Agile holds back the Digital Transformation (i)
continuing from
Enterprise Architecture and Agile do muddy the waters of Digital Transformation
In “Architecture is Dying – Why EA and Agile isn’t enough to stop Shadow IT
Enterprise Architecture
Classifying Approaches to Enterprise Architecture Governance
I have the opportunity to interact with hundreds of organizations of varying levels of maturity and their approach to the practice of enterprise architecture governance. Across each of these organizations, there are various flavors of governance all seeking to answer the single question of who has decision making authority… The below table attempts to classify the different approaches to enterprise […]
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Classifying Approaches to Enterprise Architecture Governance
I have the opportunity to interact with hundreds of organizations of varying levels of maturity and their approach to the practice of enterprise architecture governance. Across each of these organizations, there are various flavors of governance all seeking to answer the single question of who has decision making authority… The below table attempts to classify the different approaches to enterprise […]
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Enterprise Architecture and Agile do muddy the waters of Digital Transformation
In “Architecture is Dying – Why EA and Agile isn’t enough to stop Shadow IT”, Barry O’Reilly writes for IASA, “an association for all IT architects”, that “architecture is dying”…
Barry expects though a backlash for saying this “horr…
Should Security Architecture remain separate from other Architecture disciplines?
In my travels, I have come to observe that many organizations separate out security architecture from other architectures. Does this make sense? Large organizations often have governance practices such as an Architecture Review Board (ARB) yet defer the system quality attribute of security to another entity. Does this beg the question of whether security professionals […]
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Should Security Architecture remain separate from other Architecture disciplines?
In my travels, I have come to observe that many organizations separate out security architecture from other architectures. Does this make sense? Large organizations often have governance practices such as an Architecture Review Board (ARB) yet defer the system quality attribute of security to another entity. Does this beg the question of whether security professionals […]
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Form Follows Function on SPaMCast 438
Once again, I’m making an appearance on Tom Cagley’s Software Process and Measurement (SPaMCast) podcast. This week’s episode, number 438, features Tom’s essay on using sizing for software testing, Kim Pries with a Software Sensei column (canned solutions), and a Form Follows Function installment based on my post “Organizations as Systems and Innovation”. In this […]
Cut and Paste Enterprise Architecture
Throughout my professional career, I have been afforded the opportunity to learn a lot about the inner-workings of both P&C and Life insurers. The insurance industry has a consortium (ACORD) that produces a widely adopted business capability map that many insurers leverage as part of their enterprise architecture practice. There is goodness in insurers collaborating via consortium […]
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Cut and Paste Enterprise Architecture
Throughout my professional career, I have been afforded the opportunity to learn a lot about the inner-workings of both P&C and Life insurers. The insurance industry has a consortium (ACORD) that produces a widely adopted business capability map that many insurers leverage as part of their enterprise architecture practice. There is goodness in insurers collaborating via consortium […]
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Uber….Pepsi….The Ringling Brothers Circus….. Our Values based analysis…
Three very different brands with an unfortunate commonality: Each has recently incurred the wrath of a growing segment that Forrester calls the values-based consumer.
Last week at Forrester’s Consumer Marketing Forum, my colleague Jim Nail and I launch…
Understanding the Value of the Geological Database
By Roy Irvine, The Open Group EMMM Forum Director Having been involved in geological data management since the days of the IBM XT, where for
Enterprise Architecture: Why aren’t more organizations moving from good to great?
Gartner publishes thought provoking research on the discipline of enterprise architecture. We aid our clients in developing their vision to stage planning a Business-Outcome-Driven Enterprise Architecture. We even provide a toolkit to help determine your business scope and focus. This begs the question, why aren’t we seeing more organizations with high levels of enterprise architecture […]
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