The Midmarket EA Gap
Organisations with 200-5,000 employees need EA but can't justify enterprise tooling. The gap is not a tool gap — it's a structure gap.
Strategy, portfolio management and enterprise architecture.
Organisations with 200-5,000 employees need EA but can't justify enterprise tooling. The gap is not a tool gap — it's a structure gap.
Most TIME implementations are colour-coded spreadsheets. Here's what structured scoring, strategy connection, and cost analysis actually look like.
The TIME model is the industry standard for classifying applications. But without strategic context, it's a categorisation exercise — not a decision engine.
Enterprise EA tooling requires 6-18 months, a dedicated team, and a six-figure budget. Most midmarket organisations have one EA or IT leader. There's a better way.
The gap between strategy and IT execution is where most organisations lose momentum. Capability mapping is the bridge.