Gartner Expert

Akshay Jhawar

Sr Principal Analyst, KI Leader

Akshay Jhawar is a Sr Principal Analyst, developing research in the area of enterprise architecture (EA) for Heads of EA and their team.

Mr. Jhawar continues to bring clarity to the use of EA to support digital business transformation with agility and adaptability. He is focused on helping Gartner clients make strategic decisions about setting up the EA discipline, building and communicating the EA value proposition, setting up non-intrusive architecture governance, EA's role in democratizing digital delivery, selecting EA tools and overall trends in the enterprise architecture space.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Jhawar worked at Ford Motor Company and G4S Plc, in their IT divisions, driving innovation, business analysis and business transformation. He was responsible for creating and managing requirement backlogs in a fast-paced agile environment and liaised with global stakeholders, and even conducted global workshops to fuel digital business transformation.

Professional background

Ford Motor Company, Business Analyst, 5 years

G4S IT Services India Pvt. Ltd., Lead Business Analyst, 1 years

Areas of coverage
  • Future-State Architecture Realization

  • Future-State Architecture Design

  • Enterprise Architecture Operating Model

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

Starting or Restarting an EA practice, EA Org structure reporting line, role definitions (job descriptions), team structure and skills/competencies.

02

EA Leadership / Communications (Behavioral) - Storytelling

03

Facilitating EA Governance and creating Principles

04

EA's role in Agile and Product Line

05

Use cases and product capabilities for EA Tools as well as an approach to assessing and purchasing EA tools