Are you ready to lead the next evolution of Enterprise Strategy and Architecture?

The ICMG Enterprise Strategy and Architecture Rating Advisory Group (ESAR-AG) isn’t just another expert panel. It’s a movement—an elite force of visionaries reshaping how enterprises operate, report, and grow in a world overwhelmed by disjointed digital initiatives.

Why Enterprise Architecture Needs You—Now

Most enterprises today run on fragmented systems, disconnected strategies, and cosmetic digital upgrades. Enterprise Architecture (EA) has become a forgotten discipline—reduced to IT diagrams and capability wishlists. But this broken model can’t support real growth.

“Enterprise Architecture has become a missing backbone in most departments. We’ve optimized operations without architecting intent.”

This is where you come in—as a member of the ESAR Advisory Group.

New Areas of Focus for Advisory Group Members

1. Redefining EA Reporting at the CEO Level

EA needs to be elevated from PowerPoint to the boardroom. As an ESAR-AG member, you’ll help redefine what gets reported—and to whom.

“Most EA-IT reports to CIOs. We need EA that talks to CEOs.”

You will lead the shift toward real-time strategy execution visibility, aligning enterprise structure with financial outcomes and customer impact.

2. Driving Industry-Specific Anatomy Models

Generic frameworks have failed. Advisory Group members are defining industry-specific enterprise anatomy models—from banking to healthcare to retail.

“We don’t need more templates.

We need anatomies that reflect the organs of each industry.”

3. Uncovering Department-Level Execution Gaps

Many departments today are overloaded with tools and dashboards, yet lack the architectural foundation to connect daily execution with strategic goals.

As an Advisory Group member, you'll evaluate and expose these breakdowns—department by department.

“We’ve digitized functions. Now we need to architect them.”

The Industry Urgency: What the Numbers Reveal??

Banking & Financial Services

Global IT spending in banking will exceed $750 billion in 2025.Yet 70% of banking transformation projects fail due to architectural misalignment (source: McKinsey).

Retail & E-Commerce

$250B+ is spent yearly on retail tech—but only 30% show clear ROI due to lack of architecture-led transformation.“Technology is being bought faster than it’s being understood.”

Healthcare

Global healthcare IT spending crossed $200B in 2024, yet most systems—clinical, billing, data—remain isolated.“We’re digitizing symptoms, not architecting health systems.”

And Across Industries...

Beyond departments, ICMG has defined enterprise-specific anatomy models for over 30 industries—from banking and healthcare to retail, manufacturing, telecom, and media.

As an ESAR-AG member, you will help validate and evolve these models, contributing to the One Enterprise, One Anatomy vision—where each enterprise, regardless of sector, can operate with clarity, alignment, and systemic intelligence.

Department-Specific Execution Gaps

Enterprise Architecture is often absent where it’s needed most—inside business functions. Departments like Sales, HR, Finance, Marketing, and Operations are flooded with tools, metrics, and automation.

But beneath the surface, most lack a connected architecture that ties daily activities to strategy, systems, and outcomes.

As an ESAR-AG member, you will help expose these silent breakdowns—and design what truly works.

EA-Sales

Enterprise Architecture for Sales isn’t about managing pipelines—it’s about architecting how strategy, targets, systems, and people align to deliver consistent outcomes.“Sales stacks are overbuilt and under-architected.”

EA-HR

Enterprise Architecture for HR ensures hiring, onboarding, performance, and workforce planning are linked to strategic outcomes—not just driven by isolated HRTech.“AI hiring tools without enterprise context are just guesses with dashboards.”

EA-Finance

Enterprise Architecture for Finance ensures that budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and ERP systems are architected to reflect real business operations—not just financial rules.“We’ve architected ledgers, not leadership.”

EA-Marketing

Enterprise Architecture for Marketing connects campaigns, customer journeys, analytics, and tools to core enterprise strategy—not just impressions or engagement metrics.“Marketing isn’t just communication—it’s a system. Without architecture, it’s chaos at scale.”

EA-Operations

Enterprise Architecture for Operations ensures supply chains, service delivery, production, and logistics are integrated into a coherent, adaptable model.“Operational excellence without enterprise alignment is just optimized isolation.”

Your Contribution to the Global Standards

As an ESAR-AG member, you’ll play a key role in the ICMG Strategy and Architecture Rating & Awards—a prestigious platform that evaluates and recognizes the best enterprise strategy execution in the world.

Jury Members: Shape global benchmarks by evaluating breakthrough architectures and strategies.

Assessors:

Conduct preliminary evaluations and ensure submissions meet high-impact criteria.

Observers: Gain rare insight into how the best enterprises design and execute transformation.

What You Gain

Global Recognition:

As an official ESAR-AG member, your name becomes synonymous with global leadership in EA.

Peer Access: Collaborate with other high-level advisors, strategists, and architects across 20+ countries.

Cutting-Edge Access: Be the first to see the most advanced enterprise designs, and influence what gets adopted.

Strategic Influence: Set the standards that future enterprises will follow.

How to Join

Advisory Group membership is by invitation or nomination only. We seek professionals with:

Proven experience in strategy or enterprise architectureRecognized leadership in their sector or domainA passion for elevating architecture beyond IT.

If this is you, express your interest by writing to us directly.

Together, we’re not just recognizing excellence—we’re building the future discipline of Enterprise Architecture.

Let’s fix what’s broken. And create what’s never existed before.

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