And more on EA certification…

What is the profession of enterprise-architecture? And what should we do about certification, to define and protect that profession? Yeah, it’s much the same questions as before – but perhaps becoming a bit more urgent as the thrust from Open Group

The stench of systemic decay

It was the smell that caught my attention first, I guess – the smell of chemicals as I walked through through the front door of their supposedly upmarket offices. But it’s something I’ve come to recognise, to watch for, as

At Open Group London 2013 – and certification again

Another month, another enterprise-architecture conference? This time it was Open Group London, billed as “Business Transformation in Finance, Government and Healthcare”. Of which it did cover some – according to the programme and the Twitterstream, anyway. (See the Open Group’s ‘highlights’

Diversity Versus Replication of Organizational Processes and Information

I recently had the pleasure of joining a discussion among organizational development professionals.  During that discussion, one individual asked an interesting question: in a distributed organization with multiple operating units, spread geograph…

The Open Group London – Day Two Highlights

By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications We eagerly jumped into the second day of our Business Transformation conference in London on Tuesday October 22nd!  The setting is the magnificent Central Hall Westminster. Steve Nunn, COO of The Open … Continue reading

The Business? No!

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From Baked Idea, this scathing critique of a favourite enterprise architecture cliche…

“Unless you are some sort of corporate stowaway that has secreted yourself into an organisation just for shits and giggles, you are part of ‘the business’…

There is no gigantic creature called ‘The business’ sitting in your stationery cupboard saying “no!”..

Referring to ‘the business’ is a sign of laziness. It is a sign that you can’t be arsed to put the effort into thinking about your context…

Career Paths – Client Services

Career Path for Client Services Roles There are four job descriptions in the client services career path for our IT department.  The entry level position is Student Worker.  This role supports the staff on the IT Service Desk and allows us to extend our hours of service to the University. The next level is Client […]

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