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Buy before Build

The case for Buy, Build, Augment or Reuse.

March 17, 2013 by Kim Parker

Many businesses, for better or worse, decide on a single policy such as ‘Buy before Build’ when looking at implementing new business capability. The rationale behind such a policy is sound in that the design and development work to implement supporting business … Continue reading →

Categories Augment, Business Function, Buy before Build, Reuse

Buy-before-build is generally sound advice. But uncritical…

February 6, 2013 by Ric Phillips

Buy-before-build is generally sound advice. But uncritical acceptance and use of this principle has created a cargo-cult mentality.
Gunnar Hellekso has written a great article about the Cult of the Product.
Compulsory reading for every Enterprise Archi…

Categories business-technology, Buy before Build, Enterprise Architecture, principles Tags Culture, procurement

Buy-before-build is generally sound advice. But uncritical…

February 6, 2013 by terracerulean

Buy-before-build is generally sound advice. But uncritical acceptance and use of this principle has created a cargo-cult mentality.
Gunnar Hellekso has written a great article about the Cult of the Product.
Compulsory reading for every Enterprise Archi…

Categories #eavoices, business-technology, Buy before Build, Enterprise Architecture, principles Tags #eavoices, Culture, procurement

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