Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
As mentioned in my previous post today, I am moving the content of this blog to Wordpress. The new address for the blog is http://robertmcilree.wordpress.com I will also be moving over most of the post from here over to Wordpress,…
After an almost two-year hiatus from blogging here, I have decided to return to blogging and an internet presence devoted to enterprise & data architecture, with a good dose of project managment thrown in. As part of that process, I…
Earlier this year we launched a new team within IT Services: the Technical Architecture Virtual Team. I lead this team, reporting via the Assistant Director of IT Services for Services Development (the team’s Sponsor) to the Senior Management Team. The team is made up of a small number of technical experts within the department, representing […]
@pickover suggests that these two books, in theory, contain the sum total of all human knowledge. “The Joy of Logic”, he remarks (via @DavidFCox).Why is this wrong? Because knowledge doesn’t follow the laws of elementary arithmetic. Adding two lots of …
I have written previously on this blog about leveraging Enterprise Architecture as a methodology for the Operating Model creation and management. In this blog post I will briefly outline mechanism and benefits of using industry leading Zachma…
I failed to write the book (actually two) which I planned to do as mentioned in an old blog post. It almost killed my blogging, because I put my writing energy into the book, but never really managed to get something to paper (or leanpub to be more pre…
The world around us is becoming more complex, it is almost accelerating away from us. Being able to plan in this ever evolving world is becoming even more difficult as time passes. New technology, and approaches almost appear daily, which makes planning for these events, almost impossible. Linear approaches to design are no longer the Read More
I’m excited about the Internet of Things (IoT), and I expect it to create incredible opportunities for companies in almost every industry. But I’m also concerned that the issues of security, data privacy, and our expectations of a right to privacy, in general — unless suitably addressed — could hinder the adoption of the IoT Read more
Gamification is often loosely defined, leading to market confusion, inflated expectations and implementation failures. An updated definition is required to clarify what gamification is, and what it is not. Gartner is redefining gamification as “the use of game mechanics and experience design to digitally engage and motivate people to achieve their goals” The key elements […]
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| Stakeholder Concern | Enterprise Focus | Project Focus |
| The city of Hamelyn is plagued with rats. | This indicates a serious problem with the “Public Health and Hygiene” capability. | We just need a quick project to eliminate the rats. So we buy some “Eliminate Creature” capability from an external vendor. |
| The Pied Piper gets rid of the rats. | Real business problem has not been addressed. Let’s now push on with the next phase of solving the problem. | Project successful. |
| The Pied Piper is too expensive. | We need a careful transition plan while we build an in-house capability. | Let us immediately renegotiate our contract with the vendor. |
| The Pied Piper gets rid of the children. | It turns out that the Pied Piper can reuse his “Eliminate Creature” capability for other purposes. | !*!?**! |
| Which Role? | Enterprise Architect? Strategic Procurement? |
Solution Architect? Tactical Procurement? |
See also my article “Requirements Engineering as if Stakeholders Mattered” (Requirenautics Quarterly, Issue 29, August 2003, pdf)
| Stakeholder Concern | Enterprise Focus | Project Focus |
| The city of Hamelyn is plagued with rats. | This indicates a serious problem with the “Public Health and Hygiene” capability. | We just need a quick project to eliminate the rats. So we buy some “Eliminate Creature” capability from an external vendor. |
| The Pied Piper gets rid of the rats. | Real business problem has not been addressed. Let’s now push on with the next phase of solving the problem. | Project successful. |
| The Pied Piper is too expensive. | We need a careful transition plan while we build an in-house capability. | Let us immediately renegotiate our contract with the vendor. |
| The Pied Piper gets rid of the children. | It turns out that the Pied Piper can reuse his “Eliminate Creature” capability for other purposes. | !*!?**! |
| Which Role? | Enterprise Architect? Strategic Procurement? |
Solution Architect? Tactical Procurement? |
See also my article “Requirements Engineering as if Stakeholders Mattered” (Requirenautics Quarterly, Issue 29, August 2003, pdf)
A replay on breakfast TV this morning of the well known Panarama hoax (1st April 1957) reminded me of the mission we’re on at Bristol to “turn spaghetti into lasagne”. This mission is number 7 on the JISC 10 pointer list for improving organisational efficiency: spaghetti refers to the proliferation of point-to-point (tightly coupled) integrations […]