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Enablement vs. Control

Are you "The Department of No"? The struggle between Enablement Vs. Control!

July 20, 2013 by Rajeev Bhardwaj

Lets look at the fundamental aspect of creating an Enterprise Architecture brand within your company – Enablement OR Control?In some organizations, the “control” part of EA is given an unhealthy amount of attention. Not that control is not important, b…

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Are you "The Department of No"? The struggle between Enablement Vs. Control!

July 20, 2013 by Rajeev Bhardwaj

Lets look at the fundamental aspect of creating an Enterprise Architecture brand within your company – Enablement OR Control?In some organizations, the “control” part of EA is given an unhealthy amount of attention. Not that control is not important, b…

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