It’s About Time
Of the many reasons to have EA as part your company’s approach to decision-making, the one that is most often overlooked is that it will save you TIME. Saving time means moving forward faster.
Enterprise Architecture
A Reference Architecture for Interoperability in the European Union: A Conversation with Raul Abril
By The Open Group Moving to a digital infrastructure requires far more interoperability and Boundaryless Information Flow™ than in the past. This is particularly true for digital transformation efforts within governments, many of which are known for being extremely siloed, … Continue reading →
Loose Lips Sink M&A Ships
Companies look for merger & acquisitions opportunities to boost their growth. But when confidential information gets exposed, it throws a monkeywrench into their confidential assessments, strategies and negotiations. Recent news proves this once…
Having the Right Conversations: A Q&A with Craig Alexander
By The Open Group For many years now, IT departments have been accused of being out of alignment with the needs of the business. According to Craig Alexander, a strategic consultant for Hewlett Packard Enterprise in EMEA, IT4IT™ has a … Continue reading →
On fiction and EA – Marco’s plan
I’ve been saying for a while that I’m moving more towards fiction as a way of explaining the core ideas of my work. This briefish multi-chapter extract is from a business-oriented novel with a working-title of The End of Certainty.…
How Architects Can Survive and Thrive in the Digital Era: A Conversation with Peter Beijer
By The Open Group Peter Beijer believes your job as an Enterprise Architect may be in jeopardy. According to Beijer, Chief Technologist for the Office of the CTO for HP Enterprise and leader of the company’s architecture capabilities in EMEA, … Continue reading →
8 useful links for all Enterprise Architects
I’ve just been going back over some notes from the last six months. Here are some links that I have found particularly interesting or useful: 8 takeaways from IRM’s UK Enterprise Architecture Conference 2016 What makes an Enterprise Architect The End of EA and IT as we know it Ten practical ideas for organizing and managing your…
Agile is not Agility
Agile is a way of changing things.
Agility is a quality of the things you want to change.
If moving one block is going to bring down the tower, being agile won’t help much.
And being agile doesn’t stop you building lots and lots of towers.
Photo: Antony Mayfield
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Agile is not Agility
Agile is a way of changing things.Agility is a quality of the things you want to change. If moving one block is going to bring down the tower, being agile won’t help much.And being agile doesn’t stop you building lots and lots of towers.Photo: Antony M…
Agility is not Speed
Agility is the ability to change direction quickly.
The paradox of agility is that it is that the slower you are moving the faster you can change direction.
Just going really fast, in the belief that speed is agility, can lead to a nasty, sudden stop.
Photo by Dan Masa
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danmasa/27160870210/in/dateposted/
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Agility is not Speed
Agility is the ability to change direction quickly.The paradox of agility is that it is that the slower you are moving the faster you can change direction.Just going really fast, in the belief that speed is agility, can lead to a nasty, sudden stop.Pho…
Tackling Transformation in Government: A Conversation with Roland Genson
By The Open Group It’s not just industry and corporations that are undergoing massive change due to digital transformation—governments worldwide are being equally affected by the need to create more efficient processes and to provide online services to citizens. With … Continue reading →