Roger Evernden

Mike Rosen has written an interesting article about complexity and EA. He says: “There are many different reasons that organizations do architecture, but if we distil them all down to the essentials, architecture is fundamentally about managing complexity and change through structure…. change is just one part of the complexity that we have to manage…

“Into every tidy scheme for arranging the pattern of human life, it is necessary to inject a certain dose of anarchism.” Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays

Of course – it helps to know the question first… but there are a number of recent books that have questioned the gadget-driven, Internet-centric world we live in. In “The Internet Is Not The Answer”, Andrew Keen argues that much of what the Internet has changed is for the worst. He says that “all we’ve…

In January 2015, the Open Group published an interview giving A Historical Look at Enterprise Architecture with John Zachman. It includes a fascinating account about how John got involved in enterprise architecture in the first place, and how he came to develop what is now known as the Zachman Framework. Importantly – although his work…

A Background to EA – Celebrating the First 40 Years of EA is the title of the first EA Background that I’ve produced for Good e-Learning. It looks at the first 40 years of enterprise architecture by picking out a few of the key events that have formed the evolution of this emerging discipline, starting…

Changing Business Value Models – How they are having an impact on enterprise architecture is the title of my latest blog written for Orbus Software. It explains how EA needs to adapt to changing business value models.

TOGAF provides a Framework for any organization wishing to benefit from developing an Enterprise Architecture of anyone wishing to become an enterprise architect. This short 2-minute video from Orbus aims to answer the question: What are the benefits of TOGAF?

There are some things in TOGAF that confuse practitioners over and over. The difference between scope and partition is one of those confusions that comes up as a regular question. This article that I wrote for Good e-Learning explains the key differences, and explain why TOGAF can be confusing.

Another free TOGAF resource from Good e-Learning. This time it’s a template for defining Principles. A good set of well-defined Principles are an excellent way to simplify EA decision making. This template covers all of the key things that you need to include to define a good Principle, and includes a great set of questions…

Strategy& provide a very useful annual overview of trends, challenges, and opportunities for companies in different industry sectors. These expert views are based on industry discussions, market observation, and data analysis. The industry sectors covered are: Aerospace and Defense Trends; Auto Industry Trends; Aviation Trends; Chemicals Trends; Commercial Transportation Trends; Consumer Goods Trends; Healthcare Trends;…

TOGAF and ArchiMate are two standards managed by The Open Group and are adopted by more than 80% of the world’s leading enterprises. Our poster explains how these two can be used together to support your Enterprise Architecture work. Click here to view this resource.

Good e-Learning are offering a free trial of their online TOGAF 9 courses. Follow this link for further details https://www.goodelearning.com/Courses/Free_Trials? All you need to do to access a free trial is either log in or register as a member of Good e-Learning. As a member, you’ll also get access to their extensive library of free…