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The EAM agenda for the CxO - EAM motivations and objectives

5 important questions on The EAM agenda for the CxO - EAM motivations and objectives

Which reasons can be seen as motivations and objectives for a CxO?

The are 3 reasons:

Integration and alignment
In the performance driver seat
Volatility ahead!

How can a CxO come in the performance driver seat?

By selecting the right target operation model (TOM), which can reflect the implications of strategic decisions.

What is meant by 'volatility ahead!'?

It means that this reason #3 is about our constant changing business life. We need to manage a flow of constant change interrupted by major unforeseen events.
EAM may become a crucial element of future management practice.

What is the meaning of EAM and 'Integration and alignment'?

1) EAM is a holistic management philosophy that approaches enterprise-related changes in a holistic, unambiguous and consistent way. The goal is aligning all an organization's assets and capabilitie with its strategy.
2) EA allows all stakeholders to to contribute, while maintaining consistency in the underlying concept. EA uses dedicated architecture models to bridge islands of understanding.

What are the interacting and growing forces that drive the need for an integrated to-be?

1) Velocity of business: time to market. Lead-time for action-reaction-adoption is shrinking dramatically
2) Volatility in the markets: constant flux of change, increasing number of major discontinuities