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This model is part of my toolbox for working with business architectures. The Inventory Model The important thing to remember is to be agile minded in use of tools like this. So, when I say extendable I mean that this is definitely not all things that could or should be in the inventory. Reconfigure it in […]
This model is part of my toolbox for working with business architectures. The Inventory Model The important thing to remember is to be agile minded in use of tools like this. So, when I say extendable I mean that this is definitely not all things that could or should be in the inventory. Reconfigure it in […]
It is strange to see how many ill fitted attempts of certifications for architects there are on the market. I have just in the last 3 month been approached by at least five certifications on business architecture that were all set up in clear violation of the business architecture of professional trying. Usually these certifications … Continue reading On stupidity – Certification of Architects →
Imagine an Enterprise Model (EM) we can rotate, section in various ways, zoom in and out, as with this tool that helps us inspect and understand the human body.
We can examine certain systems, functions and flows as if they exist in isolation. For…
When I am talking about stupidity on Industrialisation I want to clearly point out that industrialisation is not stupid, it is more how we deal with Industrialisation. Most people will tell us that industrialisation is something that happened hundred years ago and something that is no longer done. While it is true that industrialisation started … Continue reading On Stupidity – Industrialisation →
This model is part of my toolbox for working with strategic architectures. The Strategy Model Note: I’m currently in a process of changing my presentation design (the image shows what the new design looks like) for all my work. When I’ve stabilized the design and applied it across all canvases and related material I’ll link […]
This model is part of my toolbox for working with strategic architectures. The Strategy Model Note: I’m currently in a process of changing my presentation design (the image shows what the new design looks like) for all my work. When I’ve stabilized the design and applied it across all canvases and related material I’ll link […]
We architects are a bit of a strange breed within most enterprises. Usually architects are divided into two groups, one more technology focused and one more business focused, but regardless of the place that we report to as managers on a technical career path rather than managers on the staff leadership path. It is something … Continue reading On Stupidity – Promoting an Architect →
Once an architecture manager told me that he could get a good business case for all types of architect except of data architects as they would only be used to create data standards that were the death to all business. This is up to day a common view and relies in the early history of … Continue reading On Stupidity – Data Standards →
By Stuart Boardman, Senior Business Consultant, Business & IT Advisory, KPN Consulting and Ed Harrington, Senior Consulting Associate, Conexiam As the world’s best known and most used Enterprise Architecture (EA) framework, it’s quite reasonable that TOGAF®, an Open Group standard, … Continue reading →
Never forget as an architect that most people talking about digitalisation are dumb on the subject and I do not mean this in a bad way. Most people get the basic concept of the idea and stop there. For example I have seen many people installing a firewall and DMZ in their digital environment, but … Continue reading On Stupidity – Digitalisation →
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Anyway, EA was buried in commercial interests much too early, before even having a chance to get a proper and stable body of knowledge and begin to deliver. There are few EAs in the industry, if any, EAs that we can navigate but …