Enterprise Architechture

7 years, 8 months ago

Always remember to KISS your EA!

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OMG! Again, I forgot the KISS principle! ‘Keep It Short and Simple’ is core to successful communication and thus to success of EA. Recurrent oblivions of KISS seems almost to be both a personal and a general human character trait. KISS is unyielding; why do we persist not to learn? The core of the problem […]

7 years, 11 months ago

Would you hire an Enterprise Architect?

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Facing the choice of hiring a LEAN Expert, an Enterprise Architect or two production workers, what would be the best choice? The choice is rarely presented in this fashion, but as the cost is comparable it is a choice taken daily by enterprises across the world. Where would you put your money? Being an Enterprise […]

8 years, 2 months ago

What is our Enterprise Architecture mandate?

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“What is our mandate?” – I cannot count the number of times an architect (both enterprise, solution, integration and other) asked me that question. Mostly in the sense ‘can we dictate the solution?’ and then expected me to provide a clear answer. Perhaps I am slow-witted, but the question just baffles me. I mean, unless […]

8 years, 4 months ago

The Conceptual System Landscape

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The essence of simplification is grasping what is and what is not important. Conveying Insight is a core EA-task why simplification is a must-do activity. Apply simplification to the ever so complex Logical System Landscape and you have The Conceptual System Landscape. The Conceptual System Landscape is a strong tool to communicate the business-IT relationship, […]

8 years, 5 months ago

Setting up the system landscape

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With a system landscape, being urgently needed (see previous post), we want the construction to be of low complexity and low risk. How do we go about this? I will claim, that one trained person with a focused effort can map a medium sized enterprise in not years, but in just one or two month! […]