The method described in this guide is represented in the schema below.

Description of business capabilities and the existing architecture: this first step consists, on the one hand, in defining what the enterprise can deliver (business capabilities), and on the other hand, in defining how it can be structured to deliver this (business function architecture). For a business capability, you can identify the KPI dimensions of interest for the capability which are used to assess business value and performance (e.g.: for a delivery capability, we are interested in the "delivery time" expressed in minutes).

Assessing the transformation drivers: this second step is based on gathering and assessing (SWOT) drivers. The transformation objectives are then deduced from this step.

Initiating the transformation roadmap: this third step is based on the description of the operational systems of the enterprise, performed during the first step as well on the transformation driver analysis, to schedule the changes to plan to perform the transformation objectives and thus define the courses of action (strategies and tactics) to be implemented with a view to reaching the defined objectives and specify the exhibited business capabilities for each Enterprise Transformation Stage.

For a given exhibited business capability, in a given stage, you can define the key performance indicator (KPI) that is used to define the expected service level requirement, when implementing the capability for the enterprise transformation stage in question (e.g.: for a for a “product delivery” business capability, we expect, for the 'delivery time' KPI dimension, a "delivery time < 30 minutes" in a first enterprise transformation stage, then a "delivery time < 20 minutes" in a later enterprise transformation stage).

Defining the solution architectures: this fourth step can be performed by using HOPEX Business Architecture and the Enterprise Architecture solutions jointly; it is used to identify and describe the existing and target solution building blocks and to identify which business capabilities (or business functions) they contribute to implement.

The additional solutions of the HOPEX platform are used to describe in more detail your target organizational models (organizational, application and technological solution building blocks).

Finalizing the transformation roadmap: this last step aims to finalize the transformation roadmap, in association with each solution environment required to reach the transformation objectives.