Results:

• Delivered a comprehensive review and assessment of the organization’s AS-IS LeanIX workspace, providing high-level and actionable recommendations for future EA success.
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• Supported the implementation of LeanIX as a central component of the organization’s compliance program, enabling structured and data-driven compliance management.
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• Addressed compliance-specific needs through meta model customization, conventions, tailored dashboards, and detailed reports.
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• Facilitated data capturing in LeanIX by conducting interviews with relevant stakeholders in the organization.
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• Implemented a governance structure using Factsheet Insights (FSI), enabling reporting of progress upwards in the organization.
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• Established and implemented conventions, governance processes, and data quality standards to ensure long-term EAM success.
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• Delivered a roadmap for ongoing EA practice maturity and LeanIX optimization to keep momentum.

Challenge:

 A medical equipment manufacturer recognized the growing potential of enterprise architecture (EA) and LeanIX practices within their organization. While they already were using LeanIX, the organization faced challenges in leveraging it to its full potential. They needed assistance in reviewing their AS-IS workspace to identify areas for improvement and provide actionable recommendations to increase value capture.

The organization decided that LeanIX should serve as one of the key applications in their compliance program. However, the urgency of the initiative meant that their existing resources were not sufficient to achieve the necessary progress within the desired timeframe.

To solve these problems, it required not only technical adjustments but also strategic guidance on how to ensure sustained success.

Solution:

We at Konfident were brought on board as an extended resource, functioning almost as an internal team member within the organization. Our role was to assess the existing organization’s EA practices and LeanIX setup, providing actionable recommendations and a roadmap for improvement. We supported the organization to ensure the successful implementation of the recommendations. Key aspects of our solution included:

• AS-IS Analysis and Opportunity Assessment: Conducted an in-depth review of the AS-IS LeanIX workspace to evaluate current practices, identify gaps, and highlight opportunities for improvement and provide high-level recommendations for capturing value with LeanIX.
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• Compliance Program: Facilitated the design and modeling of LeanIX as a central component of their compliance program, establishing best practices and guiding the implementation of necessary changes for this specific use case.
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• Enabling the Compliance Program: Customized the LeanIX metamodel to support compliance program requirements. Designed conventions and built customized dashboards and tailored reports to provide actionable insights and monitor compliance metrics.
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• Data Capturing: Conducted interviews with key stakeholders across the organization to gather essential data for LeanIX. Thus, facilitating the organization with accurate and relevant data that aligns with the compliance program’s objectives.
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• Self-Paced Compliance Training: Developed training materials focused on the compliance program, including a clear explanation of conventions, best practices, and “dos and don’ts” to foster a shared understanding and effective adoption of the compliance program.
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• Governance and Data Quality Assurance: Supported them in defining roles and responsibilities. Implemented a governance structure using Factsheet Insights and introduced tailored dashboards and conventions to ensure and maintain a high data quality.

Success:

The ongoing partnership has set the organization on a path toward sustained success with their EA and LeanIX practices. The partnership successfully addressed the urgency and resource constraints of their compliance program initiative. By functioning as an extended resource, we provided the expertise and capacity necessary to meet their compliance program goals in a timely manner.

Through customized metamodel configurations, tailored dashboards and conventions, LeanIX has been fully embedded as a central part of their compliance program, providing reliable and structured insights.

A governance structure has been implemented using Factsheet Insights (FSI) including data quality standards, conventions and dashboards for monitoring to provide the organization with a strong EAM foundation for reliable insights and long-term sustainability.

The ongoing partnership also enables the organization to benefit from utilizing Konfident as an extra, flexible and knowledgeable resource with in-depth expertise in both EA practices and the organization’s unique needs. Thus, this engagement not only addressed the immediate priorities of the compliance program, but also provided the organization with access to a uniquely qualified partner for future scalability and support for their EAM practices.

Lastly, with a roadmap in place, the organization is well-positioned to further mature its EA practices and continue maximizing the potential of LeanIX as a strategic tool.

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