Posts by: David Sprott

Framework for Service Oriented Ecosystem

I note interesting debates about the need for a next generation EA framework. However I am disappointed by the less than radical nature of debate that, at least I, have observed. I submit a good place to start is with the fundamental…

Understanding Business Services 2

In December 2006 I blogged on the topic of Explaining SOA to the Business Audience. It started out “I note resurgent interest in LegoTM blocks as a metaphor for explaining to the business audience the value of SOA. My advice is don’t…

Agile Architecture

The English language is well known for its subtlety. Sometimes it’s a delight, but on other occasions it can be very frustrating. If I use the term Gothic Architecture you will immediately understand I am describing a style of architecture that flourished…

The Agile Enterprise Value Chain

Agile methods have not been widely adopted by enterprises. Agile projects remain, for the most part, independent software development activities, and often by design focused on key areas of enterprise innovation. The latter makes sense, but we should question why Agile concepts…

Realizing the Agile Enterprise

Have you noticed? Organizations have become initiative driven. Ten years ago enterprise architecture was topic de jour precisely because of initiative fatigue. But today there’s a huge focus again on narrow focus strategic projects and programs, because they are (perceived to be)…

Agile Manifesto for the Enterprise

The Agile Manifesto is rightly held in high regard, but most practitioners understand it was a response to the prevailing environment in 2001. In fact I note Scott Ambler attempted a rework of the manifesto in 2010. Specifically Scott replaced software with…

Agile Business Conference 2012 Report

Last week I attended the Agile Business Conference in London. With four concurrent tracks and well over 200 delegates this must of necessity be a report from a personal perspective.In the opening keynote Diego Lo Giudice from Forrester encouraged the thinking that…

Agile Enterprise Patterns

Enterprises are grappling with Agile methods- but there’s much to learn. The basic Agile methods don’t cut it in the enterprise. There are many big questions including:·       What type of projects can use Agile?·       How do we coordinate dependencies between Agile and…

Transformation to Agile IT Delivery

The number one IT issue for all enterprises today is delivery – responding to business demand for change in ever faster timescales, at lower cost. But in the typical large enterprise, IT is widely perceived to be incapable of responding in a…

Using Cobit 5 Part 3 – The Policy Hierarchy

Many companies do not do governance well. A primary reason for this is a focus on governance “process” at the expense of policies. And, where policies are established, it is common to observe a surfeit of bad, inconsistent policies that are overlapping…
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