Target Architecture

Target architecture articulates the future enterprise design—capabilities, systems, data, and technology—that fulfills strategic objectives within known constraints. It provides the destination for transition planning and investment prioritization. Target states should be staged when full realization exceeds planning horizons.

In Practice

Larkinized LLC validates target architecture with executives and domain owners before committing roadmap funding. Targets link to measurable outcomes—cost, speed, risk—not technology preferences alone. Intermediate target states support multi-horizon roadmaps.

Example

A target architecture consolidates five CRM instances into one platform with shared customer data and regional configuration layers.