From Blueprint to Execution: Making Finance Target Architecture Real
In this final post of the series, I explore how to turn a finance target architecture and design blueprint into reality. What does it take to move from visio...
2025
From Finance Target Architecture to Design Blueprint
In my previous post, I outlined a modern finance target architecture with ERP, reporting, a finance data hub, and BI/analytics. This follow-up goes one step ...
Designing a Target Architecture for Finance
Modern finance functions are expected to deliver far more than accurate bookkeeping. Today’s CFOs, controllers, and analysts must ensure compliance, enable a...
Introducing the Finance Target Architecture Series
Finance systems are evolving. In this new series, I’ll explore how target architectures can bring together ERP, reporting, data hubs, and analytics to create...
Capability mapping is a team sport
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Autonomy and CI/CD pipelines
CI/CD - continuous integration/continuous delivery
Information and types of integration
Integration between different machines over a communication medium
Security questionnaire
Draft of a security questionnaire for vendor and solution evaluation
Security in human to human interaction
Security in the interaction between humans using voice, mail etc.
Security in human to machine interaction
Human interaction with IT software and hardware. The user interface can either be graphical, mechanical, sensors etc.
Application security
Securing the application and runtime.
Security and trust
Know your trust anchors.
Security in machine to machine interaction
Integration between different machines over a communication medium, such as APIs, events or files
Information security
Information security - CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability) and privacy