Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Kim Parker All businesses, in responding to change drivers will require some modification to the business and technology landscape in which they operate. Whether change occurs through the introduction of some initiative intended to develop new or improve existing services or because … Continue reading →
Albert Einstein is sometimes attributed to having said that “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” As a counterpoint and with some deference to Occam’s razor ‘Nothing should more complex than is necessary.’ Enterprise Architecture is … Continue reading →
There are likely to be times when a business will engage in some activity or make a product acquisition which, in hindsight, would prove to be less than beneficial. Perhaps in the enthusiasm generated through a vendor’s sales process the … Continue reading →
Frequently business decision making leans towards the tactical and reactive rather than the strategic and proactive. This is exacerbated through: poorly applied governance and compliance; inadequate communication and consultation with key stakeholders; inadequate assessment of business and technical options; inadequate … Continue reading →
Enterprise Architecture is not something of which a business should be wary. There is little concern apparent when required to use a word processor or a spreadsheet to support documentation or analysis activities within the business. Both are accepted as … Continue reading →
In order to reap maximum value from the recognition that an Enterprise Architecture can provide long lasting and continuous business benefit the decision to build and use one must be made. How to do so is where some businesses come … Continue reading →
There will always more than one way to solve any given problem. How effective any given solution will be will depend on what information was used in the solution’s definition. An Enterprise Architecture can provide a repository of useful information … Continue reading →
No business is an automaton whereby, once started, it will continue to operate unsupervised. It will always be the case that situations, either internal or external, will arise or can be anticipated that will require the human element to provide … Continue reading →
Any business with more than more than one person within it will, at times, be faced with having to handle competing views. ‘Political’ agendas within a business can, if not moderated can be so destructive that the business can be … Continue reading →
An Enterprise Architecture is able to contribute significant value no matter the size or the nature of the business. A business can be anything from a single person operation through to a multinational conglomerate or a government. All have missions … Continue reading →
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An Enterprise Architecture is able to contribute significant value no matter the size or the nature of the business. A business can be anything from a single person operation through to a multinational conglomerate or a government. All have missions … Continue reading →