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The core terminology behind enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and strategic consultancy.
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Capability Maturity Model (CMMI)
A framework to assess how well an organisation’s capabilities are developed and improving.
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Data Governance
The policies and practices that ensure data is accurate, secure, and well-managed.
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Systems Thinking
An approach to understanding how systems behave, connect, and adapt as a whole.
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Risk Profiling
A method to assess and understand an organisation’s exposure to different types of risk.
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Business Process Optimisation (BPO)
The practice of improving workflows to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
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Red Teaming
An exercise that tests strategies, systems, or assumptions by challenging them from an adversary’s view.
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Decision Support
Tools and processes that help organisations make informed, evidence-based decisions.
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Zachman Framework
A structured framework for classifying and organising enterprise architecture artifacts.
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Strategic Roadmapping
A step-by-step plan for getting from the current state to the desired future state.
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Agile Delivery
An approach to delivering work through short, iterative cycles with continuous feedback.
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Information Modelling
A structured approach to representing information and how it flows across systems.
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Value Chain Analysis
A model that shows how a company delivers value across each stage of its operations.
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Stakeholder Mapping
A process for identifying and engaging the right people in a change or decision effort.
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Lifecycle Analysis
An analysis of the value, cost, and benefit across the lifecycle of systems or services.
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Current State Assessment
An assessment of how the organisation currently works—processes, systems, and structures.
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Enterprise Architecture (EA)
A framework for aligning strategy, operations, and technology across an organisation.
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Operating Model
A high-level view of how a business runs—including structure, roles, and governance.
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Target Architecture
A blueprint of where the business wants to be—across tech, process, and operations.
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Repository Management
A system for storing and managing architecture models and documentation.
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Systems Architecture
The structure and function of complex systems and how their components interact.
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Mission Thread Analysis
A method for tracing how a mission goal is achieved through systems, people, and processes.
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Business Capability Modelling
A way to model what a business can do, now and in the future.
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Business Architecture
A view of how a business is structured—its capabilities, processes, and value streams.
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Solution Architecture
The design of a specific system that solves a defined business problem.
