VIPER’ing COVID-19
This started out as an exercise to see how well a Padlet Wall does the job of supporting an interactive ‘Brainstorm’ session online: http…
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Best Headsets for Effective Remote Working
Advice from an audio guy and long-time work from home advocate How are your (work from home) co-workers these days? Is there whining in the background? Are they fighting with each other occasionally / constantly? Are they running around loudly wearing …
When (if ever) is High Availability “good enough”? Do I always need disaster recovery or business continuity plans?
When businesses discuss how to minimize or mitigate risk with IT folks, the topic can be a challenging one – but these conversations are even more critical in today’s climate. One area of confusion that sometimes comes up is the difference …
Encouraging Data Innovation
@BCSDMSG and @DAMAUK ran an online conference last month, entitled Delivering Value Through Data. Videos are now available on YouTube.The conference opened with a very interesting presentation by Peter Thomas (Prudential Regulation Authority, part of t…
The Power of Business Events
Situational Awareness – A Business Objective.
The July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz
The last quiz was quite a while ago I am sorry to say. But today I am offering a new one. My quizzes in the past often where there to illustrate some weirdness in ArchiMate or something that could trip… Read More The July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz
Driving Organizational Change: The Heart of the Matter
I was recently invited onto the BiZZdesign Enterprise Architecture Podcast to discuss the journey of organizational change at the Royal Bank of Scotland, an initiative in which I’ve played an active role – and still do, in fact. I think it was a good t…
From the Editor: Introducing our new EA Practice Advisor
It is with great excitement that I announce the introduction…
Why do I need to keep learning to be a great enterprise architect?
I am always curious to understand why people don’t want…
Creating Architecture Models in an Agile Way
In previous blog posts, we talked about the use of architecture models in the context of agile development, and the ‘right’ level of detail for such models. But how do you go about creating models in an agile context? Agile models from an agile modelin…
Buckets and Balls
Linked Data is still largely unknown, or misunderstood and undervalued. Often, people find it simply too difficult. So I keep looking for new ways to make Linked Data more accessible. And with some success. In my training courses so far over 60% of the participants had no IT background. I hope even to increase this […]
Technology Mediating Relationships
In a May 2020 essay, @NaomiAKlein explains how Silicon Valley is exploiting the COVID19 crisis as an opportunity to reframe a long-standing vison of an app-driven, gig-fueled future. Until recently, Klein notes, this vision was being sold to us in the …