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2013 Conferences Mike Walker will be Attending

For those conference goers out there I wanted to let you all know that I will be at a few US based conferences this year. There may be a few more later in the year but this is what I know for…

May 9, 2013
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The Business Model Canvas: Know Thy Business

As Enterprise Architects we drive to maximize value in our companies. With most EA teams residing within an IT area under a CIO we can find ourselves bogged down by the technology weighing down on decisions. The challenge with that is one…

May 9, 2013
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Mike Walker has Joined Hewlett-Packard

Some of you may already know from my LinkedIn profile that I have joined Hewlett-Packard (HP) in the Software Division as an Strategy and Enterprise Architecture Advisor. As I was evaluating HP I didn’t fully appreciate HP’s status in the world of…

April 17, 2013
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EA Practitioners Have Significant Influence on $1.1 Trillion in Enterprise IT Spend

Gartner just released a report entitled, "EA Practitioners Have Significant Influence on $1.1 Trillion in Enterprise IT Spend” that strongly links to their Business Outcome Driven Enterprise Architecture. This is interesting article because it’s shows the latest thinking from real EA practitioners…

April 11, 2013
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TOGAF Demystification Series: TOGAF Certification is Weak

Continuing on with our demystification series, I will talk about the comments I hear form people with regards to the TOGAF certification itself and the process. When I hear comments about this topic they usually gravitate to one end of the extreme…

April 3, 2013
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Dave Hornford Addresses Misconceptions Surrounding TOGAF

I have gotten a surprising (or maybe not so surprising) discussion on the TOGAF Demystification Series. In one of the posts entitled, "TOGAF Demystification Series: TOGAF Sucks, Incomplete And Overly Complex" there were many comments made about this one in particular. All…

March 28, 2013
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EA Effectiveness Series: Highly Impactful EA Organizations Make Value Driven Decisions

A big thank you to all the folks that came to my presentation at the Troux World Conference last week. We had a full room of enterprise architects and EA consultants. Thank you for all your support and great questions. I wanted…

March 28, 2013
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Come See Mike Walker Speak on the EA Industry Expert Panel and Present at the Troux Conference 2013

The Troux Worldwide Conference is returning to Austin, Texas on March 19-20, 2013. If you are a Troux customer, partner, or actively involved in Enterprise Architecture (EA) or Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM), this is your opportunity to enjoy peer networking and joint…

March 4, 2013
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EA Panel on Big Data and Cloud Trends Enabled by ArchiMate and TOGAF

I had had the pleasure of being on a panel of Enterprise Architecture (EA) experts at The Open Group Conference in Newport Beach, California. We were assembled to discuss complex trends such as big data, Cloud Computing, security, and overall IT transformation…

March 2, 2013
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Open CA Gets Top Pay in Enterprise Architecture Certifications

As I was doing some market research for my EA's competency driven strategy I ran across an interesting article from late 2012 that validates the importance of a well educated, fully rounded and even certified Enterprise Architect. The article, "23 IT Certifications…

February 25, 2013
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TOGAF Demystification Series: The Truth behind the TOGAF Standard Creation

I've only heard this one a few times but since this myth was recently referenced in one of the comments of the post, "TOGAF Demystification Series: TOGAF Sucks, Incomplete and Overly Complex" I thought it would be good to elevate it up to…

February 17, 2013
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Big Data’s Big Impact on Enterprise IT– The Open Group Panel Discussion

Today @Dana_Gardner posted on twitter The Open Group Panel discussion on Big Data's Big Impact on Enterprise IT. It worth a watch as it gave a good primer on general concerns in the industry. My question to the panel got a cut due to a…

February 17, 2013
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