The State of Enterprise Architecture 2025

Are organizations truly prepared for the demands of constant change, rapid AI adoption, and escalating energy costs? Drawing insights from a survey of over 500 enterprise architecture professionals, this podcast dives deep into the 2025 State of Enterprise Architecture to reveal how leading organizations are driving success.What you'll discover:Master Business Transformation: Learn how Enterprise Architecture (EA) helps align capabilities with strategy, despite common challenges in driving change. We'll explore why only 20% of organizations fully agree their EA deliverables support transformation, and what leaders do differently.Strategic Investment & Prioritization: Understand how EA leaders prioritize projects that contribute most to strategic goals, ensuring limited funds deliver the best return. Discover the biggest barriers to executing strategy, including budgets, culture, and leadership.Embrace IT Sustainability: Explore the role of EA in integrating sustainability metrics and understanding the environmental impact of IT assets, a growing priority for leaders.Gain Unprecedented Visibility: See how EA leaders achieve superior visibility into people, processes, information, technology, and transformation projects, enabling quicker adaptation and competitive advantage.Optimize EA Functions: Get insights into EA maturity, the importance of tool integration with systems like IT service management tools and CMDBs, and how centralized EA data can enhance accuracy and collaboration.Boost Leadership Engagement: Learn why EA teams often feel misunderstood and how leaders are increasing engagement with C-level executives and board members to communicate EA's strategic value.Whether you're an Enterprise Architect, CIO, CTO, Business Architect, Solution Architect, or a leader focused on strategic planning and digital transformation, this podcast provides actionable insights to gain the Enterprise Architecture Advantage. Tune in to understand your starting point, define your destination, and navigate your journey through continuous change.