Architecting Growth in the Digital Era

1. Acquisitions - The new game for Enterprise Architecture.- 2. The acquisition challenge.- 3. The Advanced Enterprise Architecture Capability.- 4. Preparation: Positioning the Organization.- 5. Target Selection: Identifying value.- 6. Integration: Direct work streams.- 7. Continuation: Monitoring progression.- 8. Your capacity to perform.- 9. Getting your foot in the door and beyond.- 10. A note for the journey.

Stefan Henningsson is a Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, where he researches strategic management of IT resources. He has investigated how companies such as Cisco Systems, SAP, AON, Danske Bank, Lego, Maersk Line, and many others manage their growth strategies in the digital era, has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in leading academic journals as well as more practitioner-oriented journals, and teaches subjects that include digital transformation and digital platform strategies to executive learners, and IT strategy to master's level students. He is also the coordinator of the IT management master's program and digitalization concentration manager in the Executive MBA program at Copenhagen Business School and a member of the Danish IT Association's council for IT Strategy.
Gustav Normark Toppenberg is an Enterprise Transformation Executive with 20+ years of experience. His background includes building and leading transformational efforts for both small and global companies with a focus on business, data and digital domains. His professional experience includes executive roles in Enterprise Architecture, Lean Agile Product Delivery, Advanced Data & Analytics and M&A at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Catalina Marketing, Aon Plc and Cisco Systems. His academic experience teaching and publishing practitioner includes roles as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago - Quinlan School of Business and as an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley in the areas of Advanced Analytics/AI, Emerging Technology, Design Thinking and Lean Agile.