Build an Application Integration Strategy
Level the table before assembling the application integration puzzle or risk losing pieces.
Onsite Workshop
Immature or non-existent Application Integration causes:
- Overlaps in technology capabilities
- Increased maintenance costs
- No correlation between business drivers and technical solutions
A formalized Application Integration process results in:
- Business-focused AI strategy
- Increased success of application integration
- The ability to manage AI through future technology and business environment changes
Module 1: Make the Case for AI Strategy
The Purpose
Uncover current and future AI business drivers, and assess current capabilities.
Key Benefits Achieved
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Perform a current state assessment and create a future vision.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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1.1 | Identify Current and Future Business Drivers |
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1.2 | AI Readiness Assessment |
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1.3 | Integration Service Catalog Template |
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Module 2: Know Current Environment
The Purpose
Identify building blocks, common patterns, and decompose them.
Key Benefits Achieved
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Develop an AI Architecture.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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2.1 | Integration Principles |
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2.2 | High-level Patterns |
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2.3 | Pattern decomposition and recomposition |
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Module 3: Perform a Gap Analysis
The Purpose
Analyze the gaps between the current and future environment in people, process, and technology.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Uncover gaps between current and future capabilities and determine if your ideal environment is feasible.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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3.1 | Gap Analysis |
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Module 4: Build a Roadmap for Application Integration
The Purpose
Define strategic initiatives, know your resource constraints, and use a timeline for planning AI.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Create a plan of strategic initiatives required to close gaps.
Activities: | Outputs: | |
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4.1 | Identify and prioritize strategic initiatives |
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4.2 | Distribute initiatives on a timeline |
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