SAP LeanIX Intro

• LeanIx is an SAP Saas product that facilitates Enterprise Architecture (EA) in businesses, utilising dashboards and diagrams to support informed decision-making.   
• To create the roadmap, align business goals with IT strategy by generating 'As-is' and 'To-be' architectures.
• Improve integration, reduce complexity, and eliminate duplicate systems to make better decisions.

Note: Using Leanix is an all-in or don't bother tool.  LeanIx provides a comprehensive view of your applications, business processes, and interactions with IT assets.

3 Products make up LeanIX:

1. Application Portfolio Management: The base product for recording the application landscape allows for inventory dependencies and identifying redundancies to optimise the application landscape.
2. Architecture and Roadmap: Using the Application Portfolio, visualise the 'As Is' and 'To Be' architectures and visualise the impacts of change.
3. Tech Risk and Compliance: We verify technology standards and can fund projects to help address data residency rule breaches.

Twelve fact sheets, such as the application fact sheet template, are essential. The meta model is the plan that shows how information in the fact sheets is interconnected.  

The "LeanIX Meta Model" at a high level shows the 4 EA architectural views:  

1. Data Architecture
2. Application Architecture
3. Business Architecture
4. Technical Architecture 

On top of the four architectural pillars sits Strategy & Transformation, covering:

• GAP & Roadmap, 
• Principles, 
• Requirements and Assumptions.

What I Like:

1. Inventory of Products, dependencies and link to documentation
2. Nice predefined reports and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders
3. Visualise dependencies, excellent reporting capabilities

Note: LeanIX is based on The Open Group Architecture Framework, i.e. TOGAF.  TOGAF's Architecture Development Method (ADM)