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In this post, I want to explore some important synergies between architectural thinking and risk management. The first point is that if we want to have an enterprise-wide understanding of risk, then it helps to have an enterprise-wide view of how …
In this post, I want to explore some important synergies between architectural thinking and risk management. The first point is that if we want to have an enterprise-wide understanding of risk, then it helps to have an enterprise-wide view of how …
Following the data is all very well, but how should we decide which data to follow? Nate Silver argues that the total data are more important than the marginal data. There is more virus transmission in restaurants than in aeroplanes.The average Am…
Following the data is all very well, but how should we decide which data to follow? Nate Silver argues that the total data are more important than the marginal data. There is more virus transmission in restaurants than in aeroplanes.The average Am…
Expressing real life situations as mathematical models drive decisions on how to respond appropriately. Assumptions are not facts but do have a probability of occurring. Confidence in a model is an important factor of both the likelihood of the assumptions being correct and the quality and quantity of the data … Continue reading
Those of you using BiZZdesign’s Enterprise Studio know we are lucky enough to have a collection of elements for security modelling. This view shows how we can map those to standard ArchiMate elements. Continue reading →
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Architecture concerns are often misunderstood, partly because of the use of the word “concern”. This blog aims to provide some clarity around concerns and their use. Continue reading →
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Creating a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) requires thought and planning. This blog explores what a BCP is, a high level approach to defining a BCP and how it differs from a Disaster Recover Plan (DRP). Continue reading →
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We recently published our Risk And Compliance Tech Tide report outlining 14 core technologies to track in 2018. One of the challenging parts of this research is setting the right scope. We found risk and compliance technology everywhere, covering every…
@NilsPratley blames delusion in the boardroom (on a grand scale, he says) for Carillion’s collapse. “In the end, it comes down to judgments made in the boardroom.”A letter to the editor of the Financial Times agrees.”This situation has been caused, in …
In one of my earlier posts about technical debt, I differentiated between intentional debt (that taken on deliberately and purposefully) and accidental debt (that which just accrues over time without rhyme or reason or record). Dealing with (in the sense of evaluating, tracking, and resolving it) technical debt is obviously a consideration for someone in […]
Some things seem so logically inconsistent that you just have to check them out. Such was the title of a post on LinkedIn that I saw the other day: “Innovation In Fear-Based Cultures? Or, why hire lions to be dogs?”. In it, Michael Graber noted that “…top-down organizations have the most trouble innovating.”: In particular, […]