Business architect
Business architects build a clear, joined-up view of how the organisation delivers health and care: its capabilities, services, care pathways, processes, and information. They use that view to show where change is needed, to connect strategy with programmes, and to make sure digital change improves care for patients and the working lives of clinicians and care staff.
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- Business architect (Architecture)
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- enterprise architect (ISCO-08 2511); ICT business analysis manager (ISCO-08 2511)
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Levels
| Band | Role level | UK GDaD PCF level | Civil Service grades | Job evaluation points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Trainee business architect | Trainee business architect | EO/HEO | 412 |
| 7 | Associate business architect | Associate business architect | SEO | 483 |
| 8a | Business architect | Business architect | SEO/G7 | 560 |
| 8b | Lead business architect | Lead business architect | G7/G6 | 613 |
In a digital health care organisation
- Care pathways cross teams, settings, and organisations, so business architects model services from the patient's point of view, not only by department.
- Change in clinical processes can affect patient safety and staff workload, so models are built with clinicians and care staff and checked against real practice.
- Health and care strategy is shaped by policy, regulation, and funding rules, which architects must translate into practical capability changes.
- Many capabilities are shared with partner organisations, so architects help agree who does what and where information must flow.
UK GDaD PCF role description
A business architect develops an integrated view of an enterprise, such as a business area or organisation. They use this view to help their organisation put its strategy in place.
In this role, you will:
- understand and apply business architectural principles, techniques, and tools to business challenges
- ensure design work from projects and programmes aligns with strategy
- ensure business change is implemented effectively to meet strategy
- aggregate and disaggregate complex information from across your organisation
- communicate complex information about the organisation to stakeholders
ESCO occupations and skills
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enterprise architect
Enterprise architects balance technological opportunities with business requirements. They also maintain a holistic view of the organisation's strategy, processes, information and ICT assets and link the business mission, strategy and processes to the ICT strategy.
Essential skills and knowledge (23)
Skills and competences
- align software with system architectures
- apply ICT system usage policies
- collect customer feedback on applications
- define software architecture
- design enterprise architecture
- design information system
- execute feasibility study
- identify processes for re-engineering
- implement ICT security policies
- keep up with the latest information systems solutions
- manage ICT data architecture
- perform project management
- perform risk analysis
- provide ICT consulting advice
- review development process of an organisation
- use an application-specific interface
Knowledge
Optional skills and knowledge (68)
Skills and competences
- analyse business requirements
- apply conflict management
- apply information security policies
- apply systemic design thinking
- build business relationships
- coordinate technological activities
- manage cloud data and storage
- manage staff
- monitor technology trends
- optimise choice of ICT solution
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- use different communication channels
Knowledge
- ABAP
- AJAX
- APL
- ASP.NET
- Agile development
- Agile project management
- Assembly (computer programming)
- C#
- C++
- COBOL
- CoffeeScript
- Common Lisp
- DevOps
- Erlang
- Groovy
- Haskell
- Java (computer programming)
- JavaScript
- Lisp
- MATLAB
- ML (computer programming)
- Microsoft Visual C++
- Objective-C
- OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
- PHP
- Pascal (computer programming)
- Perl
- Process-based management
- Prolog (computer programming)
- Prototyping development
- Python (computer programming)
- R
- Rapid application development
- Ruby (computer programming)
- SAP R3
- SAS language
- Scala
- Scratch (computer programming)
- Smalltalk (computer programming)
- Spiral development
- Swift (computer programming)
- TypeScript
- VBScript
- Visual Basic
- Waterfall development
- business process modelling
- business requirements techniques
- computer programming
- emergent technologies
- incremental development
- iterative development
- lean project management
- software architecture models
- software design methodologies
- system design
- unified modelling language
ICT business analysis manager
ICT business analysis managers identify areas where information system changes are needed to support business plans and monitor the impact in terms of change management. They contribute to the general ICT functional requirements of the business organisation. ICT business analysis managers analyse business needs and translate them into ICT solutions.
Essential skills and knowledge (21)
Skills and competences
- analyse business requirements
- coordinate technological activities
- create business process models
- define technical requirements
- define technology strategy
- design process
- implement strategic planning
- improve business processes
- make strategic business decisions
- manage ICT project
- perform business analysis
- propose ICT solutions to business problems
- provide ICT consulting advice
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- track key performance indicators
- write work-related reports
Knowledge
Other
Optional skills and knowledge (14)
Skills and competences
- adapt to changing situations
- apply change management
- communicate with customers
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- identify processes for re-engineering
- perform data mining
- provide training on technological business developments
- use different communication channels
Knowledge
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