Capitalize on knowledge of Information Systems to drive business transformation.

Bordeaux Métropole (formerly the Urban Community of Bordeaux) is a Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation (EPCI), which brings together 28 municipalities spread over both banks of the Garonne, covering nearly 750,000 constituents. The 2014 law governing the creation of metropolitan areas in France aimed to pool shared services (Finance, HR, IS, etc.) under the responsibility of local authorities.

First challenge: identify business concepts via a collaborative tool

As part of the modernization and transformation of Government information systems, the State Administration Department launched an IS transformation process in 2015. In this context, the department responsible for the administration, change, and data governance of information systems, started a data mapping exercise.

Interview with Jean-Pierre Peignier, Head of IT Repositories, AG2R LA MONDIALE

What were the main steps of your project?

We started working with Bizzdesign in 2000 under an initiative to begin mapping our enterprise applications. Two years later, we added business process mapping, which until then had been managed using software that was part of the quality management system we implemented for our ISO 9000/2000 certification.

An interview with Cristina Macchi, Quality, Compliance & Processes Manager at EDISON ENERGIA

The Quality, Compliance & Processes function of the Gas&Power Market Division of Edison supports the business in defining, updating, and formalizing processes. Looking back over our long experience in process mapping, the three key pillars have been business needs and development, instruments, and people.

Shift enterprise architecture from an IT-centric endeavor to a business-centric initiative.

Beginning in early 2016, a $160B Global Auto Manufacturer launched its Smart Mobility initiative: an expansion of the Company’s business model to be both an auto and a mobility company. This decision to design, build and invest in Smart Vehicles and Smart World services for its customers required the Company to find a better way to manage its enterprise architecture.

ZF has created transparency and predictability for its global application and technology portfolio.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a German car parts maker headquartered in Friedrichshafen, in the southwest German region of Baden-Württemberg. As a globally operating technology group with some 230 locations, ZF currently uses approximately 1,500 software products of all types, which continues to grow.

From regulatory halt to business continuity: How a Neobank managed to overcome a regulatory setback

A major player in the fintech industry recently made the headlines by being urged by a local regulator to address its significant compliance and security flaws that led to severe breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) and terrorism financing laws.

Reducing the complexity of application management 

The bank’s challenge was to reduce the complexity that had evolved in its application management. This involved needing to reduce the number of registered applications in order to reduce complexity, assess the capabilities of new applications, and bring down the overall cost of running applications and application development across the bank.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) participated in Bizzdesign's EA & Risk Exchange virtual conference. Johnny Benavides, Head of Internal Control and Operational Risk Preemption for EIB shared his experience in internal control transformation during the Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) session of the conference.

The key to running a highly efficient business is ensuring that everyone is aware when changes are made. We’ve created the ideal conditions for this with Bizzdesign Alfabet.

— Detlef Lemmen, IT Architect at Generali Deutschland