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A couple of months ago I was interviewed as “Architect in the Spotlight” for the November 2010 issue of the Journal of Enterprise Architecture. It is a great honor to be in the spotlight, and I thank the chef editor … Continue reading →
#entarch #ea2010 @uoaeao tweeted
“The most immediate and effective way to reduce costs is to use #entarch to stop or delay projects that are spending money.” My first thought was that using enterprise architecture for this purpose wasn’t likely to be…
Map markers are powerful tools that help you to structure your maps. They become very useful especially when maps are growing and when you let your mind work non-linearly. (see post: non-linear thinking) There are 2 categories of markers. What is called “single icons” and the ones which are group together (and mutually exclusive). The […]
About a week ago, I blogged a short story about a fictional town that faced a problem, with two competing solutions. There are many observations about life in corporate IT that I included in that story: how different people can end up competing w…
One of my fellow consultants here at Oracle had a great quote the other day regarding EA Governance:
“One cannot overstate the tedium nor the importance of EA Governance”
For those in the EA discipline that “grew up” through more technical disciplines …
One of my fellow consultants here at Oracle had a great quote the other day regarding EA Governance:
“One cannot overstate the tedium nor the importance of EA Governance”
For those in the EA discipline that “grew up” through more technical disciplines …
I woke this morning to hear the news that a certain bank was in its fourth or was it the fifth day of computer difficulties. Apparently some branches had stayed open all weekend so that their customers could get some cash. No doubt, by shear determination the bank will overcome its issues. And no doubt […]