Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
It has been quite a while since I last posted here and I am very sorry for that. There is so much I want to do and share with the Enterprise Archtecture community which just piles up on a long (very long, indeed) list of things. Among quite some posts …
This is a typical artefact from an architect: It consists of the typical modelling constructs found in those work products from architects: squares, blocks, rectangular things stacked on each other. For many people, even architects I am afraid, architecture is more or less synonymous with stacking blocks in layers. The work products in TOGAF are […]
2015 is an anniversary year for Enterprise Architecture. It is 40 years since Richard Saul Wurman coined the phrase “Information Architecture” — in 1975. Information Architecture became Information Systems Architecture, and then Enterprise Architecture. I predict that enterprise architects will use this anniversary to reflect on the history of our discipline and its position within the Read more
In the next three years, more enterprises will reposition their Enterprise Architecture practices to become architecture truly at the Enterprise level, going beyond using “Enterprise” as a mere prefix to what, in reality, has been an IT-centric architecture. There will be a critical mass of enterprises doing this — enough to make Enterprise Architecture understood Read more
The world of digital is changing the face of the business landscape. Established household names are now going toe to toe with new kids on the block, and in some cases their customers are becoming the competition. The product is no longer the differentiator, it is about owning the eco system, and it is the Read More
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In the previous Shearing Layers post, I was talking quite theoretically about the rate at which stores could change their layouts to suit some time period. E.g. changing seasonal merchandise, etc.How about we get even more radical. Perhaps we…
So, full disclosure, I care about Wikipedia. Call me dumb, I know. Wikipedia has been described, alternatively, as the best platform ever invented for fostering useless arguments among ignorant people /and/ the most successful encyclopedia effort of all time. The truth, as always, lies between these extremes. Well, I’m part of a small team that…
If you work in a moderate to large organization there is a better than 50/50 chance someone there has the title of Chief Architect. That’s too bad, ’cause it’s probably wrong.
There are a number of descriptions for Enterprise Architecture. The one I…
Are we as Enterprise Architects guilty of teaching a starving man to fish? I came across a blog post with similar title by Bruce Kasanoff this morning. What a great little article from Bruce and what a punch of a message! It resonated so well with what…
Great technical architecture isn’t it? After all, meets the business requirements, is modular, is robust and most importantly… is approved by the Architecture Review Board!! 🙂 LOLEven though the above invention (errr.. architecture) looks ridiculou…
I’ve met many Architecture Managers over the years. Sometimes they go by the title of “Chief Enterprise Architect” or “Chief IT Architect” and other times, the title is “Vice President of Architecture and Strategy” or some variant. The men and women called to serve in this unique role have a distinct, and uniquely important role…