Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
A few days ago Pradeep (I don’t know his surname, unfortunately) wrote a comment to one of my previous posts, asking for advice on learning enterprise-architecture: I aspire to become a enterprise architect. Not sure if you have written on a…
For enterprise-architects, the Olympics provides a great illustration of the difference between ‘the enterprise’ and ‘the organisation’. Although in business it’s quite common to regard ‘enterprise’ and ‘organisation’ as synonyms for each other, for enterprise-architecture its wisest to use the…
Architecture is a concept everyone knows, but what is architecture actually? In Chapter 2.2 of TOGAF 9.1 it says: TOGAF embraces but does not strictly adhere to ISO/IEC 42010:2007 terminology. Yet, in its list of definitions, TOGAF attributes ISO/IEC 42010:2007 when it defines architecture: 1. A formal description of a system, or a detailed plan …read more
I have been fortunate to participate in the Enterprise Architecture summer school that took place in week 31 in year 2012 at the IT University of Copenhagen. There where a lot of interesting presenters, academics and practitioners. One of the more notable presenters where Martin van den Berg who happens to be one of the […]
A quick follow-on from the previous post on ‘Complex, complicated and Einstein’s dice‘, in relation to effectiveness in enterprise-architecture. There’s a common phrasing in business and elsewhere that places efficiency and effectiveness as kind-of opposites: efficiency, we’re told, is doing things…
Defeat Darwinian Enterprise Model that is Adaptive, rather strive to achieve Generative Model that is transformative creating rich diversity from minimal sets. Connect – Strategy – Architecture / Operations – Implementation
Last week, I accepted a 2 year contract as the Director of Information Technology at the American University of Sharjah in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Sharjah is one of seven emirates that are federated together to form th…
DoD EA Competencies Development Framework
Metaphor For Generative TransformationGenerative Transformation is prompted by system. It is driven by the ecosystem in a top-down manner. Developing integrative effect the ecosystem creates invigorating environment, for those living within to start cr…
Haven’t been to New Zealand yet, but I will be there soon… From September 4 through 7 in Auckland, for TechEd New Zealand. I will be presenting two topics (Business architecture for non architects, and Aligning IT with capabilities).
Now, normally you wouldn’t see Enterprise Architecture topics on a TechEd calendar. However, in the NZ market, there just isn’t the demand for multiple Microsoft conferences every year. As a result, all the conference demand is bundled up into TechEd. Due to the efforts of Terry Chapman and the hard working architects in Microsoft New Zealand, the TechEd conference there has developed quite a reputation for hosting an advanced architecture track.
I’m fortunate to be attending and presenting. If you live or work in the region, I’d love to see you at TechEd New Zealand. If you would like to see more information about the sessions at TechEd NZ, click here.
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