Bruhati Irish Rail Case Study

Who are Bruhati?

Bruhati is a consultancy that specialises in implementing effective Enterprise Architecture (EA) and bespoke digital solutions. Using industry standard and Bruhati owned EA frameworks and methodologies, we help organisations seamlessly align their Business operations, IT systems, and data for maximum efficiency.

About working with Bruhati, John Kiernan,
Lead Enterprise Architect at Irish Rail says:

About working with Bruhati, John Kiernan, Lead Enterprise Architect at Irish Rail says:

"They've helped me to define the unit that will be the Enterprise Architecture office, going forward. The guys know their stuff, and they were able to give me that knowledge as well, as a part of this process, which is so much more important than reading a PDF, or a book or something like that, when you have somebody that you can bounce that off."

About working with Bruhati, John Kiernan,
Lead Enterprise Architect at Irish Rail says:

"They've helped me to define the unit that will be the Enterprise Architecture office, going forward. The guys know their stuff, and they were able to give me that knowledge as well, as a part of this process, which is so much more important than reading a PDF, or a book or something like that, when you have somebody that you can bounce that off."

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What was Irish Rail's
pain point?

In 2022, Irish Rail, the operator of the national railway network of Ireland, embarked on a journey to transform their EA and business processes. Their vision was to establish a repository for application data and enhance their ability to manage the application portfolio and business processes, at the same time, improve the maturity of the EA practice. After a rigorous procurement process, Irish Rail

In 2022, Irish Rail, the operator of the national railway network of Ireland, embarked on a journey to transform their EA and business processes. Their vision was to establish a repository for application data and enhance their ability to manage the application portfolio and business processes, at the same time, improve the maturity of the EA practice. After a rigorous procurement process, Irish Rail selected Bruhati as their partner, due to their comprehensive vision, cost-effective solution, and expertise in tools like the Alfabet EA tool and the ARIS Process Management tool, two tools selected by Irish Rail.

selected Bruhati as their partner, due to their comprehensive vision, cost-effective solution, and expertise in tools like the Alfabet EA tool and the ARIS Process Management tool, two tools selected by Irish Rail.

The main challenge faced during the collaboration was the inability to meet in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the partnership remained

strong and productive through virtual communication. One significant lesson learned was to adopt a broader perspective on architecture and recognise the various roles within the organisation that contribute to EA, such as Business Relationship Managers. The diligence in working with the Bruhati team and using their EA tool as their central platform was another important lesson.

The main challenge faced during the collaboration was the inability to meet in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the partnership remained strong and productive through virtual communication. One significant lesson learned was to adopt a broader perspective on architecture and recognise the various roles within the organisation that contribute to EA, such as Business Relationship Managers. The diligence in working with the Bruhati team and using their EA tool as their central platform was another important lesson.

In 2022, Irish Rail, the operator of the national railway network of Ireland, embarked on a journey to transform their EA and business processes. Their vision was to establish a repository for application data and enhance their ability to manage the application portfolio and business processes, at the same time, improve the maturity of the EA practice. After a rigorous procurement process, Irish Rail selected Bruhati as their partner, due

In 2022, Irish Rail, the operator of the national railway network of Ireland, embarked on a journey to transform their EA and business processes. Their vision was to establish a repository for application data and enhance their ability to manage the application portfolio and business processes, at the same time, improve the maturity of the EA practice. After a rigorous procurement process, Irish Rail selected Bruhati as their partner, due to their comprehensive vision, cost-effective solution, and expertise in tools like the Alfabet EA tool and the ARIS Process Management tool, two tools selected by Irish Rail.

to their comprehensive vision, cost-effective solution, and expertise in tools like the Alfabet EA tool and the ARIS Process Management tool, two tools selected by Irish Rail.

