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Organizational Sustainability

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When we talk about sustainability, most of us probably think about environmental sustainability. Reducing carbon emissions, using fewer resources, moving towards a circular economy, and so on. But there is another form of sustainability that deserves more attention: the organizational sustainability.
Can an organization continue to create value when the world around it changes? Can it adapt when customer expectations shift, regulations change, competitors emerge from unexpected places, technologies evolve, or economic and geopolitical circumstances suddenly turn against it? In other words, can the organization remain viable when its environment refuses to stand still?
I believe Enterprise Architecture has an important role to play in answering that question.

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Why Architecture Frameworks Matter

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If there is one statement that has become increasingly common on social media platforms, conference stages, and architecture forums, it is this:
We don’t need architecture frameworks anymore.
Some argue that frameworks are outdated. Others describe them as bureaucratic, heavyweight, or simply incompatible with agile ways of working. According to some, frameworks like the TOGAF® Standard only exist to generate documentation rather than value.
In this blog, I will dive into why architecture frameworks matter.

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Architecture beliefs and why they matter

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Have you ever thought about how often the “trends” changes in your organisation? It is fascinating just how fast many organisations jump aboard the newest management hype, be it methods, technologies or organisational frameworks with the promise of solving all the problems we have struggled with for decades. Not long ago everyone needed an Enterprise…

What is a framework?

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The term “framework” is much abused. Here’s a statement picked at random from the Internet:”By bringing these key aspects together on a process-oriented strategy, organizations are able to acquire agility and improve the ability to engage on a much mor…

The Value of Architecture, Reference Architecture and Architecture Framework (i)

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The Value of Architecture, Reference Architecture and Architecture Framework
 
Any system has an architecture. An enterprise does as well. For instance there are Bus and Star styles of architectures. One of these architecture patterns m…

The Value of Architecture, Reference Architecture and Architecture Framework

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There are many common sense reasons, such as predictability, repeatability, consistency, standardization etc., for the use of models, templates, standards, paterns, frameworks, reference or/and generic architectures. A class in OO (Objec…

Methods for whole-enterprise architecture – Keep it simple

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For a viable enterprise ­architecture [EA], now and into the future, we need frameworks, methods and tools that can support the EA discipline’s needs. One crucial criterion is that any methods and frameworks we use must support fractality – the same patterns, regardless of scope…

Towards a whole-enterprise architecture standard – Summary

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For a viable enterprise ­architecture [EA], now and into the future, we need frameworks, methods and tools that can support the EA discipline’s needs. This is a brief summary of the previous six-part series on proposals towards an enterprise-architecture framework and standard for whole-of-enterprise…

Towards a whole-enterprise architecture standard – Worked-example

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For a viable enterprise ­architecture [EA], now and into the future, we need frameworks, methods and tools that can support the EA discipline’s needs. This is a follow-on to a six-part series on proposals towards an enterprise-architecture framework and standard for whole-of-enterprise architecture: Introduction…

Towards a whole-enterprise architecture standard – 6: Training

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For a viable enterprise ­architecture [EA], now and into the future, we need frameworks, methods and tools that can support the EA discipline’s needs. This is Part 6 of a six-part series on proposals towards an enterprise-architecture framework and standard for whole-of-enterprise architecture: Introduction…