Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
We seem to be in a new age of EA literature, with a growing number of books that really get into the detail of how one can architect. One example is Marc Gewertz and his book Defining Enterprise. Marc wrote a recent LinkedIn post about the need for arc…
There are many EA techniques that improve communication and collaboration between functions and teams – helping everyone to speak the same language. These techniques are vital for integration, standardisation, synergy, and reuse. Many of these ar…
The new version of TOGAF® has probably not made a huge difference to your work as an enterprise architect. The changes are not world-shattering. TOGAF is still far from perfect or complete, but I think that 9.2 is a step in the right direction, and it …
Lessons for Enterprise Architecture from BrexitAs I live in the UK it’s not surprising that Brexit is a hot and controversial topic. Last night Elaine and I were recounting everything that we felt had gone wrong during the Brexit process (it was …
Do you find it difficult to explain the value in using Enterprise Architecture? A lot of discussions about Enterprise Architecture trip up because they end up debating whether we need EA or not. This often ends up being a matter of opinion! If you are …
Another extract from 101 Lessons from Enterprise Architecture – “success is 80% planning and thinking”. (If you want to know about the previous 80% claim mentioned here… it’s in Lesson #32 “success is 80% persistence…
Lesson 13 from my book, 101 Lessons from Enterprise Architecture is about the use of arrangement to manage complexity. In an earlier post I asked for advice on whether I should publish a new edition of this book. Thank you to everyone for your valuable…