University of Western Sydney
Enterprise architecture
2012–2014
At the University of Western Sydney, enterprise architecture connected systems, services and cost to the capabilities the university depended on. A shared model helped leaders understand what IT delivered and how to invest in it.
Career record · 2012–2014
See the institution as a service model.
I designed a service metamodel and architecture standards that connected university capabilities to customer services, supporting services and the systems behind them. The Abacus repository made those relationships available as a shared view of the estate.
- Input
- Systems, infrastructure and service information
- Output
- A shared view of services and university capabilities
- Mechanism
- Systems → supporting services → customer outcomes → capabilities
- Technology
- Abacus · enterprise architecture · service metamodel
Compare alternatives in real terms.
I brought total-cost-of-ownership modelling into strategy planning so leaders could compare delivery models and forecast investment. For the Oracle Financials tender, I used EA analysis to compare ten service propositions in financial terms.
- Input
- Service requirements, delivery options and costs
- Output
- Comparable propositions for investment decisions
- Mechanism
- Service scope + delivery costs → comparable value
- Technology
- TCO modelling · portfolio planning · tender analysis
Recorded evidence
University of Western Sydney · 2012–2014
- 2012–2014 · Enterprise Architecture Consultant · November 2012–January 2014: enterprise architecture, service modelling and investment analysis.
- Shared architecture · Repository, standards and service metamodel · A shared repository, architecture standards and service metamodel connected the technical estate to university services.
- A concrete decision · Ten Oracle Financials service propositions · Compared through enterprise architecture and cost analysis.
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