BTM Works 360 v6.0 Product Cut Sheet
Enterprise Modeling is most frequently performed during the activities of enterprise architecture, which is why modeling is one of BTM Works 360’s core capabilities. Business analysts create models of the business requirements driving technology’s use (the processes underlying key areas of the business) and technologists use these models to determine how to apply technology to automate processes. The business, process, application and system models are cross-linked, so that changes to one model are reflected in each of the others.
A key challenge companies face in creating an integrated enterprise architecture model (one that depicts its two main components, technology and business architecture, as well as subsets such as information architecture or enterprise solution architecture) is coordinating modeling activities across business and technology to support optimal change. Frequently, business managers rely on different tools than those used by technology architects for modeling activities. This creates the risk of misalignment between the two activities, and missed opportunities for reuse of knowledge across the enterprise.
Recognizing that a consolidated management platform that performs business and technology modeling and scenario planning is an emerging best practice, BTM Works 360 has been designed to support business and technology stakeholders across the enterprise. Based on Microsoft® Visio and imbedded with BTM specific business logic, the platform’s ease of use facilitates input from and collaboration with users who have no specific technical background or knowledge.
Through the use of cross-linked models for business, process, application and systems, BTM Works 360’s collaborative modeling capabilities enable the creation of an enterprise architecture that serves as a blueprint for aligning business and technology. Like an architectural blueprint, enterprise architecture serves as a reference point throughout the investment lifecycle, from concept, to design, development, implementation and deployment, and – in an area that many companies neglect – ensuring that the investment yields its expected value throughout its service life.