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EA Strategy

A shared read of the business and technology challenges in the entity, with EA practice tied to the business strategy and the digital transformation strategy.

In Brief

  • Where this page sits: the EA strategy element of the EA practice (operating-model layer).
  • Frame the vision, mission, pillars, and strategic objectives for EA practice inside the entity.
  • Align those directions with the business strategy, the digital transformation strategy, the cybersecurity strategy, and data governance.
  • Six steps that start with reviewing the self-assessment results and end with the strategy house.
  • Main output: the strategic directions document for EA practice.

Six Steps to Build the Strategy

  1. Review the assessment results

    Read the self-assessment and the initial maturity report to single out the weaknesses worth addressing in the next cycle.

  2. Diagnose the current state

    Read the relevant documents, meet stakeholders, and weigh strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges.

  3. Run a benchmarking study

    An optional study of local and international entities with higher maturity, drawing on their directions and indicators.

  4. Analyse strategic directions

    Read the business strategy and the related strategies, then set the EA scope: coverage, domains, level of detail, and time horizon.

  5. Align with national directions

    Tie the strategy components to DGA reference frameworks, regulations, and digital government requirements.

  6. Build the strategy house

    Run stakeholder workshops, define the KPIs, then frame the vision, mission, pillars, and objectives.

The Strategy House

ElementWhat it carries
VisionA short picture of what EA practice in the entity is aiming at over the longer term.
MissionThe role the practice plays in service of the business strategy and the digital, cybersecurity, and data governance strategies.
PillarsThe themes the work rests on, for example: strategic alignment, capability development, governance, and technical enablement.
ObjectivesThe outcomes expected over the strategy horizon, each tied to a measurable KPI.

Inputs and Outputs

InputsOutputs
Entity business strategy and operating plansStrategic directions document for EA practice
Related strategies: digital transformation, cybersecurity, data governanceStrategy house: vision, mission, pillars, objectives
Self-assessment results and the initial maturity reportEA scope at the strategic level
DGA reference frameworks and regulationsKPIs tied to the objectives

Why This Matters

A clear strategy gives EA practice an agreed set of goals, keeps the work in one line with the digital transformation, data governance, and cybersecurity initiatives, and focuses resources on the entity's directions instead of spreading them thin.
The main output is the strategic directions document for EA practice. It carries the strategy house, the EA scope, the KPIs, and their alignment with entity strategies and national digital directions.

Related

Establishing EA practice

EA KPIs

Applying NORA

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