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Foreword by Thomas Saueressig
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Foreword by André Christ
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How to Read This Book: The Reading Metro Map
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Tell Us What You Think!
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PART I SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework
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1 Introduction to Enterprise Architecture with SAP
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1.1 What Is Enterprise Architecture?
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1.2 How Is Enterprise Architecture Relevant in SAP Landscapes?
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1.3 Evolution of Enterprise Architecture and the Enterprise Architect Role
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1.4 Challenges and Obstacles When Implementing Enterprise Architecture
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2 The SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework
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2.1 Overview of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
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2.2 Enterprise Architecture Methodology
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2.2.1 Architecture Vision
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2.2.2 Strategy and Motivation
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2.2.3 Business Architecture
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2.2.4 Solution Architecture
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2.2.5 Technology Architecture
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2.2.6 Roadmap and Transition
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2.2.7 Requirements and Governance
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2.3 SAP’s Reference Content
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2.3.1 SAP Reference Business Architecture
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2.3.2 SAP Reference Solution Architecture
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2.3.3 Additional Reference Content
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2.4 Preview of Tools and Practice
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2.5 SAP’s Enterprise Architecture Services
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2.5.1 SAP's Enterprise Architecture Service Approach
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2.5.2 Patterns and Modularization
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2.5.3 Applying the Service Methodology
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3 Functional Integration of Enterprise Architecture
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3.1 Business Process Management
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3.3 Application Management
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3.4 System versus Enterprise Architecture
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3.5 Additional Functions and Practices
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3.5.1 Portfolio Management
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3.5.2 Requirements Management
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3.5.3 Strategy Management
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3.5.4 Innovation Management
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3.5.5 Risk Management
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3.5.6 Value Management
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3.5.7 Organizational Change Management
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3.6 Isolated versus Integrated Functions
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4 Tool Capabilities for Enterprise Architecture
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4.1 Generic Reference Architecture
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4.2 Architecture Model
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4.3 Architecture Artifacts
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4.3.1 Representing Relationships in Artifacts
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4.3.2 Representing Attribute Values in Artifacts
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4.4 Features and Capabilities
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4.6 Comparing Different Types of Enterprise Architecture Tools
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PART II SAP Enterprise Architecture Use Cases and Patterns
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5 Cloud Transformation
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5.1 Business and IT Context
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5.1.1 Business Context
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5.2 Problem Statement
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5.2.1 Company Profile
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5.2.3 Organizational Aspects
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5.3 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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5.4 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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5.4.1 Transformation Readiness
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5.4.2 Business Process
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5.4.3 Business Process Intelligence
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5.4.4 Application Architecture
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5.4.5 Instance Strategy
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5.4.6 Artificial Intelligence and Automation
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5.4.9 Initiatives and Roadmap
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5.4.10 Transition Scenario Evaluation
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6 Business Transformation
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6.1 Business and IT Context
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6.1.1 Business Context
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6.2 Problem Statement
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6.2.1 Company Profile
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6.3 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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6.4 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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6.4.1 Strategy Mapping
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6.4.2 Business Model Patterns
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6.4.3 Business Capability Map
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6.4.4 Application Architecture
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6.4.5 Initiatives and Roadmap
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6.4.6 Organizational Change Management
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7.1 Business and IT Context
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7.1.1 Business Context
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7.2 Problem Statement
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7.2.1 Company Profile
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7.3 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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7.4 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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7.4.1 Strategy Mapping
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7.4.2 Business Capability Heatmap
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7.4.3 High-Level Solution Component Map
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7.4.4 Application Architecture
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7.4.5 Sustainability Roadmap
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8 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
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8.1 Business and IT Context
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8.1.1 Business Context
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8.2 Problem Statement
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8.2.1 Divestiture Use Case: Company Profile and IT Landscape
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8.2.2 Acquisition Use Case: Company Profile and IT Landscape
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8.3 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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8.3.1 Divestiture Use Case
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8.3.2 Acquisition Use Case
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8.4 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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8.4.1 Divestiture Use Case
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8.4.2 Acquisitions Use Case
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9 Reducing Total Cost of Ownership
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9.1 Understanding Total Cost of Ownership
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9.1.2 Capital versus Operational Expenditures
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9.2 Business and IT Context
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9.2.1 Business Context
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9.2.3 Total Cost of Ownership Analysis
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9.3 Problem Statement
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9.3.1 Company Profile
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9.4 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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9.5 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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9.5.1 Business Process
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9.5.2 Business Capability
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9.5.3 Template Assessment and Guidelines
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9.5.4 Instance Strategy
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9.5.5 Application Architecture
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9.5.6 Transition Scenario and Evaluation
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9.5.7 Initiatives and Roadmap
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10 Patterns for Additional Use Cases
