Itana Business Architecture Working Group (IBAWG)

The Itana Business Architecture Working Group (IBAWG) discusses the broad domain of Business Architecture in higher education with the intent to develop tools and methods for the IT organization to become a strategic partner with the business. The goal is to bring together practitioners and provide a forum for sharing resources, ideas, experience and, inspiration in this emerging domain of knowledge.

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Next Conference Call

We're paused for the Summer and will return to regular meetings starting with:

Business architecture career paths

Friday, November 18, 2022 at 1pm Pacific, 2 PM Mountain, 3 PM Central, 4 PM Eastern, and the following day 8 AM NZST

Please note our call time has changed starting September 2022!

See program below for meeting details.

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2022-2023 IBAWG Program

All meeting materials can be found in this folder. Want to propose or lead a session? Contact Piet Niederhausen at pietn@uw.edu

Summer-Autumn 2022

Date	Session	Notes
September 23	Orientation to Business Architecture Format: Presentation & discussion What is the scope and purpose of business architecture as a practice? What is the relationship of business architecture to other practices? Making it real: Using the Higher Education Reference Model What is the Working Group doing to situate business architecture in higher education?	Led by: Mahmoud Youssef (George Washington U)
October 7 Note: Different video conference link for this meeting	What is the practice of business architecture in higher ed? (Part 1) Format: Open discussion on the topic What do you consider to be part of doing business architecture? What are common applications of business architecture? What are common methods, tools, and roles?	This is a multi part theme for the year intended to result in a business architecture practice overview.
October 21 Note: Different video conference link for this meeting	Unconference Format: We'll build an agenda on the fly; bring any topic you'd like to share or hear from your peers about
November 4	IT Governance and the Role of Business Architecture Format: Open discussion on the topic - building on the October 28 Itana call on IT Governance: How would you characterize your IT governance and what would you like to improve about it? How are you defining the contribution of business architecture to IT governance? What observations do you have about the survey findings?	Led by: Piet Niederhausen (University of Washington)
November 18	Business architecture career paths Format: Open discussion on the topic How did you arrive at your current role related to business architecture? What career opportunities/paths are available at your institution that include business architecture work?
December 2	Unconference Format: We'll build an agenda on the fly; bring any topic you'd like to share or hear from your peers about
December 16	Business architecture professional development Format: Open discussion on the topic What has helped you develop your business architecture competencies? What professional development opportunities are you considering or would like to find?

Winter 2023

Date	Session	Notes
January 13	What is the practice of business architecture in higher ed? (Part 2) Format: Open discussion on the topic What do you consider to be part of doing business architecture? What are common applications of business architecture? What are common methods, tools, and roles?
January 27	Unconference Format: We'll build an agenda on the fly; bring any topic you'd like to share or hear from your peers about
February 10	Presentation TBD Format: Presentation	Presenter TBD
February 24	Topic TBD Format: Open discussion on the topic
March 10	Unconference Format: We'll build an agenda on the fly; bring any topic you'd like to share or hear from your peers about
March 24	Topic TBD Format: Open discussion on the topic

Spring 2023

Date	Session	Notes
April 7	What is the practice of business architecture in higher ed? (Part 3) Format: Open discussion on the topic What do you consider to be part of doing business architecture? What are common applications of business architecture? What are common methods, tools, and roles?
April 21	Unconference Format: We'll build an agenda on the fly; bring any topic you'd like to share or hear from your peers about
May 5	Presentation TBD Format: Presentation	Presenter TBD
May 19	Topic TBD Format: Open discussion on the topic
June 2	Unconference Format: We'll build an agenda on the fly; bring any topic you'd like to share or hear from your peers about
June 16	Presentation TBD Format: Presentation	Presenter TBD
June 30	Topic TBD Format: Open discussion on the topic

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