$harp Practice

I’ve commented on the questionable ethics of some consultants previously, but something I witnessed recently prompts me to revisit the issue. In the last three or so years in particular I suspect that I’ve witnessed, initially unnoticed, a growing tendency for consultancies to see clients’ projects increasingly in terms of cash flow and less as […]

Strategy and prototyping

In this article of HBR, Roger Martin argues that “Strategy is iterative protyping”. Is it really so?If strategy is considered at the product level prototyping is rather normal practice. In any serious enterprise, there usually are different e…

The Wrong Answer

I am frequently appalled by the lack of rigor in this craft and this has been recently highlighted to me by a linguistic habit that I suspect comes from a younger generation. ( Sorry guys feel free to have a hack at the old bastard!) That is the use of the answer Yes/No to a […]

The Digital Ecosystem Paradox – Learning to Move to Better Digital Design Outcomes

By Mark Skilton, Professor of Practice, Information Systems Management, Warwick Business School Does digital technologies raise quality and improve efficiencies but at the same time drive higher costs of service as more advanced solutions and capabilities become available demanding higher … Continue reading

The Connection between Enterprise Architecture and Data Centers

What is the connection between enterprise architecture and something technical as data centers? In one of his blogs Tom Graves, a well known enterprise architect, is discussing the needs of enterprise architect clients. According to Tom: “What paying-folks in business … Continue reading

Published: Acme Building Materials Case Study

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Business Maturity and dealing with the unexpected

Business Maturity and dealing with the unexpected Watching Tom Graves’ excellent video presentation entitled ‘Same and different: architectures for mass uniqueness’ made me think seriously about how businesses, when assessing their maturity, include amongst their capabilities, the ability to handle … Continue reading

Business Capabilities – Taking Your Organization into the Next Dimension

By Stuart Macgregor, Chief Executive, Real IRM Solutions Decision-makers in large enterprises today face a number of paradoxes when it comes to implementing a business operating model and deploying Enterprise Architecture: – How to stabilize and embed concrete systems that … Continue reading