Posts Tagged "Financial Services"

A Modest Proposal

After half a decade, the challenges and problems arising from the financial collapse of 2007-8 are still dragging on and on. With the economies of entire countries seemingly brought to their knees, and no apparent end in sight to any of that…

Enterprise-architecture and financial-services

Yes, this is another ‘how not to do it’ post. And no, this isn’t about the current Barclays mess, but instead about a quote I saw in a passing tweet by enterprise-architect Joseph George: RT @josephg5: “Financial services can be thought of as…

Mending your Lending

Loan processes are complex. From loan origination to underwriting to closing, there are many moving parts for each application, creating unwanted and unnecessary bottlenecks along the way. Earlier this year we formally surveyed banking executives from across North America to help us…

Could Anyone Else Use an Extra $600,000?

I am supplementing my Q&A series on the Value of EA & BPA with a wonderful article published on January 30th about one our customers, Chubb Insurance, written by Madeline Weiss, Society for Information Management’s Advanced Practices Council. There is nothing like…

Three Big Topics in Financial Services

In the wake of this historic, global economic downturn there is little room for error among financial services companies. Volatile market conditions, impending regulatory requirements, and an intense competitive atmosphere have banking and insurance companies of all sizes rethinking risk, streamlining operations,…