A digital architect is a person who designs business processes in the digital era to improve customer experience, increase profitability, and improve competitive position.

Focus areas

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Digital architects focus on:

  1. Customer experience;
  2. Cloud, webscale, iot;
  3. Data science including analytics;
  4. Business, application, information, technology and security architecture;
  5. Artificial intelligence, cognitive science, neuroscience, robotics and artificial creativity;
  6. Traditional science and mathematics including physics, quantum physics, chemistry and biology; and
  7. Digital 3D printing and nano-manufacturing (source of definition: Gary Trenchard).

The business case for a digital architect role within enterprise:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oliver Bossert; Chris Ip; Jürgen Laartz (December 2014). "A two-speed IT architecture for the digital enterprise". McKinsey & Company. Retrieved June 24, 2016.