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Information-technology – what is it? There are so many arguments on this that it’s probably simplest to sidestep the question, and say that information-technology is the technology of information. Kinda straightforward, when we look at it like that. But in which…
Sense-making and decision-making are critical skills for the practice of software architecture. Creating effective solutions (i.e. the collection of design decisions that make up the product) is dependent on understanding the architecture of the problem. In other words, the quality of our decisions depends on the quality of our understanding of the context those decisions […]
In this step we develop one of the most important interim products for our decision model; the analytic user profile. A profile is a way of classifying and grouping what the user community is actually doing with the analytic information and services produced. We develop a quantified view of our user community so we can evaluate each platform or tool for optimization quickly and produce meaningful results aligned with usage patterns. 
A manager must make sure that the team members are motivated, otherwise, expressing interest in the team personal well being may be seen only as political correctness.
As we head into a new year, one thing is certain. Industries will continue to undergo digital disruption, increasing competition and shifting consumer expectations. Incumbents will have no choice but to respond by delivering efficiencies and investing in significant […]
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As we begin 2016, I want to extend my warmest greetings to everyone in The Open Group community! I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday filled with family and friends. 2016 promises to be an exciting year for … Continue reading →
Since we don’t know what we don’t know about EA, the first step would be to get to know what we don’t know. Only then we can the right questions.
Eight powerful secrets for retaining delighted clients; or what they don’t teach you in business school.
This week’s episode of Tom Cagley’s Software Process and Measurement (SPaMCast) podcast, number 376, is something new. Tom hosts a discussion of what to expect re: technology in 2016 with the full cast of his regulars: Jeremy Berriault (The QA Corner), Steve Tendon (The TameFlow Approach), Kim Pries (The Software Sensei), and me (Form Follows […]
Enterprise-architecture – what is it? There are so many arguments about this – especially on LinkedIn – that it’s easiest to sidestep the question, and say that enterprise-architecture is the architecture of the enterprise. Kinda straightforward, when we look at…
Instead of creating yet more architecture frameworks, EA practitioners need to collaborate more to describe the EA meta-framework – the underlying foundation that is common to every EA framework and approach. Roger Evernden
Have you ever tried to implement TQM or similar in your family or into your own social environment? Properly not and if then you quickly know that it fails very fast. Usually the reason is that different members have a different definition on the importance of quality and also lack motivation. A typical example is … Continue reading Impossibility of TQM →