Enterprise as story: a cafe example
How can we use a vision or story as the anchor for an organisation’s business and enterprise? How do we link that story to decisions and actions in everyday business? This is a theme that came up in a great…
Enterprise Architecture
Definition as EA anti-pattern?
If you’re an enterprise-architect and you haven’t yet come across Ric Phillips‘ wonderful EA Patterns blog, go over there right now: you’re in for a treat! To mix metaphors somewhat, I’d have to say it’s a national-treasure for the trade.…
Enterprise Architecture state and causes (iii)
While the customers and stakeholders are not complaining, little can be done. This is the main reason for the lethargy of EA.
Architecture-by-definition is an anti-pattern. The goal of a…
Architecture-by-definition is an anti-pattern.
The goal of a definition is to remove noise.
You add another layer of noise when your definitions are model-specific sub-definitions for commonly understood terms. For example: service, product, capability, or system.
Special definitions introduce an additional cognitive load that easily outweighs the benefits of a more sophisticated model.
Between the boxes
What happens when people get too fixated on the ‘boxes’ in our models and frameworks? And what can we do about it in enterprise-architecture? This one’s actually a follow-on to the previous post about ‘It depends…‘, but it starts with…
“It depends…”
What’s the one phrase that enterprise-architects use time after time, and that drives almost everyone else crazy? Well, it depends… “It depends.” Yeah, we know it prob’ly depends, but just gimme the answer, willya? Frustration indeed… Going back to a…
How anti-clients happen (and what to do about it)
Are there any anti-clients for you in your enterprise? Who are they? How did they turn so actively against you? And what can you do about it, and them, in the design and implementation of your enterprise-architecture? Who are anti-clients? To…
Co-inspiring in the Chaotic domain
How can we collaborate in chaos? Or, to put it the other way round, how can we use apparent chaos to drive decisions that guide towards some desired yet emergent aim? As you’ll see, this post itself is a kind of…
Enterprise Architecture state and causes, (ii)
cnt’d.
There is much hype, few visible results and a great number of professionals who still ask what EA is and what is it for, even if they already “practice” it.
The state of frameworks is dire. Too many that do too little.
Frameworks like TOG…
Enterprise Architecture’s Transition to Consumer Oriented Services
Unless you have been living in cave for the past five or so years, you may have noticed that technology is being democratized within your business. Perhaps right under your feet! The confluence of consumerization, cloud computing, ubiq…
Enterprise Architecture’s Transition to Consumer Oriented Services
Unless you have been living in cave for the past five or so years, you may have noticed that technology is being democratized within your business. Perhaps right under your feet! The confluence of consumerization, cloud computing, ubiquitous connectivity, and the needs of a modern dynamic business will (if not already) fundamentally change information technology’s role in…
Think Enterprise First
Think enterprise first. Such a simple statement, but yet it is so difficult to do. Admittedly, I am an enterprise architect, so it’s my job to think about the enterprise. In reality, it’s not just my job. If you are an employee, it’s your job, too. Why am I bringing this up? I believe that […]