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Tuesday
12 June
13:30-14:45

Tuesday
12 June
13:30– 14:45

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Architecture and planning is the cornerstone for the alignment of IT and business at Aer Lingus – doing the right things the right way. Architecture is the bridge between business strategy and successful implementation of an IT investment programme.

The key to business success in the future is agility – fast, effective responses to commercial opportunities and competitive threats. The mission of the Architecture and Planning group is to design an information technology environment that provides Aer Lingus with that agility.

• Building long-term sustainable profitable growth through investments
• Insuring IT investments deliver value for money in the context of the overall enterprise vision
• Aligning architecture compliance with the urgent demands of the business

Wednesday
13 June
9:00 – 10:45

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Keynote: Enterprise Architecture Straight From the Shoulder

There is no such thing as an Architecture Silver Bullet! Architecture is foundational for managing modern enterprises, learn how to develop a short, medium and long-term architecture action plan for making it a reality. This presentation is not for the faint of heart or for anyone who is looking for a 'quick fix' or an 'easy out.' This is Enterprise Architecture, Straight From the Shoulder!

What you will learn

• Identify short-term architecture alternatives
• Define precisely what it is about Information Technology that may be causing pain and frustration in the enterprise these days
• Find out precisely what has to be done to rectify the problems of the past and set a proper course for the future

Featured Speaker

John A. Zachman Zachman International To Speaker's Bio

Wednesday
13 June
13:30– 14:45

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Keynote: The Payoff from Architecture and Programme Management

For some time now, many thought leaders have advocated the use of Enterprise-level Architectures to define the current and future states of our organisations' assets and capabilities. This knowledge is itself a very valuable asset which has helped map and communicate the intent and the impact of change. But why own a map if you don't really expect to go anywhere? The artefacts from architecture are useless if they are not actively used to manage the implementation programme. Architecture tells us what should be done and programme management must make sure it actually happens. To be useful, these must be ongoing and evolving processes, which pay-off day-to-day through better decision making and resource allocation and greater responsiveness.

This session will introduce some simple integrated approaches to determine evaluation criteria and to develop a set of aligned architectures and strategies. It will show how to use this knowledge as guidance in the defence of the organisation's vision and the allocation of resources to implement the vision. Taken together, these lessons learned will help define many of the attributes of an integrated programme management and architectural programme management process.

What you will learn

• Starting with business stakeholders to define evaluation criteria
• Using business process to align architectures
• Establishing a prioritised programme of transformation
• Allocating resources to initiatives with traceability
• Dealing with unplanned activities: defending the vision
• Monitoring progress and remaining flexible

Featured Speaker

Roger Burlton Founder Process Renewal Group To Speaker's Bio