McKinsey’s nine questions for the digital transformation, how relevant are they?

what leaders should review, is alternative target operating models or big pictures and new business models for the enterprise, so that they can understand how the business will be changed and be able to make decisions.

Inaugural User Group Meeting Draws Out New Ways of Seeing TOGAF®

By The Open Group The Open Group hosted the first TOGAF® User Group meeting on January 25, 2016 in San Francisco. With over 50,000 certified users in more than 120 countries, the intent of the TOGAF User Group was to … Continue reading

Why make enterprise-architecture more tangible?

Enterprise-architecture: yeah, so much of it is kinda abstract… – all that ‘meta-’ and stuff. Which turns many people off, big-time. Unfortunately, “all that ‘meta-’ and stuff” is really important: it helps people explore the real complexities of their own enterprise,

Statistically caused, and so perhaps then Uncaused and neither Determined nor Pre-Determined

Cogito ergo sum [a] is a  Latin philosophical  proposition by  René Descartes usually translated into English as ” I think, therefore I am“. Cartesianism – is usually understood as deterministic, i.e. about  definite answers, deductive logic . Actually Descartes held that all existence consists in three distinct substances, each with its own essence… Continue Reading →

Going beyond TOGAF certification

A look at an enterprise architects journey beyond earning a TOGAF certification. For many professionals working in the realm of enterprise architecture, the TOGAF certification acts as a critical marker of an individual’s expertise. TOGAF is among the most widely adopted enterprise architecture frameworks, so naturally it is one of the most in demand enterprise …

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How IT Can Enable Oil & Energy Firms to Survive the Oil Price Slump

Many firms in the oil sector are struggling due to the steep drop in oil prices.  Across the sector there has been a reduction in investment, and in many cases downsizing.  Planning for the future in these times can be tough, and changes need to be made in order to survive.  However, some firms are…

The Role of EA in an Age of Terrorism

Clearly we live in a world where terrorism is a major global threat. So when the Cutter IT Journal team asked me for my thoughts about technology trends and predictions for 2016, I started thinking about the role of enterprise architecture (EA) in an age of terrorism. Terrorism can affect any enterprise at any time, Read more

The Role of EA in an Age of Terrorism

Clearly we live in a world where terrorism is a major global threat. So when the Cutter IT Journal team asked me for my thoughts about technology trends and predictions for 2016, I started thinking about the role of enterprise architecture (EA) in an age of terrorism. Terrorism can affect any enterprise at any time, Read more