Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
In my earlier post I argue that to provide value quickly, architecture needs to be thought of in the context of local needs more than enterprise needs. Here are five implications of architecting locally: Solve a local problem, not the … Continue reading →
As an Enterprise Architect, I’m first and foremost a problem solver. I don’t like to ignore problems. Yet, it appears that EA as a field has a problem and I’m finding it tough to ignore it. What is the problem? If you judg…
My first career out of college was as a nonprofit lobbyist in Washington, DC. It was an education in many core principles of politics, including the famous saying from former House Speaker Tip O’Neill, “all politics is local.” Speaker O’Neill … Continue reading →
This is another slide I use in my “Architecture 101” deck. The point that I make about this particular picture is that architecture is not just about performance. In this example, both the slide and the gravesite perform exactly as … Continue reading →
I’m not particularly resilient to bouts of insanity as readers of this blog will surely know. I skirt precariously close to the edge of hyper-expressiveness over the simplest topics. For example, just ask me about using production data in QA. Ju…
I’m not particularly resilient to bouts of insanity as readers of this blog will surely know. I skirt precariously close to the edge of hyper-expressiveness over the simplest topics. For example, just ask me about using production data in QA. Ju…
Let’s start a mental experiment, starting with the earth as it can be seen from space, with time come to a halt. For the purpose of experimentation, that is the initial design of interest. Next let’s imagine having an instrument to observe. … Continue reading →
It is amazing how often I need to share the very basic concept of Enterprise Architecture with my peers, customers, stakeholders, and associates. Microsoft’s customers often ask about Enterprise Architecture, and when our customers come to visi…
Software-architect extraordinaire Simon Brown kindly pointed me to the InfoQ article ‘Agile and Architecture Conflict‘, which summarised the views of various folks on the ‘agile vs architecture’ debate, including myself, Simon and another of my regular co-creators (co-conspirators? ), Jan van Til, all of us looking at different aspects of the idea that […]
The Open Group’s new guide links all the moving parts (such as SOA principles, SOA governance, Reference Architectures, SOA maturity, SOA Meta-model, etc.) and I think it is a must-read for any enterprise architect using TOGAF® as their organization
I am currently noodling the idea of a one-page view of my employer (Microsoft) for the purpose of rationalizing the sharing of services across business units and business models. (If you understood the previous sentence, you are probably an enter…
I was just privy to a conversation about the value of creating a specific kind of metamodel, and it made me wonder… if I had to explain the concept of a metamodel to someone, how would I do it? First, let’s start by defining the term “met…