Chief Architect

From MIKE2 Methodology

The Chief Architect is responsible for providing overall architectural leadership across the enterprise. A Chief Architect is responsible for developing a business focus for IT programs by assuming responsibilities for making critical architecture recommendations across business units and functional areas. A Chief Architect may have several enterprise, domain and solutions architects reporting directly or indirectly to him/her.

This office provides the leadership across the 3 architecture components. There are many points which require collaborative activities and the participants in this office will provide facilitation and content during key working sessions. They are the most experienced in architecture implementation with the skills to facilitate and mentor as well as to work with the architecture executive stakeholders.

Contents 1 Responsibilities 1.1 Commercial Accountabilities 1.2 Relationship Management Responsibilities 1.3 Technical Accountabilities 1.4 Capability Development Responsibilities 2 Skills/Knowledge Requirements 2.1 Knowledge 2.2 Technology Skills 2.3 Management Skills 2.4 Experience 3 Behaviors 3.1 Leadership 3.2 Teamwork 3.3 Service Focus 3.4 Key Working Relationships

Responsibilities

Commercial Accountabilities

• Recommends investment decisions after considering the financial impact associated with various business decisions.
• Establish and maintain an integrated architectural framework across and within business domains.
• Develop and maintain a tactical architecture implementation plan addressing all elements of the architectural framework.
• Represent overall architecture to customers, vendors and other groups within the organization

Relationship Management Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with vendors and customers and manages them over a period of time.

Technical Accountabilities

• Is familiar with current and emerging technology as it relates to the target architectures of the enterprise. Specific knowledge of infrastructure and Service Oriented Architectures.

Capability Development Responsibilities

• Is responsible for the overall architecutre developed as part of the strategy
• Responsible for tactical architecture and its implementation
• Mentors, ensures knowledge management, contributes to initiatives, improves processes and performance

Skills/Knowledge Requirements

Knowledge

• Broad knowledge of the organization's systems and business processes
• Broad knowledge of current technology and trends
• Sound understanding of the corporate business strategy and industry direction. Has a broad knowledge of a number of business domains.
• Sound understanding of the spectrum of tools, techniques and methods

Technology Skills

Management Skills

• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Excellent negotiation and facilitation skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent relationship and project management skills
• Strong leadership skills

Experience

• 10-15 years architecture experience in a large organization
• Significant experience in financial / commercial and risk management

Behaviors

Leadership

• Coordinates, integrates and mentors all activities. Sets policies, standards and frameworks
• Provides vision and direction

Teamwork

Service Focus

Key Working Relationships

• Senior Business Executives
• IT Executives
• Vendor partnerships and communications