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10.1 Rollout Strategy Assessment
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10.1.1 Business Context
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10.1.3 Problem Statement
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10.1.4 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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10.1.5 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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10.2 Two-Tier Architecture
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10.2.1 Business Context
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10.2.3 Problem Statement
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10.2.4 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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10.2.5 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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10.3 Split Architecture
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10.3.1 Business Context
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10.3.3 Problem Statement
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10.3.4 Applying the Enterprise Architecture Transformation Approach
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10.3.5 Key Deliverables and Outcomes
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11 SAP LeanIX Overview
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11.1 SAP LeanIX as Part of an End-to-End Toolchain
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11.2 Fact Sheets and Meta Model
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11.2.1 Relationships among Fact Sheets
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11.2.2 Fact Sheet Subtypes
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11.2.3 Fields and Tagging
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11.3 The SAP LeanIX Application
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11.4 The Time Dimension: Lifecycles and Transformations
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11.4.1 Lifecycle Fields
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11.4.2 Transformations
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12 Working with SAP LeanIX
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12.2.3 Structuring Dashboards, Reports, and Diagrams
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12.5.1 Landscape Reports
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12.5.2 Matrix Reports
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12.5.4 Portfolio Reports
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12.5.5 Interface Circle Maps
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12.6.1 Creating and Editing Diagrams
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12.6.2 Data Flow Diagrams
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12.6.3 Free Draw Diagrams
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12.7 Artificial Intelligence
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12.9 Subscriptions, User Roles, and Authorizations
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12.10.1 Favorites and Sharing
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12.10.3 Action Items and Questions
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12.11 Quality Management and Governance
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13 Integration and Extensibility with SAP LeanIX
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13.1 Export and Import
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13.2 Reference Catalogs
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13.3 Extending the Meta Model
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13.4.1 Autodiscovery of SAP Landscapes
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13.4.2 Prebuilt Integrations
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13.4.3 Custom Integrations
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13.5 Advanced Customization
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13.5.1 Key Performance Indicators
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14 SAP LeanIX in Practice
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14.1 Application Portfolio Management
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14.2 Roadmap and Transformation Management
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14.2.1 Use Case Description
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14.2.2 Modeling the Baseline
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14.2.3 Creating Program Structures and Milestones
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14.2.4 Modeling the Transformations
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14.2.5 Simulating Transformation in Reports
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14.2.6 Executing Transformations
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14.3 Clean Core Modeling
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PART IV Enterprise Architecture Practice
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15 Setting Up an Enterprise Architecture Practice
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15.1 Enterprise Architecture Practice Overview
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15.2 Enterprise Architecture Maturity
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15.3 Organizational Setup
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15.4 Enterprise Architecture Processes
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15.4.1 Architecture Development
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15.4.2 IT Investments and Program Portfolio
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15.4.3 Alignment of Business with IT
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15.4.4 Solution and Process Documentation
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15.5 Enterprise Architecture Governance
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15.5.1 Architecture Board
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15.5.2 Architecture Principles and Guardrails
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15.5.3 Planning and Change Management
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15.5.4 Linking to Other Governance Layers
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15.6 Enterprise Architecture Skills and Enablement
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15.6.1 Business-Related Skills
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15.6.2 IT-Related Skills
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15.6.3 Enterprise Architecture-Related Skills
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15.6.4 General Skills
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15.6.5 Learning and Enablement
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15.7 Hiring an Enterprise Architecture Team
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15.8 Enterprise Architecture Communication and Communities
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15.8.1 Internal Community
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15.8.2 External Communities and User Groups
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15.9 Use Cases for Practice Evolution
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15.9.1 Establishing an Enterprise Architecture Practice
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15.9.2 Combining Two Architecture Practices of Different Maturities
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16 Enterprise Architecture at SAP
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16.1 Overview of Enterprise Architecture Practices at SAP
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16.2 Enterprise Architecture in Advisory and Services
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16.2.1 Architecture Advisory (Discover and Select Phases)
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16.2.2 Architecture Service Delivery (Select, Adopt, and Derive Phases)
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16.2.3 Scaling via SAP Transformation Hub (Internal Scaling)
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16.3 Enterprise Architecture in SAP Product Development
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16.3.1 Technical Component Architecture
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16.3.2 Business Function Architecture
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16.4 Enterprise Architecture in Internal IT at SAP
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16.4.1 Architecture Services
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16.4.2 Collaboration with Development
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16.4.3 SAP’s Strategic Transformation Portfolio
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16.4.4 SAP’s In-House Use of SAP LeanIX
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PART V Outlook and Conclusion
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17 Next Big Trends in Architecture
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17.1 AI-Supported Enterprise Architecture Transformation
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17.1.1 Relevance of AI
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17.2 The Enterprise Architecture Network
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17.2.1 Relevance of Enterprise Architecture Networks
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17.3 Enterprise Architecture-Driven Innovation
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17.3.1 Relevance of Enterprise Architecture-Driven Innovation
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17.4 Continuous Clean Architecture
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17.4.1 Relevance of Continuous Clean Architecture
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17.5 Global Networks for Enterprise Architecture
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17.5.1 Relevance of the Metaverse
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17.6 Agile and Iterative Architecture
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17.6.1 Relevance of Agile and Iterative Architecture
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17.7 Quantum Computing
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17.7.1 Relevance of Quantum Computing
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18 Conclusion, Summary, and Key Takeaways
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A Abbreviations and Glossary
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