Architecting Growth in the Digital Era

Stefan Henningsson is a Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, where he researches strategic management of IT resources. He has investigated how companies such as Cisco Systems, SAP, AON, Danske Bank, Lego, Maersk Line, and many others manage their growth strategies in the digital era, has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in leading academic journals as well as more practitioner-oriented journals, and teaches subjects that include digital transformation and digital platform strategies to executive learners, and IT strategy to master's level students. He is also the coordinator of the IT management master's program and digitalization concentration manager in the Executive MBA program at Copenhagen Business School and a member of the Danish IT Association's council for IT Strategy. Gustav Normark Toppenberg joined Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in April 2018 as a Global Director and Enterprise Transformation Leader. He is responsible for revitalizing the EA capability in BCG to support a growing, digital business. Previously he was Vice President at Catalina Marketing and a Senior Director of IT at Aon Plc, where he was responsible for the transformation to an 'architecturally-driven and services-led' IT organization. He has more than 16 years' of experience in startup, high-growth, and Fortune 100 companies. His diverse background includes building and leading transformational efforts for both small and global operations and spans business and IT strategy; business operations; IT risk management; project, program, and portfolio management; organizational change management; management consulting; and IT service management. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago - Quinlan School of Business, where he is involved in teaching business analytics as part of the data science curriculum, and as an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley.

1. Acquisitions - The new game for Enterprise Architecture.- 2. The acquisition challenge.- 3. The Advanced Enterprise Architecture Capability.- 4. Preparation: Positioning the Organization.- 5. Target Selection: Identifying value.- 6. Integration: Direct work streams.- 7. Continuation: Monitoring progression.- 8. Your capacity to perform.- 9. Getting your foot in the door and beyond.- 10. A note for the journey.