Maven EA
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About Maven EA

Architecture-led. Business-focused.

Maven EA brings together enterprise architecture, technology expertise and AI solutions, grounded in practical experience delivering complex business transformation.

About Maven EA

Maven EA is an Australian architecture-led technology business helping organisations navigate complex technology decisions, transformation and modernisation.

Our expertise spans enterprise architecture, technology strategy, solution design, enterprise platforms and AI-enabled solutions. We bring together business priorities, technical expertise and practical delivery experience to create solutions that are purposeful, sustainable and aligned with business outcomes.

Islam Sayed

Founder & Director

Islam Sayed is the Founder & Director of Maven EA, bringing over two decades of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy, Solution Architecture and complex business transformation.

His work focuses on helping organisations navigate complex technology decisions, shape enterprise strategies and Target Architectures, establish architecture governance, and translate business priorities into practical, deliverable solutions.

His expertise spans ERP, CRM, enterprise platforms, cloud, data, integration and digital transformation, combining strategic architecture leadership with hands-on solution design and delivery oversight.

He is also leading Maven EA's expansion into AI-enabled solutions, applying emerging technologies to real business challenges while maintaining the architectural discipline, independence and pragmatic approach that underpin his professional experience.

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Our Values

  • Independence

    Advice is based on business priorities, operating realities, and architecture quality rather than software sales or vendor alignment.

  • Pragmatism

    The goal is usable architecture: roadmaps, decision support, principles, and designs that teams can actually work with.

  • Professionalism

    The practice is built on clear communication, defensible recommendations, and a standard of work suitable for executive and governance settings.

  • Factuality

    Claims are anchored in real delivery experience across enterprise programs, not generic consulting language or inflated marketing promises.

Leadership & Expertise

Enterprise & Technology Strategy

Architecture Leadership & Governance

Transformation & Delivery Oversight

AI & Digital Modernisation

Representative Experience

Enterprise architecture across ERP, CRM, finance, procurement, HR, service management, digital, and data domains.

Hands-on architecture support for current-state assessment, target-state definition, capability-based roadmaps, and architecture governance.

Platform experience including Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday, SAP, Salesforce, Anaplan, Oracle Service, MuleSoft, Informatica, and broader enterprise integration patterns.

Australian Sector Experience

Government and public sector
Utilities
Higher education
Local government
Emergency services
Transport and infrastructure
Health and member services
Telecommunications and financial services
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Specialist Delivery Network

Maven EA draws on a network of experienced architecture, engineering, data, integration and transformation specialists to support engagements according to their requirements.

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Selected Engagement Highlights

Selected organisations are included here to show the breadth of relevant enterprise architecture experience.

Greater Western Water
Direct engagement
Greater Western Water

Customer domain architecture

Current stateTarget stateCustomer ecosystemRoadmapsGovernance
Triple Zero Victoria
Subcontract engagement
Triple Zero Victoria

Enterprise architecture roadmaping

Portfolio simplificationGartner TIMECapability maturityICT strategyERP roadmap
La Trobe University
Direct engagement
La Trobe University

Target state and solution architecture

Options analysisRoadmapsStudent systemsAnaplanIntegration design
NextGen Group
Direct engagement
NextGen Group

Digital workplace strategy

Roadmap shapingCorporate domainWorkplace strategyTransformation planning
Moonee Valley City Council
Subcontract engagement
Moonee Valley City Council

Finance and procurement transformation

Lead architectureOracle ERPReference architectureCouncil platformsTarget state
Boroondara City Council
Council-sector experience
Boroondara City Council

Local government architecture patterns

Council transformationCustomer platformsIntegration strategyCapability models
Banyule City Council
Direct engagement
Banyule City Council

Digital transformation architecture

Customer platformApplication modernisationMuleSoftCapability modelOperating model
Swinburne University of Technology
Direct engagement
Swinburne University of Technology

Applications portfolio and governance

Portfolio strategyWorkday HCMAdobe DXPSalesforceGovernance forums
Transurban
Direct engagement
Transurban

ERP program architecture

Oracle JDEWorkdayFinanceProcurementTreasuryHCM
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
Embedded delivery
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

CRM and service architecture

Oracle Service CloudCRM transformationIntegration architectureIdentityData integration
Telstra
Professional Experience — Infosys
Telstra

Integration and cloud architecture

Architecture and integration work undertaken during employment with Infosys, supporting Telstra OSS/BSS integration and enterprise service integration initiatives.

B2B integrationOSS/BSSESBCloud identityInfrastructure fulfilment
National Australia Bank
Professional Experience — Infosys
National Australia Bank

Data and reporting architecture

Data integration and reporting architecture work undertaken during employment with Infosys, supporting enterprise data marts, reporting and analytics initiatives.

Data martsEnterprise reportingService managementETLBusiness analytics

Telstra and NAB experience reflects work undertaken by the founder during employment with Infosys, not direct Maven EA client engagements.