The main challenge faced during the collaboration was the inability to meet in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the partnership remained strong and productive through virtual

communication. One significant lesson learned was to adopt a broader perspective on architecture and recognise the various roles within the organisation that contribute to EA, such as Business Relationship Managers. The diligence in working with the Bruhati team and using their EA tool as their central platform was another important lesson.

The main challenge faced during the collaboration was the inability to meet in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the partnership remained strong and productive through virtual communication. One significant lesson learned was to adopt a broader perspective on architecture and recognise the various roles within the organisation that contribute to EA, such as Business Relationship Managers. The diligence in working with the Bruhati team and using their EA tool as their central platform was another important lesson.

What did we solve together?

The collaboration between Bruhati and Irish Rail exceeded expectations, delivering a robust operating model, automating workflows, and aligning Project Management processes with EA strategy. The operating model that Bruhati helped Irish Rail to define, combined with automation capabilities, improved the efficiency of project delivery, ensured architectural alignment with strategy, and enhanced the end customers' experience by enabling timely and reliable services.

The collaboration between Bruhati and Irish Rail exceeded expectations, delivering a robust operating model, automating workflows, and aligning Project Management

processes with EA strategy. The operating model that Bruhati helped Irish Rail to define, combined with automation capabilities, improved the efficiency of project

delivery, ensured architectural alignment with strategy, and enhanced the end customers' experience by enabling timely and reliable services.

The collaboration between Bruhati and Irish Rail exceeded expectations, delivering a robust operating model, automating workflows, and aligning Project Management processes with EA strategy. The operating model that Bruhati helped Irish Rail to define, combined with automation capabilities, improved the efficiency of project delivery, ensured architectural alignment with strategy, and enhanced the end customers' experience by enabling timely and reliable services.

The collaboration between Bruhati and Irish Rail exceeded expectations, delivering a robust operating model, automating workflows, and aligning Project

Management processes with EA strategy. The operating model that Bruhati helped Irish Rail to define, combined with automation capabilities, improved the

efficiency of project delivery, ensured architectural alignment with strategy, and enhanced the end customers' experience by enabling timely and reliable services.

What solution did we provide?

To support the alignment of business strategy with demand and architectural impact (to Business, Data, Application, and Technology Enterprise Architecture domains), Bruhati provided to Irish Rail Bruhati Smart EA Delivery™, an EA Operating Model Implementation accelerator tailored to their specific requirements.

The Bruhati Smart EA Delivery™ accelerator includes a fully-implemented, award-winning, easy-to-tailor EA framework. The product is aligned to the top Enterprise Architecture best practice frameworks like TOGAF and NORA, to provide document templates, policies, processes, and tools to implement an EA practice in a few weeks.

Bruhati Smart EA Delivery™ includes an Enterprise Architecture implementation of an EA tool that offers ready-to-use capabilities like: EA Domain Roadmaps, Impact Assessments, Blueprints, and much more. To achieve the desired level of EA maturity, Bruhati delivered an EA Roadmap that outlines required capabilities, planned projects, organisational changes - this is to guide the evolution of Irish Rail's EA practice.

What benefits did the
solution provide?

What benefits did the solution provide?

Through their partnership with Bruhati, Irish Rail now benefits from a more mature and centralised EA framework, establishing an operating model, streamlined workflows, and adopting a centralised tool for architectural documentation and output generation. By automating workflows and creating a single source of truth for architectural data, Irish Rail can now drive more informed decision-making, optimise resources, and ensure timely delivery of key projects.

Additionally, our solution allows for efficient stakeholder communication and aligns IT initiatives with business goals. These improvements contribute to Irish Rail's business objectives, including timely project delivery, adherence to standards and policies, and enhanced customer experiences.

One of the time-saving features of Bruhati Smart EA Delivery that Irish Rail has benefited from is its automated publication of High Level Design (HLD) and

Additionally, our solution allows for efficient stakeholder communication and aligns IT initiatives with business goals. These improvements contribute to Irish Rail's business objectives, including timely project delivery, adherence to standards and policies, and enhanced customer experiences.

