Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Jason Bloomberg writes or more appropriately quotes a few architects on Forbes on the role of EA in “Is Enterprise Architecture Completely Broken?”.
Jason is right in saying that EA has achieved “paltry” degrees of success. But not for…
The idea that only a few consultants can guide us to see the EA at the end of the tunnel is self serving. What we all need though is a framework that enables us do the work properly.
By The Open Group The U.S. healthcare industry is undergoing a major sea change right now due in part to the Affordable Care Act, as well as the need to digitize legacy systems that have remained largely paper-based in order … Continue reading →
By The Open Group Among all the issues that CIOs, CTOs and IT departments are facing today, staffing is likely near the top of the list of what’s keeping them up at night. Sure, there’s dealing with constant (and disruptive) … Continue reading →
Does the customer always come first? Do customer-needs drive everything? For that matter, is the customer always right? There’s been quite a lot of promotion of such ideas in my Twitter-stream lately, but I kinda have my doubts on all…
By The Open Group Below is the transcript of The Open Group podcast on how new devices and practices have the potential to expand the information available to Healthcare providers and facilities. Listen to the podcast here. Dana Gardner: Hello, … Continue reading →
Business trends often tend to follow the patterns of cultural change. In the latter part of the 20th century, businesses developed an interest in fostering employee wellbeing, by installing such facilities as gymnasiums for staff use. This focus on staff … Continue reading →
By Stuart Boardman, Senior Business Consultant, Business & IT Advisory, KPN Consulting Last week I attended a Club of Rome (Netherlands) debate about a draft report on sustainability and social responsibility. The author of the report described his approach as … Continue reading →
Traditional channels for doing business are being seriously disrupted by the easy access that digital devices provide to their users. Smart phones and tablets have penetrated the user community to such an extent that businesses are being created that cater … Continue reading →
By The Open Group The Open Group Boston 2014 will be held on July 21-22 and will cover the major issues and trends surrounding Boundaryless Information Flow™. Thought-leaders at the event will share their outlook on IT trends, capabilities, best … Continue reading →
The Open Group Publishes First Global Reference Model for Natural Resources Industry. The EM Model establishes an operational blueprint for organizations that impacts the definition of business activities across the indus…
There are days when you just know you are right. It may not happen often, and certainly not with every topic, but it happens – and there is nothing more frustrating than knowing to the depths of your knowing-place that the path upon which others have…