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Health & Safety Business Architecture – Home Office DDaT Enablers

ASU supported the Home Office's Digital, Data & Technology Enablers portfolio by designing a comprehensive business architecture for health and safety reporting—enabling safer workplaces and embedding transformation priorities.

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Enterprise IT Service Design – New Style of IT (Deployed)

ASU supported the Service Design Authority for the New Style of IT (Deployed) programme, developing an enterprise-level architecture framework that addressed complex interoperability and federation requirements across Defence IT systems.

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Air Platform Integration – PROTECTOR Programme

ASU provided critical enterprise architecture support to Defence Digital and RAF Digital, developing comprehensive architectures for the PROTECTOR Programme, a key UK capability for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).

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What Business Transformation Really Means (And Why So Many Get It Wrong)

The term "business transformation" is used everywhere—but often misunderstood. This article breaks down what it actually involves, where it often fails, and how to approach it with clarity and purpose.

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Health & Safety Business Architecture – Home Office DDaT Enablers

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Enterprise IT Service Design – New Style of IT (Deployed)

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Air Platform Integration – PROTECTOR Programme

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Enterprise IT Transformation – New Style of IT (Base)

ASU supported the strategic transformation of enterprise IT services through the New Style of IT (Base) Discovery Phase, delivering option architectures and analytical artefacts to support critical decision-making for future Defence digital infrastructure.

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Engineering & Logistics Support – BMfS Architecture Coherence

ASU supported the Support Function Enterprise Architecture Practice (EAP) in restructuring its capability model and aligning business, data, and application architecture for the Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) transformation programme.

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Coalition Interoperability – Federated Mission Networking (FMN)

For three years ASU’s Chief Enterprise Architect served as the UK Voluntary National Contribution (VNC) Liaison Officer to NATO’s Federated Mission Networking (FMN), unifying architecture efforts across working groups and delivering mission-thread–driven enterprise architecture that elevated coalition interoperability.

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What Business Transformation Really Means (And Why So Many Get It Wrong)

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Enterprise Architecture: A Tool, Not a Title

Too often, Enterprise Architecture is treated as a job title or a vague concept. Here, we explore its real function—as a strategic tool to align operations, technology, and long-term goals.

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Do You Really Need an Enterprise Architect?

Enterprise Architects are often misunderstood or underused. This article breaks down what they actually do, when you need one, and the value they bring to complex, high-stakes environments.