What Enterprise Architects Should Spend Time On (and What Not)
Focusing time where enterprise architecture truly makes a difference
Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
Running an Effective Enterprise Architecture Working Group
Practical ways to make your architecture forum focused, influential, and worth everyone’s time
Best Practices for Useful Architecture Reviews
How to make enterprise and solution architecture reviews more than just a formality
Architecture Reviews Matter—But They’re Not Enough
Why good enterprise and solution architecture can’t rely on checkpoints alone
Visualizing What Matters: Using ArchiMate Layered Diagrams in Practice
A practical way to connect people, processes, and applications in enterprise architecture
What Should an Enterprise Architect Do in the Summer? ☀️
Summer in enterprise architecture (EA) can feel… ambiguous. People are on vacation, projects are on pause, and your inbox (hopefully) stays quiet. So what should an enterprise architect actually do?
Making the Invisible Visible: Applications and Data Flows in Enterprise Architecture
Why mapping data flows is the most practical way to deliver fast value in enterprise architecture
Designing a Lightweight Enterprise Architecture Operating Model: Best Practices
A lean approach to enterprise architecture governance that delivers results, not just PowerPoints
6 Ways to Measure Your Enterprise Architecture Practice
How to start measuring enterprise architecture effectively—even when it feels hard
What Does “Lightweight and Agile EA” Actually Mean?
A practical take on what it really means to keep enterprise architecture useful, sustainable, and fit for purpose
Why I Wrote Enterprise Architecture – Your Guide to Organizational Transformation
And what makes it different from most other enterprise architecture book you’ve seen
How to Create an Application Map That Actually Gets Used
Enterprise architecture (EA) offers powerful tools for understanding and managing complexity. One of the most essential is also one of the most traditional: the application map. It shows what applications your organization uses and where change is needed. Here’s how to create one that works.