Application Portfolio Management in Local Government

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Although Application Portfolio Management (APM) isn’t the newest kid on the block, it has had a tremendous growth in popularity lately. Due to the economic crisis and market pressures in general, IT managers and architects are constantly pushed by their CxO’s to reduce inefficiencies, improve agility of the enterprise and cut costs. The complexity of these tasks leads to an increasing need for tools and structures to help them handle their application landscape. Since over 70% of most IT budgets goes to maintaining existing applications, it is clear that there is a need for oversight and insight in the use of these applications and their added value, to reduce costs and make room for innovation.

Would you hire an Enterprise Architect?

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Facing the choice of hiring a LEAN Expert, an Enterprise Architect or two production workers, what would be the best choice? The choice is rarely presented in this fashion, but as the cost is comparable it is a choice taken daily by enterprises across the world. Where would you put your money? Being an Enterprise […]

Risk

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As architect we all constantly have to evaluate risk, but our risk assessment is mainly based on the awareness and worries on risk. So when we are worried we use extra safe seatbelt, preach on using condoms, install manual theft protection and highlight ant security concern to everyone. On the other hand when relaxing and … Continue reading Risk →

ArchOps

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I keep being told how Digital Innovation and DevOps are going to save the world. Unfortunately for the salesmen I’ve been around long enough to have seen a magazine full of silver bullets, think Distributed Computing, PCs, Information Centers, Fourth Generation Languages, End User Computing, Object Orientation, ESBs, SOA, BPM and even Java to name […]

Cartesian Dilemma Afflicts the EHR Incentive Program compromising the mission of Healthcare Interoperability

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Affordability Care Act and HITECH Act lead into EHR Incentive Program. Based on the EHR Incentive Program CMS has already payed out 24+ Billion to Eligible Participants. To advance EHR adoption in the Healthcare Ecosystem CMS proposed formation of Accountable Care Organization https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2011-Fact-sheets-items/2011-12-19.html From the above link “”The Pioneer ACO Model is designed for health care organizations and providers that […]

2nd Edition

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My first book about enterprise architecture was published in 2003. It was called: Information First – Integrating Knowledge and Information Architecture for Business Advantage. Around 2013, being the tenth anniversary of publication, I planned to do a re-write and produce a second edition. I didn’t think it would take too long! Well here we are…

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