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By The Open Group Peter Beijer believes your job as an Enterprise Architect may be in jeopardy. According to Beijer, Chief Technologist for the Office of the CTO for HP Enterprise and leader of the company’s architecture capabilities in EMEA, … Continue reading →
No need to thank me, don’t worry this metamodel will be released under GPL. You can refer to it as ‘The Thing MetaModel’.
Some thoughts:
1) Some of the most effective architecture diagrams I’ve seen have been created using powerpoint objects
2) The stakeholder community that either understands or cares about the difference between modelling an object as a platform service/information system service/logical technology/application component/physical technology/application component is so small and the semantic impact so tiny that its not something you should worry about if you wish to be efficient and effective.
3) Effective and efficient Enterprise Architects should Nevermind the metabollocks and focus on delivering tangible value into the organisations with which they work by focusing on communicating effectively with stakeholders. Communicating effectively with stakeholders is not predicated on successfully navigating a metamodel. Your stakeholders don’t give a fuck about a metamodel.
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No need to thank me, don’t worry this metamodel will be released under GPL. You can refer to it as ‘The Thing MetaModel’.
Some thoughts:
1) Some of the most effective architecture diagrams I’ve seen have been created using powerpoint obje…
I’ve just been going back over some notes from the last six months. Here are some links that I have found particularly interesting or useful: 8 takeaways from IRM’s UK Enterprise Architecture Conference 2016 What makes an Enterprise Architect The End of EA and IT as we know it Ten practical ideas for organizing and managing your…
Agile is a way of changing things.Agility is a quality of the things you want to change. If moving one block is going to bring down the tower, being agile won’t help much.And being agile doesn’t stop you building lots and lots of towers.Photo: Antony M…
Agile is a way of changing things.
Agility is a quality of the things you want to change.
If moving one block is going to bring down the tower, being agile won’t help much.
And being agile doesn’t stop you building lots and lots of towers.
Photo: Antony Mayfield
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Agility is the ability to change direction quickly.The paradox of agility is that it is that the slower you are moving the faster you can change direction.Just going really fast, in the belief that speed is agility, can lead to a nasty, sudden stop.Pho…
Agility is the ability to change direction quickly.
The paradox of agility is that it is that the slower you are moving the faster you can change direction.
Just going really fast, in the belief that speed is agility, can lead to a nasty, sudden stop.
Photo by Dan Masa
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danmasa/27160870210/in/dateposted/
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By The Open Group It’s not just industry and corporations that are undergoing massive change due to digital transformation—governments worldwide are being equally affected by the need to create more efficient processes and to provide online services to citizens. With … Continue reading →
In the past, my colleagues and I have written several blogs on the combination of enterprise architecture and agile ways of working (e.g. Enterprise Architecture and Agile Development: Opposites Attract?, Enterprise Architecture and Innovation: A cultu…
Today I wanted to ask if any professionals know of a any good paying contracts that may not yet be advertised, as I am looking for my next contract. I can start straight away. Related Post On Stupidity – Outcome Driven Application Ar… The importance of analysis Sainthood in architecture False consensus effect
One of the fundamental concepts in enterprise architecture is the creation of a Future State that holistically embodies directional guidance for decision-making. The concept is often mis-understood and seems to have recently been lost in the noisy sea of conversations about models,…
