The Open Group INITIATE
Enterprise Architecture Competition for Students 2024
The Open Group INITIATE program proudly wrapped its Inaugural Enterprise Architecture Competition drawing together talented students from both management and engineering disciplines to address enterprise transformations by effectively articulating open standards and applying an enterprise architecture approach to drive transformative change within their project.
Competition Highlights
- The Open Group INITIATE hosted its first ever Enterprise Architecture Competition in 2024, featuring over 90 students across 15 universities from India, Nepal, Uganda and Peru
- The student teams addressed complex business challenges by applying open standards and enterprise architecture principles
- A dedicated panel of industry experts provided mentorship throughout the competition
- Submissions were assessed by a distinguished panel of industry and academic professionals
Key Themes and Process
Student Teams were tasked with presenting comprehensive solutions to demonstrate how their enterprise architecture strategies could lead to successful transformations. The process involved selecting relevant projects, analyzing associated challenges, and developing well-crafted deliverables under the guidance of industry mentors.
The competition allowed students to explore and address a range of critical themes, including:
- Sustainability
- Digital Transformation
- Business Transformation
- Organizational Agility Improvement
- Supply Chain Management
- Organizational Change Management
- Platform-Based Economy
Mentors
Mentors played a pivotal role throughout the competition. Their engagement and guidance were instrumental in helping students learn and apply practical knowledge of enterprise architecture. By offering valuable insights and support, mentors enriched the participants' experience and contributed significantly to the competition's success.
Jury and Evaluation
The solutions were evaluated by a distinguished jury comprising industry experts, academics, and enterprise architecture professionals. The Jury assessed each team performance were based on their ability to effectively address the challenge themes, demonstrate practical application, and present well-researched and feasible enterprise architecture approaches.
The event not only celebrated the achievements of the winners but also provided all participants with valuable insights and experiences in the field of enterprise architecture.
Winners:
The winners were announced at the The Open Group NextGen Digital for the Techade Conference which was held at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi on July 31, 2024.
Award of Distinction:
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Team Health Informatics, Makerere University
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Team Enterprise Enigmas, RV College of Engineering®
Award of Merit:
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Team Archimedes Trio, Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College of Engineering
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Team Spartans, RV College of Engineering®
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Team We4peace, Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool)
The Winner received trophy, citation and Cash prizes worth INR 2,00,000 which were sponsored by LTIMindtree.
In addition to that Teams were also offered complimentary exam voucher for the TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Part 1 exam (valued at USD 425).
We sincerely thank our sponsor LTIMindtree, and the esteemed mentors and jury members from Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Wipro Technologies, DXC, LTIMindtree, SAP India, Capgemini, IBM, John Deere, Komo International, Happy Adda Studio, ICT Academy of Kerala, IIM Lucknow, Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, IIM Vishakapatnam, S.P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Weschool Mumbai, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Makerere University, , and Sardar Patel Institute of Technology for their commitment to nurturing the next generation of enterprise architects and setting a strong precedent for future editions
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