One of the time-saving features of Bruhati Smart EA Delivery that Irish Rail has benefited from is its automated publication of High Level Design (HLD) and Impact Assessment documents, using accumulated data and insights. The solution also helped to improve EA tool adoption by different teams in the organisation, so that when an idea is created, there are "wizards" that instruct staff on how to get data loaded in. There is also an automated workflow that reviews the data that has been input as part of the demand process, and if all the data is there, it automatically progresses.

Impact Assessment documents, using accumulated data and insights. The solution also helped to improve EA tool adoption by different teams in the organisation, so that when an idea is created, there are "wizards" that instruct staff on how to get data loaded in. There is also an automated workflow that reviews the data that has been input as part of the demand process, and if all the data is there, it automatically progresses.

Through their partnership with Bruhati, Irish Rail now benefits from a more mature and centralised EA framework, establishing an operating model, streamlined workflows, and adopting a centralised tool for architectural documentation and output generation. By automating workflows and creating a single source of truth for architectural data, Irish Rail can now drive more informed decision-making, optimise resources, and ensure timely delivery of key projects.

Additionally, our solution allows for efficient stakeholder communication and aligns IT initiatives with business goals. These improvements contribute to Irish Rail's business objectives, including timely project delivery, adherence to standards and policies, and enhanced customer experiences.

One of the time-saving features of Bruhati Smart EA Delivery that Irish Rail has benefited from is its automated publication of High Level Design (HLD) and

Additionally, our solution allows for efficient stakeholder communication and aligns IT initiatives with business goals. These improvements contribute to Irish Rail's business objectives, including timely project delivery, adherence to standards and policies, and enhanced customer experiences.

One of the time-saving features of Bruhati Smart EA Delivery that Irish Rail has benefited from is its automated publication of High Level Design (HLD) and Impact Assessment documents, using accumulated data and insights. The solution also helped to improve EA tool adoption by different teams in the organisation, so that when an idea is created, there are "wizards" that instruct staff on how to get data loaded in. There is also an automated workflow that reviews the data that has been input as part of the demand process, and if all the data is there, it automatically progresses.

Impact Assessment documents, using accumulated data and insights. The solution also helped to improve EA tool adoption by different teams in the organisation, so that when an idea is created, there are "wizards" that instruct staff on how to get data loaded in. There is also an automated workflow that reviews the data that has been input as part of the demand process, and if all the data is there, it automatically progresses.

What is the long-term impact
of this engagement?

Irish Rail is committed to decarbonising Ireland, which requires significant investment in railway infrastructure nationwide. This multi-billion Euro initiative demands meticulous planning, precise execution, and robust delivery governance, as it impacts every aspect of Irish Rail's architecture.

To realise this ambitious goal, Irish Rail aims to continuously enhance its Enterprise Architecture maturity, relying on Bruhati as its trusted advisor, EA expert, and dependable services provider.

Irish Rail's priority is to establish a mature Business Architecture practice to effectively model organisational processes, evaluate performance, ensure compliance, and meet regulatory standards. Bruhati is already working on developing these capabilities and more, helping to minimise risks and set the organisation up for success during this large-scale transformation.

What is the long-term impact of this engagement?

What is the long-term impact of this engagement?

Irish Rail is committed to decarbonising Ireland, which requires significant investment in railway infrastructure nationwide. This multi-billion Euro initiative demands meticulous planning, precise execution, and robust delivery governance, as it impacts every aspect of Irish Rail's architecture.

To realise this ambitious goal, Irish Rail aims to continuously enhance its Enterprise Architecture maturity, relying on Bruhati as its trusted advisor, EA expert, and dependable services provider.

Irish Rail's priority is to establish a mature Business Architecture practice to effectively model organisational processes, evaluate performance, ensure compliance, and meet regulatory standards. Bruhati is already working on developing these capabilities and more, helping to minimise risks and set the organisation up for success during this large-scale transformation.

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