04 · Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Cross-system design for organizations whose technology has accreted faster than it was planned.
What this is
Most enterprise architecture isn’t designed. It happens. Five years of point solutions, integration patterns chosen under deadline pressure, and applications inherited through acquisition produce a system that nobody understands end-to-end.
Our enterprise architecture work maps the current state, defines a target state grounded in actual business priorities, and sequences the work to get from one to the other without breaking what already works.
The work
- Current-state inventoryApplication portfolio, dependency map, integration patterns, identity model, and data flows. We document what is there before we recommend what should be.
- Target-state designArchitecture patterns, technology standards, integration topology, and reference designs for new builds, with rationale and trade-offs noted for every consequential choice.
- Portfolio rationalizationWhich applications stay, which retire, which consolidate. With business impact and cost implications priced in.
- Standards and governanceA documented set of technology choices the organization commits to, plus the governance process for changing them.
- Migration sequencingA plan that respects current capacity, business priorities, and dependency order. We don’t propose architecture that can’t actually be reached from where you are.
When this fits
- Portfolio companies post-acquisition, integrating new business units.
- Companies preparing for a platform migration or major system replacement.
- Organizations that have outgrown a single founding architecture decision.
- Pre-sale preparation when a buyer will diligence the technology stack.
How it’s structured
- Six to twelve week project, depending on the size of the portfolio.
- Heavy reading and interviewing in weeks one through three.
- Target-state design and trade-off documentation in weeks four through eight.
- Sequencing and roadmap in the closing weeks.
- Optional ongoing retainer for governance and architecture review.
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