.6 ... Isolated versus Integrated Functions ... 130
3.7 ... Summary ... 131
4.1 ... Generic Reference Architecture ... 134
4.2 ... Architecture Model ... 135
4.3 ... Architecture Artifacts ... 135
4.4 ... Features and Capabilities ... 139
4.5 ... Integrations ... 140
4.6 ... Comparing Different Types of Enterprise Architecture Tools ... 141
4.7 ... Summary ... 143
5.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 148
5.2 ... Problem Statement ... 160
5.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 166
5.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 171
5.5 ... Summary ... 210
6.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 211
6.2 ... Problem Statement ... 216
6.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 220
6.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 222
6.5 ... Summary ... 245
7.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 248
7.2 ... Problem Statement ... 253
7.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 256
7.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 260
7.5 ... Summary ... 269
8.1 ... Business and IT Context ... 272
8.2 ... Problem Statement ... 277
8.3 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 280
8.4 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 283
8.5 ... Summary ... 292
9.1 ... Understanding Total Cost of Ownership ... 293
9.2 ... Business and IT Context ... 298
9.3 ... Problem Statement ... 306
9.4 ... Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach ... 309
9.5 ... Key Deliverables and Outcomes ... 313
9.6 ... Summary ... 326
10.1 ... Rollout Strategy Assessment ... 330
10.2 ... Two-Tier Architecture ... 334
10.3 ... Split Architecture ... 339
10.4 ... Summary ... 342
11.1 ... SAP LeanIX as Part of an End-to-End Toolchain ... 345
11.2 ... Fact Sheets and Meta Model ... 347
11.3 ... The SAP LeanIX Application ... 351
11.4 ... The Time Dimension: Lifecycles and Transformations ... 354
11.5 ... Workspace Setup ... 357
11.6 ... Summary ... 358
12.1 ... Dashboards ... 361
12.2 ... Common Tasks ... 362
12.3 ... Inventory ... 366
12.4 ... Tagging ... 367
12.5 ... Reports ... 370
12.6 ... Diagrams ... 381
12.7 ... Artificial Intelligence ... 387
12.8 ... Presentations ... 388
12.9 ... Subscriptions, User Roles, and Authorizations ... 390
12.10 ... Collaboration ... 391
12.11 ... Quality Management and Governance ... 396
12.12 ... Summary ... 398
13.1 ... Export and Import ... 399
13.2 ... Reference Catalogs ... 402
13.3 ... Extending the Meta Model ... 406
13.4 ... Integrations ... 408
13.5 ... Advanced Customization ... 413
13.6 ... Summary ... 417
14.1 ... Application Portfolio Management ... 419
14.2 ... Roadmap and Transformation Management ... 423
14.3 ... Clean Core Modeling ... 435
14.4 ... Summary ... 437
15.1 ... Enterprise Architecture Practice Overview ... 442
15.2 ... Enterprise Architecture Maturity ... 445
15.3 ... Organizational Setup ... 448
15.4 ... Enterprise Architecture Processes ... 455
15.5 ... Enterprise Architecture Governance ... 461
15.6 ... Enterprise Architecture Skills and Enablement ... 469
15.7 ... Hiring an Enterprise Architecture Team ... 476
15.8 ... Enterprise Architecture Communication and Communities ... 477
15.9 ... Use Cases for Practice Evolution ... 480
15.10 ... Summary ... 484
16.1 ... Overview of Enterprise Architecture Practices at SAP ... 487
16.2 ... Enterprise Architecture in Advisory and Services ... 490
16.3 ... Enterprise Architecture in SAP Product Development ... 495
16.4 ... Enterprise Architecture in Internal IT at SAP ... 498
16.5 ... Summary ... 507
17.1 ... AI-Supported Enterprise Architecture Transformation ... 512
17.2 ... The Enterprise Architecture Network ... 517
17.3 ... Enterprise Architecture-Driven Innovation ... 520
17.4 ... Continuous Clean Architecture ... 521
17.5 ... Global Networks for Enterprise Architecture ... 524
17.6 ... Agile and Iterative Architecture ... 526
17.7 ... Quantum Computing ... 529
17.8 ... Summary ... 534
A ... Abbreviations and Glossary ... 545
B ... The Authors ... 551
