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Think of the Enterprise as a body consisting of parts, processes, systems, people… and everything else we can think of. Imagine then that we describe this enterprise body, as in this excellent representation of a huma…
While Enterprise Architecture (EA) has great potential because it can describe the enterprise in a structured and graphical manner, it is nowhere near achieving the expected results. EA is still rooted in IT where it started. The disputes aro…
What does the World War II naval campaign known as the Battle of the Atlantic have to do with learning and innovation? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Early in the war, Britain found itself in a precarious position. While being an island nation provided defensive advantages, it also came with logistical challenges. Food, […]
Rather than approaching the subject from a scholastic viewpoint, I looked into the meanings of the terms in every day business talk because these would reflect more closely our concerns in the enterprise. The term chaos is used less than complexit…
By now firms are deep into their big data investments — and frustrated. Too many new and rapidly evolving technologies are built on an open source and named after a bunch of zoo animals. The term insight platform has struck a chord with technology buy…
Sometimes, what seemed to be a really good idea just doesn’t turn out that way in the end. In my opinion, a lack of a systems approach to problem solving makes that type of outcome much more likely. Simplistic responses to issues that fail to deal with problems holistically can backfire. Such ill-considered solutions not […]
I’ve been involved with enterprise architecture since the early 1980s, so I think of myself as a second-generation architect. I learnt about enterprise architecture through a mixture of meeting other architects, reading widely around the subject and related disciplines, and, of course, through hard graft and experience. Nowadays there are many enterprise architects practising their art and science…
When I’m not an Enterprise Architect my 2nd career is as a musician – but I’ve got a problem – to control my artist profile on Spotify I need more than 250 followers on Spotify, and I’ve currently only got 93! So if you are using Spotify… would you “follow” me, so that I can claim my…
New online EA courseI’m frequently asked how does someone become an Enterprise Architect? A majority of these questions come from Solution Architects, so I’ve developed a new online course that answers the questions that solution architects ask about developing a career in enterprise architecture. The new course is now available along with two other courses. There are…
By Stuart Macgregor, CEO, Real IRM and The Open Group South Africa This is Part 2 of a two part series. Part 1 can be found here. The financial services industry is undergoing massive change. For financial services companies to … Continue reading →
And yes, another instalment for the business-novel that I’m working on at present – the previous posts to date have been for Chapters 00-03, Chapters 04-08, Chapters 09-12 and Chapters 13-18. (For reference, everything so far I’d written back in 2013, and this will…
And the next instalment of the business-novel that I’m working on at present. Previous posts have covered Chapters 00-03, Chapters 04-08 and Chapters 09-12. Most of the chapters in this instalment are just ‘mood-setting’ pieces that might well end up on the cutting-room floor in…