Enterprise Architecture

How to Scale Up Excellence in an Organization

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A fascinating 10 minute video from Stanford’s Robert Sutton. It discusses the mind-set and strategies of companies that are most adept at building and spreading high standards. And here is the link to “Robert Sutton’s Guide to Excellence”: http://strat.bz/wqRmb2P.

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The Data-Driven Optimist

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Data can be very revealing, inspiring and surprizing. Or it can be ignored, overlooked, misused, and abused. Personally I’d prefer if data was used at the end of the spectrum where it can do some good, change perceptions for the better, and make a positive difference in our world. Which is why I was fascinated…

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Hidden risks in business-model design

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There are a fair few business-model patterns out there that look really great, really profitable – and yet conceal fundamental flaws that can kill the business outright. (Or, in some cases, it’s not just the business that gets killed… –…

Enterprise Patterns – Free Template

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Enterprise Patterns are one of the most useful tools for the EA team to have emerged in recent years. They are a great way to document an aggregate view of the constraints of a current architecture, or the capabilities that are enabled by a target architecture. TOGAF provides a brief outline of the content of…

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What’s the scope of a business-model?

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I’ve long been a fan of Alex Osterwalder’s work. There can be no doubt that he’s had a huge impact on business-architecture – particularly for startups – with tools such as his Business Model Canvas  [BMCanvas] and, more recently, Value…