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Just Enough Architecture

January 19, 2020 by Owen Richardson

How much architecture is just enough? Is a common question I get which I will try to address in this blog. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, For Architects, For Management Tags #eavoices

7 Biggest Frustrations I Have Faced As A Lead Architect.

September 9, 2019 by Owen Richardson

This blog lists the 7 biggest frustrations I have experienced in 20+ years of working with architecture and my approach to them. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, Leadership, people Tags #eavoices

ArchiMate – Looking Beyond Diagrams

August 26, 2019 by Owen Richardson

When looking at ArchiMate diagrams its easy to miss the fact they are part of a model, and not just pictures. This blog addresses the difference and demonstrates some basics around models. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Archimate, Architecture Theory, Basic, documentation, Organization View, View, viewpoint Tags #eavoices, Model

7 Reasons I like ArchiMate.

August 19, 2019 by Owen Richardson

Anyone who knows me, knows I use ArchiMate a lot. I know its not perfect, but here are 7 Reasons why its my modelling language of preference. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Archimate, Architecture Theory Tags #eavoices

ISO Compliance – An Architect’s Perspective

August 12, 2019 by Owen Richardson

ISO Compliance gets a bad wrap. People roll their eyes, are bored by it, and often don’t see the relevance of it. I wanted to share my perspective on this. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, compliance, Information Governance, ISO Tags #eavoices

Scoring Documentation Completion

August 6, 2019 by Owen Richardson

This blog demonstrates a quick and easy way to score documentation completeness and improving quality which is more accurate than guesstimating, The Goal To be able to with a reasonable degree of accuracy estimate how complete documentation is, and to …

Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, documentation, Information Governance Tags #eavoices

Creating High Level Designs

July 24, 2019 by Owen Richardson

High level design is a subject of much discussion in pretty much every organization I have worked with. The question “How Much Is Enough?” is often put to me. This blog addresses this question. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, High Level Design (HLD), HLD, Practical Architecture Tags #eavoices

Requirements Realization Views

July 24, 2019 by Owen Richardson

One of the most essential but often overlooked views to have on architecture is requirements realization. This blog explores this subject and one way we can work with them. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Archimate, Architecture Theory, BiZZdesign Enterprise Studio (BES), Practical Architecture, requirements, Requirements Realization View Tags #eavoices

Services in ArchiMate

July 22, 2019 by Owen Richardson

Services are very important parts of the ArchiMate modelling language. This blog shows some ways we can represent and utilize services. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Abstract Services, Application Service, Architecture Theory, Business Product, business service, Layered View, Practical Architecture, Technology Service Tags #eavoices

IT Architecture Aspects

July 21, 2019 by Owen Richardson

Often when we are validating IT Architecture we talk about the need to cover the aspects of architecture. This blog Briefly introduces them, and their usage. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, aspects, Information Governance, people, Processes & Roles, Tools & Technology Tags #eavoices

Architecture Concerns

July 15, 2019 by Owen Richardson

Architecture concerns are often misunderstood, partly because of the use of the word “concern”. This blog aims to provide some clarity around concerns and their use. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory, requirements, risk Tags #eavoices, concern

BPMN Basics – A Quick Start

July 8, 2019 by Owen Richardson

This blog is a basic getting started for people that need to quickly produce BPMN diagrams with a minimum for fuss and time commitment. Continue reading →
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Categories #eavoices, Architecture Theory Tags #eavoices, bpmn
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