Webinar: Business Architecture and SAFe Alignment
Recorded On: 09/21/2016
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As business architecture’s footprint expands, effective governance grows as well. Lack of a robust governance, engagement model and practice roadmap can slow business architecture deployment. This webinar will discuss approaches for establishing effective business architecture governance based on industry experiences at multiple organizations.
Is your organization still struggling to get desired results from Agile initiatives? Have you heard about the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and thought this might garner better results? Frameworks like SAFe can help guide organizations with some best practices to coordinate agile efforts, but it takes commitment by leadership in business and IT to foster an environment of collaboration to deliver business value.
This presentation outlines the pivotal role business architecture practitioners play in initiatives employing agile methodologies, focusing on business architecture practices and deliverables that aid in communication among stakeholders and team members. It examines what is necessary for business architecture practitioners to drive success at the portfolio, program, and team levels within SAFe environments. The presenters will perspectives on those things work well, as well as those that have not, to help practitioners of business architecture working in similar environments and approaches.
Renee Batts
Business Architect
Principal Financial Group
Renee Batts has over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare, state licensing and financial services industries. She has served in a variety of roles including business analysis, project/program management, and leading delivery teams. Her most recent experience has been driving business architecture and innovation at Principal in Des Moines, IA. In this role, she has collaborated with cross-discipline teams to facilitate the adoption and implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), embedding business architecture at the portfolio and program levels. Renee helps drive innovation, research, and development, focusing on high priority capabilities with the aptitude to differentiate in the marketplace. Renee is a member of the Business Architecture Guild and has contributed to efforts from the Requirements Collaborative Team, sharing her experience and learning through a variety of lenses.
Sebastian Escobar
Senior Consultant
STA Group, LLC
Sebastian Escobar brings a creative mentality to solving business and technology problems using business architecture principles and concepts to deliver a common language. Sebastian, a senior consultant for STA Group, LLC, has consulting experience across a wide spectrum of business and software engagements, leveraging strong cross-functional expertise in the areas of business intelligence, customer relationship management, customer experience design, and business architecture. Sebastian has deep experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and currently is as advisor to the portfolio and program teams implementing a new enterprise CRM platform. Sebastian is a member of the Business Architecture Guild and has contributed towards efforts on the Requirements Collaborative Team regarding agile and SAFe.
