What’s taking so long! Slow progress on the evolution of Leadership.
I’ve been reading a book given to me recently at…
Behaviour
Some basic business capability map patterns (level 0)
Don’t be scared, level zero in a capability map is just a way to structure the map so that we have a consistent way of communicating. It’s really not that important if all you wish todo is create an excellent set of capabilities for your business. However if you are intent on changing the foundation […]
What story does your architecture tell?
Stasis
A little while ago, I was presented with a “solution” that started with an over-complex block diagram of a set of inter-related applications with a brief description of each below. This was followed by a description of the tech…
What story does your architecture tell?
Stasis
A little while ago, I was presented with a “solution” that started with an over-complex block diagram of a set of inter-related applications with a brief description of each below. This was followed by a description of the tech…
The Art of Enterprise Architecture – Section 13 – The use of architects
The mistake of the many Raising a host of all employees and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the Enterprise. The daily expenditure will easily surmount that which can ever be gained. There will be commotion in the organization and the network, and men […]
Modelling Behaviour
I frequently find that there is much confusion about the modelling of Behaviour in an Enterprise Architecture model, specifically between the concepts of Business Capability, Business Function and Business Process. The various enterprise architecture glossaries all differ in their definition of these. For example the TOGAF ADM or ISEB definitions don’t help as much as […]
The over-reaction architecture governance anti-pattern
There are a couple of avoidable behaviors that architects sometimes adopt that generally annoy project teams.
The first is “nick picking” – identifying an apparent issue and then drilling down into it to minute detail. It …
The over-reaction architecture governance anti-pattern
There are a couple of avoidable behaviors that architects sometimes adopt that generally annoy project teams.
The first is “nick picking” – identifying an apparent issue and then drilling down into it to minute detail. It …