Is TOGAF incomplete, complex and sucks? Second installment
In any case, EA does not equal TOGAF and vice-versa.
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In any case, EA does not equal TOGAF and vice-versa.
“TOGAF is not complex”. Its content is not, in fact it is rather bland, the form is though. It’s simply too large, consisting of sections that are not specific to architecture but overlap, unnecessarily, with other methodologies.
When planning and measuring business benefits there are three basic contributing elements: revenues, costs and intangibles. If you look for guidance on “types of cost” most sources decompose cost types […]
As we wrap up 2012, we couldn’t help but look towards what is to come in 2013 for The Open Group and the industries we‘re a part of. Without further ado, here they are… Continue reading →![]()
The vertical dimension describes the system development process beginning with the objectives establishment and conceptual design and ending with the Implementation.
This is the final installment of a three-part series that discusses how our vocabulary affects the way we conceptualize Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture and their relationship. To close, The Open Group’s Leonard Fehskens will consider the implications of a more inclusive concept of enterprise on the future of Enterprise Architecture. Continue reading →![]()
This is a three-part series that discusses how our vocabulary affects the way we conceptualize Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture and their relationship. This second installment will examine the effect of our definition of enterprise on how we think about EA. Continue reading →![]()
In part 1 of a three-part series, The Open Group Vice President of Skills and Capabilities Len Fehskens discusses how our vocabulary affects the way we conceptualize Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture and their relationship. Continue reading →![]()
People don’t even know how an Enterprise Architecture looks like.
As some of you may be aware of I with the help of a wonderful set of people has been reviewing the final script for the book The Art of enterprise Architecture (working title). The plan is to have the book ready to be delivered in time for Christmas, just so you may all either […]![]()
While the customers and stakeholders are not complaining, little can be done. This is the main reason for the lethargy of EA.
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There is much hype, few visible results and a great number of professionals who still ask what EA is and what is it for, even if they already “practice” it.
The state of frameworks is dire. Too many that do too little.
Frameworks like TOG…