Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
My friend Nick Malik wrote a post – Zachman’s Fatal Flaw: No Row for Customer. Here is my response … Do I believe that Zachman’s Framework is fatally flawed? No. It all depends on your perspective and that to me is defined by your…
I have recently finished reading the book ‘Lost on Translation’ by Nigel Green and Carl Bate and found it a very useful and insightful. I recommend it for the shelf of any Enterprise Architect. See http://www.lithandbook.com/ The book describes the VPEC-T ‘thinking framework’ and a focus on understanding the Values, Policies, Events, Content and Trust perspectives […]
I recommend you read Chris Curran’s excellent blog entry on 16 Enterprise Architecture Strategies Learned The Hard Way http://tinyurl.com/32hfj8s I’ve included his list below with my views and comments following that. 1. An exhaustive enterprise level blueprint is virtually impossible to build – it’s too big and no one will buy-in 2. The best strategy […]
Back in the early 1900s a concept called “Modern Management Practices” or “Self-Control” was all the rage. Originally conceived at DuPont and General Motors it was a way for managers to have detailed control over employee tasks – because bac…
Back in the early 1900s a concept called “Modern Management Practices” or “Self-Control” was all the rage. Originally conceived at DuPont and General Motors it was a way for managers to have detailed control over employee tasks – because bac…
Back in the early 1900s a concept called “Modern Management Practices” or “Self-Control” was all the rage. Originally conceived at DuPont and General Motors it was a way for managers to have detailed control over employee tasks – because bac…
The Center for the Advocacy of the Enterprise Architecture Profession (CAEAP) published a collaborative work called the Enterprise Architecture Professional Practice Guide (EA PPG). This is the first draft abstract for the EA PPG. I joined the CAEAP …
I read this report from GigaOM and it got me thinking about the challenges of trying to create a successful Facebook-like environment in the enterprise. Challenge #1: Smaller community. Facebook has over 400 million active users. Your company will have thousands. You can assume that only a portion of those will be active contributors, and […]
There is a good summary of Eduardo Jezierski’s blog “Architecture, Mobiles, and Health: 10 Pitfalls” J.D. Meier’s Blog. The summary is excellent and stands alone if you don’t have more than a few seconds to spare. If you have a few minutes …
There is a good summary of Eduardo Jezierski’s blog “Architecture, Mobiles, and Health: 10 Pitfalls” J.D. Meier’s Blog. The summary is excellent and stands alone if you don’t have more than a few seconds to spare. If you have a few minutes …
I am pleased to announce to my readers that the Center for the Advancement of Enterprise Architecture as a Profession (CAEAP) has released the Abstract for the first edition of the CAEAP Professional Practice Guide (PPG). I have been a…
I am pleased to announce to my readers that the Center for the Advancement of Enterprise Architecture as a Profession (CAEAP) has released the Abstract for the first edition of the CAEAP Professional Practice Guide (PPG). I have been a…