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Some ideas are so good. An idea can be good at first glance or after years of digging and testing, or both. When it looks instantly convincing, it just resonates with your experience. There are so many things that such an idea can help you see in a new light, or help you fill some […]
The analysis I am after here is the understanding what is wanted and what is needed and how to express this schism and document it in a way that others can understand. Usually a lot of people such as architects will constantly ask for the requirements without being clear if they want to know what … Continue reading The importance of analysis →
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A Business Model expressed as a Value Chain would show the sequence of high level processes that add to the margin and accumulate cost at each stage of the chain.
Two different Business Models for the same type …
From the Editor: Graham Berrisford from Avancier Ltd has provided…
What’s the biggest problem with technical debt? In my opinion, the biggest problem is that it works. Just like the electrical outlet pictured above, systems with technical debt get the job done, even when there’s a hidden surprise or two waiting to make life interesting for us at some later date. If it flat-out failed, […]
TOGAF® is here to stay… there is a high probability that, given its general acceptance as a “standard” architecture framework, it will be here for some time to come. So it is inevitable that at some stage there will be a new version of TOGAF®. But what will be new in a new version? What will be…
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While a Business Model (BM) identifies the way a company (activities, resources, channels, partnerships… as described in the BM canvas) returns value/profit while delivering the product, the Value Chain identifies the company s…
A short post, because it is only here to point you to the real story over on enterprisechess.com. The reason it’s been published there is that it is not so much about the language itself and how to model in … Continue reading →
ArchiMate is not an open standard by most definitions as it is neither royalty-free nor maintained by a not-for-profit organisation. TOG is a commercial enterprise whose (shaky) approach to the legalities is meant to create a monopoly. Continue reading →
This week’s episode of Tom Cagley’s Software Process and Measurement (SPaMCast) podcast, number 395, features Tom’s essay on productivity, Kim Pries on “how software developers leverage assimilation and accommodation in the acquisition of knowledge”, and a Form Follows Function installment on accidental innovation. Tom and I discuss my post “Accidental Innovation”. Without an environment that […]
Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at MacWorld in January of 2007; later that year it was released on June 29, but the real moment that revolutionized personal computing occurred three days later.That the iPhone was innovative and changed everything is n…
Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at MacWorld in January of 2007; later that year it was released on June 29, but the real moment that revolutionized personal computing occurred three days later.
That the iPhone was innovative and changed everything …