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The fact that we cannot even agree on what architecture is, never mind what enterprise architecture (EA) is, says a lot about the maturity of the EA discipline that, surprisingly, has so many practitioners and experts today. What is EA delivering then?…
In terms of ‘means and ends’, what’s the end of enterprise-architecture – its real, practical purpose? [Don’t worry! – this isn’t yet another round in those interminable arguments about ‘What is enterprise-architecture?’… What follows would apply just as much to…
Dr W. Edwards Deming’s work on quality control provided guidance for management and team development. We reviewed Dr W. Edwards Deming’s work on quality control in Japan in one of my project management courses. Deming is best known for his focus on quality and improvement. Many of us are familiar with Deming’s Cycle for Improvement: (PDCA) […]
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EA is like building planes in the skyEnterprise Architects are frequently expected to deliver large-scale enterprise transformation while keeping day-to-day business fully operational! This video sums it up perfectly:
Have you seen practices that you know could kill an Enterprise Architecture practice? I have. A recent LinkedIn thread asked for examples, and I came up with my top ten. I’d love to hear your additions to the list.
Your career will be short. 🙂
By Dave Lounsbury, The Open Group The Open Group is looking toward the future – what will happen in the next five to ten years? Those who know us think of The Open Group as being all about consensus, creating … Continue reading →
By Andrew Josey, The Open Group Last Wednesday represented a significant milestone for The Open Group’s TOGAF® 9 certification program. In case you hadn’t already seen it on our homepage, Twitter, or LinkedIn, the number of TOGAF® 9 certified individuals … Continue reading →
Even if a process delivers EA, the application of EA, may be lacking because of its poor sell, communications and as such, lack of adoption. So the benefits would not be realised.
What does architecture actually do? What makes it different from anything else that people do? (There’s no particular start-point to this one: it’s probably a mixture of several of those interminable LinkedIn conversations, but likely a bunch of other stuff as…
Increasingly I’m hearing architects talking about their frustration with the popular architecture frameworks. The problem is that frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman and others are not easy to use in a practical day-to-day way to manage enterprise architecture. Architects are not saying that TOGAF or Zachman are useless – they each document much current thinking…
What’s the size of an enterprise? Perhaps more important from a pragmatic perspective, what’s the minimum size of enterprise where an enterprise-architect might be needed? Starting-point for this one was one of those long, tangled LinkedIn threads that wander around in…
How can we use Business Model Canvas beyond its initial intended context of commercial startups? In particular, how best can we use it to explore the ‘back-end’ of the business-models – the internal and supplier-facing parts – for non-profit organisations and government,…