Slow Down to Speed up EA Results
Speed to market has been a factor in architecture since the day I started as an architect. Every time I have priortized getting a solution in as fast as possible it has always come back to bite me. Funny enough,…
Enterprise Architecture
Alex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas
Alex Osterwalder, entrepreneur, “Business Model Generation” author and creator of the Business Model Canvas, discusses how enterprise architects can contribute to business models. He suggests that there needs to be a bridge between Enterprise Architecture and the highest strategic level of business, bringing strategic and implementation concepts together. Continue reading →
US Navy Updates it’s Enterprise Architecture Framework to 4.0
The United States Navy released it’s department of Defense and the Navy (DON) Enterprise Architecture Framework on 4.0. Like with all other US government agencies they are federally mandated to have enterprise architecture (EA) established to support their IT strategies…
Think Enterprise First
Todd Biske on why scope is where project management and enterprise architecture come into conflict.
Heal the Eternal Disconnect Between Project Managers and Enterprise Architects!
Heal the Eternal Disconnect Between Project Managers and Enterprise Architects!:
Excellent rumination on the relationship between project management and enterprise architecture. From,
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Design is scope. The budget is a fence that will make good…
Design is scope.
The budget is a fence that will make good neighbours of project management and architecture.
The more design (scoping) you do before the budget the better.
The less design (changing scope) you do after the budget the better.
The Open Group SOA Governance Framework Becomes an International Standard
The Open Group has moved the technology industry forward yet again with its second international standard on SOA.The Open Group SOA Governance Framework is now an International Standard, having passed its six month ratification vote in ISO and IEC. This…
Challenge the Status Quo and Advance Business through Cloud Computing
In my previous post, I talked about how Enterprise Architects can (and should) drive cloud strategy and planning. Today, I would like us to take a look at a larger issue for EAs, CIOs, and anyone invested in IT strategy…
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…
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.