Enterprise Architecture is really just ABC

I recently discovered the wonderful Jörgen Dahlberg (Twitter: @greblhad).

He posts his enterprise architecture motto as follows:

"In the end it comes down to ABC spelled out as “Achieving Business outCome".

I may have a new EA hero!!

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Enterprise Architecture is really just ABC

I recently discovered the wonderful Jörgen Dahlberg (Twitter: @greblhad).

He posts his enterprise architecture motto as follows:

"In the end it comes down to ABC spelled out as “Achieving Business outCome".

I may have a new EA hero!!

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Strategic clarity questions

An excellent post on anecdote.com.au included 5 questions to help you assess whether your organisation has "strategic clarity".  The question are:

Can the executive team simply and clearly describe the strategy without referring to notes (or powerpoint slides) aided only by simple sketches they make themselves?
Does the executive team all believe in and describe the same strategy?
Do the

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Strategic clarity questions

An excellent post on anecdote.com.au included 5 questions to help you assess whether your organisation has "strategic clarity".  The question are:

Can the executive team simply and clearly describe the strategy without referring to notes (or powerpoint slides) aided only by simple sketches they make themselves?
Does the executive team all believe in and describe the same strategy?
Do the

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Enterprise Architecture Blog Roll

Enterprise architecture blog rollI’m going to post my personal list of great enterprise architecture blog sites here.

First three cabs off the rank are Nik Malik, Jeff Scott and Tom Graves. Currently these three guys are the thought leaders in the fie…

Is Business Architecture the same as Business Context?

Gartner neatly defines the difference between business architecture and business context as:

[E]nterprise business architecture is focused on applying EA practices to the business dimension (people, process, organization and financials) in order to "architect the business."

[B]usiness context is focused on articulating the business strategy, market trends and requirements in order to ensure an

Enterprise Architecture Blog Roll

Enterprise architecture blog rollI’m going to post my personal list of great enterprise architecture blog sites here.

First three cabs off the rank are Nik Malik, Jeff Scott and Tom Graves. Currently these three guys are the thought leaders in the fie…

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Enterprise Architecture Blog Roll

Enterprise architecture blog rollI’m going to post my personal list of great enterprise architecture blog sites here.

First three cabs off the rank are Nik Malik, Jeff Scott and Tom Graves. Currently these three guys are the thought leaders in the fie…

Categories Uncategorized

Is Business Architecture the same as Business Context?

Gartner neatly defines the difference between business architecture and business context as:

[E]nterprise business architecture is focused on applying EA practices to the business dimension (people, process, organization and financials) in order to "architect the business."

[B]usiness context is focused on articulating the business strategy, market trends and requirements in order to ensure an

Categories Uncategorized

Is Business Architecture the same as Business Context?

Gartner neatly defines the difference between business architecture and business context as:

[E]nterprise business architecture is focused on applying EA practices to the business dimension (people, process, organization and financials) in order to "architect the business."

[B]usiness context is focused on articulating the business strategy, market trends and requirements in order to ensure an

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Some applications of enterprise architecture

"EA is now widely accepted s an essential mechanism for ensuring transparency, consistency, compliance and ultimately flexibility/agility in companies and public agencies"

from Robert Winter, & Elmar J Sinz. (2007). Enterprise Architecture. Information Systems and eBusiness Management, 5(4), 357-358.  Retrieved August 29, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global.

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