Free Business Architecture Resources

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• Business Capability Map Starter Kit (Worksheet, Excel) — A generic, cross-industry L1/L2 capability model with definitions, capability types, and self-assessment columns — rename and extend it into your own map.
• Capability Assessment & Heatmap Workbook (Assessment, Excel) — Score capabilities on maturity and strategic importance; formulas and conditional formatting turn the scores into a classic capability heatmap.
• Target Operating Model Canvas (Template, PowerPoint) — A one-page operating model design canvas — paired current-state and target-state versions — for workshops and executive alignment.
• Value Stream Mapping Starter Template (Template, PowerPoint) — Editable value stream stage shapes with a worked customer-onboarding example and a swimlane variant — business-architecture style, not lean VSM.
• Business Architecture Practice Charter Template (Template, Word) — A fill-in charter for standing up or formalizing a business architecture practice: mandate, scope, services, operating rhythm, and success measures.
• Business Architecture Maturity Assessment (Assessment, Word) — A 30-question scored self-assessment across six practice dimensions, with anchored 1–4 scales and interpretation bands.
• Capability Mapping Project Checklist (Checklist, Word) — A phase-by-phase checklist — scope, prepare, draft, validate, enrich, operationalize — with the commonly-skipped items flagged.
• Which Architecture Deliverable Do You Need? (Decision Tree) (Decision Tree, PowerPoint) — A flowchart that routes you from the question you're trying to answer to the right artifact: capability map, value stream, operating model, data model, process model, or portfolio view.
• Business Architect Interview Question Bank (Question Bank, Word) — 45+ questions across seven categories for hiring managers and candidates, each with a note on what a strong answer covers.
• A Baker's Dozen: Business Capability Mapping Done Right (Guide Deck, PowerPoint) — Thirteen practical methods for building capability maps that get used — naming, validation, heatmapping, ownership, and executive relevance.
• Business Architecture for Enterprise Transformation — A Practical Guide (Guide, PDF) — How capability maps, value streams, and operating model design anchor a transformation, with a 90-day playbook and common failure modes.