Product Description

The Asset Management Capability Model is a comprehensive and in-depth set of business capabilities that capture the essence of what an Asset Management Company does. It will help companies gain a holistic perspective of their business at a foundational level and provide a business blueprint for many valuable purposes. TheAsset Management Capability Model comprises 410 capabilities across three levels. (We use the term Investment Management and Asset Management synonymously, and this capability model is not about managing “physical/fixed” assets, just investments.)

(Note: As the Asset Management Capability Model is a digital deliverable, we do not accept returns or issue refunds. So, please read the product description and the terms carefully before purchasing.)

The Asset Management Capability Model is a set of multilevel and granular business capabilities primarily focusing on the core industry-specific value chain but also decomposes the horizontal shared services.

The Asset Management capability model is a must-have tool for business architects, enterprise architects, business and technology leaders, and project teams to fathom the nuances of the industry’s core, context, and commodity capabilities.

Investment/Asset Management Industry Transformation:

Several factors drive the transformation in the investment/asset management industry. Regulatory changes, increased competition, and clients’ demand for transparency are chief among them. Technological advancements, the rise of passive investing, and a shift toward sustainable investing are fundamentally changing the industry.

To navigate this transformation, firms should first prioritize client-centricity. Utilizing data analytics to understand client behavior, needs, and preferences can drive personalized service and product offerings. Further, communication channels should be enhanced for transparency and engagement.

Secondly, firms should embrace digitization. Automation of routine tasks can increase efficiency, reduce errors, and free up resources for strategic activities. Digital platforms can enhance client interaction and service delivery, while AI and machine learning can improve investment decision-making.

Thirdly, embracing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors is crucial. Clients increasingly prefer sustainable investing, making ESG integration a competitive necessity.

Lastly, fostering a culture of innovation is vital. This might involve partnerships with fintech startups, encouraging creative problem-solving, and investing in employee upskilling.

Transformation in the investment/asset management industry is about adapting to evolving market realities, leveraging technology for improved service delivery, enhancing client engagement, and promoting sustainable investing.

Business Capabilities are a Foundation for Transformation

For an Asset Manager to transform successfully, it is essential to establish a structurally strong foundation to support change and innovation over time. This is where business architecture and business capabilities come into play. Business architecture is creating a structured model, including an abstraction of its operations, functions, systems, and resources. This model can help enterprises understand how their business operates, identify inefficiencies, and develop a plan to optimize and streamline operations. In addition, by creating a clear picture of their business architecture, companies can better understand how different business units and functions interact and how changes in one business area can impact other areas.

Business capabilities encapsulate and abstract the functions, skills, and resources a company needs to execute its business strategy successfully. By defining and organizing their business capabilities, companies can identify gaps and redundancies and develop a roadmap to address them. This helps ensure the firm has the necessary resources to execute its strategy and drive innovation over time.

Business architecture and capabilities provide firms with a framework to assess and optimize their operations, reduce costs, and drive innovation. By taking a structured approach to transformation, enterprises can build a foundation capable of supporting ongoing change and adaptation and position themselves for success in a rapidly evolving industry.

(NOTE: The current product provides a comprehensive business capability model. It does not include other business architecture artifacts.)

Asset Management Capability Model Deliverables:

The Asset Management industry business capability model comprises ~410 capabilities across three levels and includes the following editable artifacts:

• An Excel spreadsheet with the grouping of capabilities.
• A PowerPoint format with the top three levels presented in a nested visualization.
• A Word document with capabilities in a multilevel list format.
• Capability Definitions (at Level 3)
• Capability KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) (at Level 2)

Using the Asset Management Capability Model

A business capabilities map is a fundamental and foundational deliverable in the business architecture continuum. The Asset Management Business Capability Model encapsulates end-to-end aspects of the business with a detailed, multilevel capabilities list.

There are several benefits from business capabilities, including, among others:

• Foster alignment between business and IT using capabilities as an everyday language.
• Capabilities are a structurally sound and internally coherent abstraction of business functions.
• A capability-based roadmap eliminates redundancy and replication and focuses on capability evolution.
• Juxtaposing capabilities and systems/applications provide a footprint analysis and can lead to better application portfolio rationalization decisions.

The Asset Management business capabilities map decomposes components up to three levels. Created by business architects and industry domain experts, the capabilities list is detailed, in-depth, and conforms to the construct of MECE (mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive).

Who should use the Capabilities Matrix?

The Asset Management business capabilities matrix is a generic model; hence, it is a starting point, not the final product. (Please note that a generic map covering multiple areas will not be specific to your specific company or business model; that is where our professional services can help customize and detail the capability model. Or you can modify and tailor it to your needs internally.) The primary users encompass:

• Business architects and enterprise architects.
• Leaders focused on business transformation.
• Product and program managers enabling capabilities.

Why Purchase a Business Capabilities Map?

Defining business capabilities from a blank slate takes time and effort and delays time to value. Instead, a pre-built and customizable business capability map helps provide 60-80% of capabilities allowing internal teams to focus on what is missing or unique to their companies.

And the cost is less than an inexpensive team dinner or the loaded cost of 4-5 team members brainstorming for an hour.

And far less than the deliverables consulting firms produce at over $100,000 or more, and compared to that number, the cost of our capabilities models is a fraction (a rounding error.)

Even if you already have a capability map, you could use our version to compare, validate, and potentially include missing capabilities.

A Note About the Artifacts:

• Business Capabilities Matrix: A functional area occupies one box in many business capability maps. Some may wonder why we decomposed the capabilities into 100X or more capabilities. We humbly submit that one box or entry in a one-page diagram is Wall Art, not an implementation tool. Decomposing capabilities into a nested list of granular items will help understand a capability’s depth, breadth, scope, and importance. It is also possible that some capabilities in our matrix may not be relevant to you. Similarly, we may have captured and documented some relevant and essential capabilities of your firm.
• Capability Definitions: We include capability definitions at Level 3. Please feel free to modify it to your company’s needs.
• Capability KPIs (Key Performance Indicators): We added a few KPIs for capabilities (mostly at Level 2) to get you started. You may not measure these KPIs in your company and have an entirely different set of metrics. Again, use them as a springboard, and not debate the applicability to your firm.

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