Enterprise architecture

Design the enterprise, connect strategy to outcome.

One living model of strategy, capabilities, applications, technology, vendors and risk, so every decision traces back to intent and forward to outcome.

Strategy & outcomes

OKRsInvestments

Business capabilities

TeachingResearchOps

Applications & data

AppsFlowsLineage

Technology & infrastructure

CloudPlatforms
One connected model
Every relationship in context
Full visibility of impact
Governed & traceable
Business-value driven
The problem

Not an architecture problem. A connection problem.

Fragmented information

Data scattered across tools, teams and repositories.

Complex interdependencies

Hard to see impact across apps, data and technology.

Alignment to strategy

Architecture drifts from investment and execution.

Change is hard

Legacy and shifting priorities slow you down.

Risk & compliance pressure

Prove decisions and hold compliance at every step.

Tools don't speak

Models, spreadsheets and reports create redundancy.

Stakeholder expectations

Many voices, many priorities, one story to tell.

The decision lineage

From strategic intent to outcome.

01

Strategic Intent

Link architecture to strategy and outcomes.

02

Investment Decisions

Choose with value, cost and risk in view.

03

Architecture & Dependencies

Model the estate and its connections.

04

Change & Delivery

Deliver change with context and confidence.

05

Risk & Governance

Govern decisions, standards and exceptions.

06

Outcomes & Adaptation

Measure outcomes and adapt the model.

The capabilities

Eight disciplines, one connected model.

Capability Modelling

Teaching

Curriculum
Delivery

Research

Grants
Ethics

Operations

Finance
HR

Map the business, not just the tech.

Model capabilities, manage hierarchies, map to outcomes.

Application & Data Architecture
Canvas LMSInvest
Banner SISMigrate
Finance ERPTolerate
Legacy PortalRetire

Know every app. Trace every flow.

Application inventory, data flows, lineage and rationalisation.

Technology Architecture
Cloud
AzureAWS
Data
FabricSQL
Integration
APIMLogic
Endpoint
Intune

See the whole tech landscape.

Platforms, services, cloud and on-prem, against your standards.

Vendor & Technology Portfolio
Microsoftrenews Nov
Oraclerenews Aug
Snowflakerenews Jan
Salesforcerenews Mar

Every vendor, every renewal, one view.

Contracts, renewals, vendor risk and consolidation insight.

Architecture Decision Records
ADR-042Approved

Retire legacy SIS

Option A · Extend
Option B · Replace

Rationale, impacts & approvals attached

Trace every decision. Defend every trade-off.

Rationale, options, impacts and approvals, with full lineage.

Impact Analysis

See the impact before you move.

Upstream and downstream impact, what-if and change risk.

Architecture Assurance
Cloud-first standard
Data residency (AU)
Access via Entra
Encryption at rest

Govern by design, not by exception.

Standards, reviews, exceptions, waivers and live compliance.

AI Decision Intelligence
Impact

Retiring SIS hits 6 integrations

Anomaly

3 apps outside cloud standard

Suggest

Consolidate 2 overlapping BI tools

AI flags what you'd have missed.

Impact hints, recommendations and anomaly detection.

One model

Everything in. Intelligence out.

Your strategy, estate and systems flow into one governed model, and governed architecture intelligence flows back out.

Sources & inputs

Business strategy & OKRsInvestment portfoliosApps, data & technologyVendors & contractsStandards, policies & projects
AlignXOne connected model

Outputs

Capability & app mapsTechnology landscapesRoadmaps & transition plansImpact & dependency analysisGovernance & health dashboards

Fed by your stack, in real time

Microsoft 365TeamsSharePointPower BIPurviewEntraServiceNowAzure DevOpsCMDBDataverseREST APIs+100s more

API-first · bi-directional · role-based access · secure by design

The impact

Architecture that shapes better decisions.

Complete visibility

See how strategy, systems and technology connect.

Better alignment

Architecture stays tied to strategy and investment.

Reduced complexity & risk

See dependencies and trade-offs before change.

Faster transformation

Less rework, more buy-in, faster delivery.

Stronger trust & influence

Evidence stakeholders can rely on.

Better outcomes

Resilient, future-ready architecture that delivers value.

Prove every decision.

It runs inside your Microsoft environment, on your data, under your controls.

Enterprise decisions. Connected. Intelligent. Governed.