Posts by: Eric A. Stephens

Incremental Progress in (EA) Strategy Execution

I hate watching sports. Period. Except curling where I am confused yet fascinated all at the same time. Despite my aversion, I can still see lessons for EAs and those executing strategy. So here goes... Consider soccer and (American) football. In soccer, patterns…

Enterprise Climatologist?

Some of us on Twitter (#entarch) were noodling around for alternative names for Enterprise Architects. Someone chimed in about using "meteorologist" and suggested "climatologist". Then I thought more about the definitions of these words and how these roles operate. These individuals work…

Enterprise Climatologist?

Some of us on Twitter (#entarch) were noodling around for alternative names for Enterprise Architects. Someone chimed in about using "meteorologist" and suggested "climatologist". Then I thought more about the definitions of these words and how these roles operate. These individuals work…

Architecture in 4 Slides

I think Bruce's idea on an Architecture in 4 Slides is the right idea for presenting such material at the executive level. Often times the C-level crowd does not have the time, nor should they take the time, to digest all the…

Getting out in front

Got a link they other day from an EA colleague on Martha Heller's recent post Making EA Matter. As an EA I liked the quote about the EA being the smarted person in the room and the least arrogant. We could psycho-analyze…

Architecture in 4 Slides

I think Bruce's idea on an Architecture in 4 Slides is the right idea for presenting such material at the executive level. Often times the C-level crowd does not have the time, nor should they take the time, to digest all the…

Getting out in front

Got a link they other day from an EA colleague on Martha Heller's recent post Making EA Matter. As an EA I liked the quote about the EA being the smarted person in the room and the least arrogant. We could psycho-analyze…

The (non) Importance of Language

Working with a variety of clients on EA initiatives one begins to realize that not everyone is a fan of EA. Specifically, they are not a fan of the "a-word". Some organizations have abused this term with creating and assigning the title…

The (non) Importance of Language

Working with a variety of clients on EA initiatives one begins to realize that not everyone is a fan of EA. Specifically, they are not a fan of the "a-word". Some organizations have abused this term with creating and assigning the title…

EA Governance – Architecture's Sustainability

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…

EA Governance – Architecture’s Sustainability

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…

Thoughts on John Zachman

I just perused Mr. Allega's (Gartner) recent article on the legal quagmire that is stirring around the Zachman brand, framework, and its two proponents. It is too bad such a pair of thought leaders will end their careers in such a manner.…
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