Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
EA team should keep it clear rather than simple…Simple does not equal Clear. The opposite of simple is complicate, which you can do only so much about, while of clear is confuse, which is a state of mind.
While EA is involved and should produce guidelines for the decision process, it should not make decisions on behalf of the business.
McKinsey’s published its Ten practical ideas for organizing and managing your enterprise architecture
Perhaps, the article should have started though with a definition of what EA means for different organisations and what are its methods an…
I’ll be visiting the US (North Carolina, New York) from January 25 until January 28. That creates an opportunity to give an Enterprise Architecture talk or class in the days just before or after. If people are interested to set … Continue reading →
Prof Bo Molander once pointed out to me and the other students in the class that when you try to change people, you go up against billions of years of evolution, “good luck with that” and when you try to change groups, you go up against millions of years of evolutions, “good luck with that […]
A deeper dive into defining the critical capabilities used across the four operating models discussed in an earlier post (Big Data Analytics – Unlock Breakthrough Results: Step 2). Describes each of the baseline capability groupings and a high-level taxonomy to be used in the decision model.
He turned up with a copy of the Business Model Canvas template, printed on a large table-sized sheet of paper. “But where do we start?” he said. Good question… A bit of background first. I am, as usual, still rethinking…
As I was too late to set up a really good Black Friday deal, I’ve decided to create a Cyber Monday deal (the books are about the world as it has changed thanks to ‘cyber’ after all). Using the Coupon Code … Continue reading →
My apologies for being late, but I decided to add a Black Friday Deal for this year. Using the Coupon Code BFD2015, you will get a 15% discount on all electronic products of R&A. These include: Mastering ArchiMate Edition II PDF … Continue reading →
“Just type the tracking-number into the Google address-bar”, he said. “It’ll take you straight to the Fedex website, without all the hassle of going through the website itself.” Good advice. And good point, too: always make things easier for the…
This post is part of a larger series to provide a detailed set of steps you can take to unlock breakthrough results in Big Data Analytics. This step addresses identifying the type and nature of the operating models used within the analytic community along with the most important capability each demands.
I am honoured to be a member of the advisory board of Europe’s Foremost Independent Enterprise Architecture Conference, IRMUK EAC/BPM 2016 Conference, which will be held in London on 13-16 June 2016. The Call for Speakers has been announced – to submit a speaking proposal now, click here. We will be choosing keynotes, conference sessions and workshops on the following examples…