Business Architect vs. Business Analyst

Getting the best value from both on a project

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Not every company has a business architect or ever thought they needed one. Some companies are just not big enough to justify such a position.

However, larger enterprises with multiple project portfolios, including many government and quasi-government organizations, invest in enterprise architecture either because they are complex enough to need a more systematic approach or because it’s a compliance requirement.

When an architecture team includes a business architect, the question about their role versus the role of a business analyst will arise.

To answer this question, let’s start with what business architecture is — a holistic view of the enterprise, its organizational structure, capabilities and information. It concerns itself with the business model of the enterprise — how the enterprise makes money and delivers value.

The First Question of Business Architecture

Business architecture looks at how capabilities, processes, organization and information are connected, and how the…