Enterprise Architecture Working Group
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GROUP DESCRIPTION

The ETIS Enterprise Architecture Working Group is a trusted peer community of CIOs, EA professionals, governance specialists, and strategic architects from European telecom operators and key industry partners.

This group provides a confidential environment to exchange experiences, frameworks, and approaches to evolving Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance. Members collaborate on embedding architecture as a strategic enabler through business-aligned capability planning, streamlined operating models, and transformation-ready governance—supporting agility, value delivery, and innovation through architecture


KEY FOCUS AREAS IN 2025-2026:

  • EA Governance & Business Alignment: Establishing governance frameworks that ensure EA is embedded in business strategy, with clear accountability and decision-making structures.

  • Capability-Based Planning & Business Architecture: Using capability mapping to drive transformation roadmaps and support enterprise-wide change initiatives.

  • API-Driven & Modular Architectures: Designing scalable, reusable service interfaces to enable agility, interoperability, and faster service delivery.

  • Measuring EA Impact: Defining and tracking metrics to assess the business value and transformation outcomes of EA initiatives.

  • Agile & Adaptive EA Practices: Applying agile principles to EA, enabling faster iteration, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.


PARTICIPANT PROFILE:

The group welcomes professionals with strategic or operational responsibilities for enterprise architecture, transformation, and governance within telecom organizations and key technology partners. Common roles include:

  • Senior EA architects
  • Enterprise and Business Architects
  • EA Governance Managers
  • IT Governance Specialists

HOW WE WORK:

  • 1 In-Person Meetings per Year:  Held every June, this is full two-day events, providing deep-dive discussions, presentations, and networking in a closed, trusted environment.

  • 2-4 Online Activities per Year:  We organize targeted webinars, roundtables, and virtual knowledge exchanges throughout the year, depending on member demand. These virtual sessions provide ongoing engagement and cover a variety of formats:
    • Peer-Led Knowledge Exchanges: Members share current projects, successes, and lessons learned through presentations, roundtables, and open discussions.

    • Expert Sessions: Invited specialists offer insights on emerging trends, tools, and methodologies shaping digital sales and customer experience.

    • Benchmarks & Surveys: Group-wide surveys collect comparative data to identify trends, challenges, and best practices across operators.


PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:

Includes European telecom operators and enterprise architecture stakeholders building the future of telecom through structured transformation and architectural discipline.
(Full member list available via ETIS member portal or on request.)


GROUP COORDINATOR:

The Enterprise Architecture Working Group is coordinated by Wim De Meyer and Ayush Pandey, facilitating all activities, nurturing member interactions, and ensuring strategic alignment.

For inquiries or to get involved, feel free to reach out.

Working Group confidentiality rules can be accessed  here .

Previous events

  1. Thursday 05 June at 09:00 to Friday 06 June at 16:00
    ETIS GATHERING 2025

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