Roger Evernden

Enterprise Patterns – Free Template

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Enterprise Patterns are one of the most useful tools for the EA team to have emerged in recent years. They are a great way to document an aggregate view of the constraints of a current architecture, or the capabilities that are enabled by a target architecture. TOGAF provides a brief outline of the content of…

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Capitalizing on Complexity and Uncertainty

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Darren Dalcher, one of my colleagues at Cutter Consortium, has written an Advisor about “The Third Knowledge Revolution: Learning to Live with Uncertainty” (Cutter login required) that has a lot of relevance to enterprise architects. My experience, research and client work shows that knowledge is one of eight fundamental factors that we need to include in EA…

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Who put the “Enterprise” in Architecture?

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Enterprise Architecture is a commonly accepted label, used around the world by Enterprise Architects, and yet the meaning of the term continues to provoke debate. “Architecture” – on its own – is not confusing a term. Although some definitions narrow it to buildings, I prefer a more open definition which includes Enterprise Architecture, such as this: “[architecture…

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What Does TOGAF Certification Really Mean to You?

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TOGAF certification has become a de-facto baseline for endorsing the skills of an enterprise architect. But how does it really help you? This article looks at 5 things you can do, in addition to becoming TOGAF Certified, that will help you develop as an Enterprise Architect. Read the full article: https://www.goodelearning.com/downloads/enterprise-architecture/what-does-togaf-certification-really-mean-to-you?

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101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

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Short observations about the practice of enterprise architecture“101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture” – a succinct collection of useful tips and guidelines for Enterprise Architects – is now available. “101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture” by Roger Evernden: on Amazon.com “101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture” by Roger Evernden: on Amazon.co.uk This is a book for enterprise architects…

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Bridging the EA & Solution Architect Gap – Case Study

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This article looks at a case study to examine the uncomfortable gap between the work done by the Enterprise Architect and that completed by the Solution Architect. https://www.goodelearning.com/downloads/enterprise-architecture/bridging-ea-solution-architect-gap-case-study?

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What is the Enterprise Lifecycle?

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TOGAF doesn’t always provide a good explanation of important terms or phrases. One example is the Enterprise Life Cycle, which is referred to throughout TOGAF. This article – from Good e-Learning – explains why the phrase is useful, and what it means in the TOGAF context.

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The Strategic Staircase – Case Study

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TOGAF doesn’t explain in much detail how you actually go about producing an Architecture Vision or Roadmap, and this can be particularly difficult if the future is uncertain or turbulent. This case study shows how one European telecoms company used the idea of a strategic staircase to supplement TOGAF. Read the full case study: https://www.goodelearning.com/downloads/enterprise-architecture/the-strategic-staircase-case-study?

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5 Take Aways from the Enterprise Architecture Conference – 15-18 June 2015, London

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The forthcoming IRM Enterprise Architecture Conference in London is always a good forum to hear what other people are doing in EA. Looking at the topics on the agenda is a good way to get a feeling for the direction that EA is taking. Here are the 5 takeaways that EA are listing for the…

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Building Blocks in Enterprise Architecture

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This article by Selvyn Wright provides a good explanation about the use of Building Blocks in EA: http://www.irmuk.co.uk/articles/Selvyn_Wright_%20Building_Blocks.pdf?

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