Business logistics – the structure
The corporate structure for a network architect in an organization may vary depending on the size, industry, and organizational culture of the company. However, typically, a network architect may fall under the IT department, which is responsible for managing the organization’s technology infrastructure and systems.
In Chapter 1, I showed a hierarchical perspective of where the architects are in an organization.
Let’s now look closer at where a network architect is typically present in relationship to the BUs, where they have influence, responsibilities, and oversight, make decisions, and manage subordinates/staff:
Figure 4.2 – Network architect influence on other business units
These eight BUs, or functional branches, of an organization represent common points of interest where a network architect plays an important role. Let’s touch on each one:
- IT department: The network...
