Earlier this week, we announced our upcoming tweet jam on Tuesday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. GMT/ Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 8:00 a.m. DST, which will examine the way in which Business Architecture is impacting enterprises and businesses of all…
One of my favorite surveys I use when talking to a large audience, is to have the house lights brought up and then ask, “Would everyone here who personally thinks that they are irresponsible and unreasonable, please raise your hand.” It always…
Today, Business Architecture is shaping and fostering enterprise transformation initiatives and continuous improvement throughout companies of all sizes. On Tuesday, March 19, The Open Group will host a tweet jam examining the topic of Business Architecture. … Continue reading →
I’ve tried explaining my job as an Enterprise Architect to a number of people, including my parents, and after I’m done I get that “sure, whatever you say” kind of a look. I’ll not delve into my job description here, except to…
As a lot, Enterprise Architects are not terribly humble people. We name frameworks after ourselves, and sometimes go to great lengths to correct the “misinterpretations” of others who describe our work in a way that we don’t agree with. Yet, recognizing that…
As many of you have already have known, Enterprise Architecture and Architecture within the context of sociotechnical organization is going through what I believe a renaissance period. The architecture field is moving to more of an interdisciplinary art and science. Also many architects,…
As a young man, Dad taught me how to shake someone's hand. Line up the thumb slots; make sure the fingers wrap around the pinky, hold firmly but don't squeeze; pump the hand three times. My older brother showed me an alternate…
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…
For 34 minutes the Super Bowl was suspended; which is OK, because it’s not like it’s the most watched sporting event in the United States. It was a cloudless night with a bright ¼ moon; giving those OUTSIDE the domed stadium some…
“Fairy Bright Eyes” is an installation by Ryan Monro, one of a dozen artworks in Auckland’s Learning Precinct Micro Sites initiative1. A unexpected curiousity in an unusual location on a university campus, this piece represents beautiful aspirations and their subsequent inevitable decay:…
I rarely have trouble sleeping, but when I do it’s over topics like; which is more important, the bow or the arrow? A crayon or a coloring book? A recipe or a stove? Both! Neither! Aaggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Each of the above is important,…
In my last post I suggested that the planning of large transformation projects needs to focus more on the first step than on the end goal, because that first step, once taken, will be the “new now” - the reality with which…