Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
1. How many enterprise architects does it take to define “enterprise architecture”?
Answer: Well, that depends on what you mean by “enterprise architecture”.
(credit: Matthew De George [comic genius] – http://www.managewithoutthem.com/kno…
My present job as a consultant in enterprise architecture got me wondering if consultancy in EA is feasible. EA aims to become a part of the core business structure of an organization. Can external consultants really bring tangible value to that which …
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Allow me to apologize for the length of this narrative as I need to provide a direct quote before launching into the actual subject. Imagine a universe in which video games were invented before books. Because books would come later (i.e they would b…
Modelworld is an interesting model that I discovered just sometime back. It’s completely browser supported so no need to install or have a repository.
It’s still in beta it’s elegant and is a quick and easy tool to draw a few diagrams.
Features:
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Archimate is an exciting modelling tool for Enterprise Architects. It’s a free, Open Source, multi-platform modelling tool based on Eclipse.
It is eextremely easy to install and use, it particularly useful to rapidly prototype a model when needed.
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This years Open Group Conference was held at San Francisco. Unfortunately, even if I was unable to be present at the event, I followed it closely thanks to twitter.
The conference is an exciting event for all enterprise architects because it lays out t…
A recent article that appeared in the Economist – The World in 2012 entitled “Keynes vs Hayek in China” inspired a few thoughts and questions on how similar the practice of Enterprise architecture was with the art of defining a country’s econom…
Relevant, compelling, in-demand enterprise architecture is the goal of many of today’s IT architecture and strategy leaders. Yet for many organizations, the first hurdle lies in communicating the value and justifying the required resources for EA…
It’s common knowledge that an EA program has to create business value to be successful. So it is important to consider business architecture as an essential part of an EA program. However, it may not be clear how to leverage business architecture …
Dell’s explosive growth in the 1980s and 1990s had left them with an effective, yet complex IT environment. In some cases, redundant applications met the same underlying business needs. To improve agility, Dell established an architecture pr…
USAA is a leading financial services supplier for the U.S. military community. Its enterprise architecture practice has evolved from a technology-centric practice to one with two epicenters: technology and business. During this webinar Mike w…