What Enterprise Architects Really Do and Why More Women Should Be Doing It
by Nadzeya Stalbouskaya Introduction: The Role No One Talks About…
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Women in Architecture Spotlight – Kacy Clarke
Featured in this week’s Women in Architecture spotlight is Kacy Clarke, the Chief Technology Officer for Chiefly & Co, a startup management consulting firm helping clients achieve both sustainability and profitability. She brings extensive experien…
Governance Without Bureaucracy: How to Make Architecture Work for the Business
By Nadzeya Stalbouskaya “Architecture Governance.” For many, the term triggers eye rolls and not without reason. It’s often associated with long meetings, slow approvals, and documentation that adds more confusion than clarity. Instead of enabling [……
Dr. Naureen Farhan Discusses Her Work in Technology and Trends She Is Following
Dr. Naureen Farhan is the Interim Course Coordinator for Creative Computing at Ravensbourne University London, within the Department of Computing. Active in academia since 2010, Dr. Farhan has been a regular fixture as an instructor in computer science…
Terminal 3 – Can It Teach Us Anything about IT Transformation?
By Lisa Woodall I’m sitting in the bar of Heathrow terminal 3 waiting for a flight to Toulouse. I’ve just goggled its history. And am in shock – it’s 64 years old. Back in 1961 […]
Four Criteria for Creating and Maintaining ‘FLOW’ in Architectures
“Flow is an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best” – a state where “you are so focussed on a task that everything else disappears.” Stephen Kotler – The […]
Architect Annelie Garlington Discusses Her Career Path and Role as Iasa Global’s First Female Mentor
Annelie Garlington, Enterprise & Digital Lead Solution Architect for the Bank of Ireland, was recently introduced as the first female mentor within Iasa Global’s Structured Mentoring Program. The program, which is based on the BTABoK […]
How Organizations Can Support Women, Helping Them to identify as Leaders
Leadership is an identity as much as it is a set of skills. However, despite having many of the skills to reach leadership positions, studies have shown that women view themselves as leaders less often […]
Examining the Challenges of Embedding EA into Business Strategy
Last month, WIA members, and IT architects, Lisa Woodall and Mario Michaels, sat down for a podcast discussion about “Long-Term Investment in Enterprise Architecture.” Among other things, they discussed her career journey, insights into the…
WIA Leadership Spotlight – Cary Brown
With extensive experience as a technology executive and chief enterprise architect, Cary Brown has driven transformative digital initiatives across healthcare and pharmaceuticals, consistently aligning technology strategies with business objectives. Hi…
WIA Leadership Spotlight – Whynde Kuehn
As co-founder of Women in Architecture, Whynde Kuehn has been a driving force in the success of WIA, single-handedly bringing new members and partners to the organization. Given that, there’s no better place to start […]
Navigating Stakeholder Biases – New Strategies for Supporting Women in Leadership
By JT Godfrey Women and individuals with minoritized identities who reach senior executive positions often face more intense scrutiny. Previous research has recommended that organizations provide critical stakeholders with specific, relevant, or person…