Enables Activity Based Costing (O)
Enables cost evaluation and benchmarking per Function, process, unit
Reduces costs to competition levels
OPEX
Enables Faster New Product introduction (O)
Common functions, interfaces, components, standardization,
Reduced time to design, overall context for new capabilities
Time To Design [Tdesign, Tintegrate)
Exploits synergies between similar operations (O)
Design Once, Deploy Many times
Reduces supply chain costs, development costs, # assets
CAPEX,
Maps Roadmaps to architecture
Infrastructure in place prior to needs (planned as To-Be), alignment of EA components to objectives, roadmaps
Products fit in Architecture; Built to last according to vision
Time To Deploy [TDeploy]
Facilitates Vendor Products Roadmaps Alignment to EA (S)
Share functionality and interface roadmaps with vendors
Vendor products in time and specification
CAPEX
Provides agility to business change (S)
Provides modular architecture/SOA
Ready for quick business change saves costs and increases revenue
OPEX,
Build to Last (S)
Blueprint support outsourcing and mergers & acquisitions
OPEX
Time to Market
Enables Outsourcing, and Mergers & Acquisitions (S)
Blueprint support outsourcing and mergers & acquisitions
Fastens & enables outsourcing and M&A
OPEX,
Improves Risk Management (S)
Readiness to respond to risk Enables rapid deployment of new technologies products, strategies
Reduces risk, attracts more investment
CAPEX,
Improves Stakeholders' Understanding and Communication (C )
Single point of reference, common language, common repository
Business requirements correctly translated to technology
Time To Specify [TSpecify]
Enhanced collaboration with partners and suppliers (C )
Standard specifications, procedures and interfaces; aligns roadmaps with vendors
Parts delivered to specification in time and lower cost
CAPEX Time To Integrate [TIntegrate]
Makes possible Regulatory compliance (C)
Supplies process and document and record management architecture for audits
Enables compliance through financial and privacy data controls in processes
OPEX, Regulatory, Compliance
Figure 2. The EA Key Benefits Indicators Table
Time to Market
Time to Market Owner value