Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Roger Evernden A 2017 CIO survey by Harvey Nash and KPMG shows that EA is the fastest growing tech skill in demand. While this is clearly a good thing for all budding architects I am concerned that the emphasis on such studies is still on technical skills… and …
How will #EntArch help enterprises to adapt to emerging, unprecedented, and often unexpected challenges? @RogerEvernden explains, 24 October at #eacbpm London https://t.co/vBgJ225TaM pic.twitter.com/aMU9lY4jMc — IRM UK (@IRMUK) August 8, 2018
For anyone in EA who thinks we need to be doing more than simply making the fat cats fatter… this deck from the Economist Group describing Economic Purpose – where social purpose and good business interact. It found three types of benefit i…
Thank you everyone who is supporting my EA YouTube channel. Especially the 36,174 people who have viewed What is Enterprise Architecture? A 6 minute explanation. The feedback has been so encouraging, and it helps spur me on to develop more videos. My a…
Too often we create architectures to support economic growth… but judged from many perspectives this is unsustainable and unethical. We should be creating architectures that are fair, sustainable, and universally beneficial. Although not directly…
The new version of TOGAF® has probably not made a huge difference to your work as an enterprise architect. The changes are not world-shattering. TOGAF is still far from perfect or complete, but I think that 9.2 is a step in the right direction, and it …
Continuing my theme that EA can make a big difference, I thought you might find “Architecture can change the world” an interesting post. This article is about building architecture, but with a little sidestep it could easily apply to EA. He…
Lessons for Enterprise Architecture from BrexitAs I live in the UK it’s not surprising that Brexit is a hot and controversial topic. Last night Elaine and I were recounting everything that we felt had gone wrong during the Brexit process (it was …
Do you find it difficult to explain the value in using Enterprise Architecture? A lot of discussions about Enterprise Architecture trip up because they end up debating whether we need EA or not. This often ends up being a matter of opinion! If you are …
Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2018 BPM Conference Europe 2018 22-25 October 2018, London I am looking forward to speaking at IRM’s co-located conferences on Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Management, 22-25 October 2018, …
Becoming Our Many Selves is a talk about the imbalance many of us experience in our lives… In the bustle and hustle of our daily lives the emphasis is so often on achievements and getting things done, and so little on simply being authentic. At t…
Here’s the full list of speakers at the 23rd June TEDx event in Folkestone. I’m working on the script for my talk – Becoming Your Many Selves. It’s on the 6th iteration, and I feel there are a few more to go before it’s fi…