Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
I never intend to halt my public writing. It just happens. A client invites me to work on interesting problem, which can lead to another interesting problem or client, and before long only the crickets remain here. During this latest, much prolonged, cricket chorus I’ve been helping clients pursue digital agenda items. It is critical to […]
A Solution Architect needs to have a clear understanding of a client’s data architecture. Most – if not all – of the projects to which I’ve been assigned have had the movement of data as a key part of the solution. When it comes to data, operating from a “project-only silo” mindset is a recipe […]
I wrote a post on Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture about ways to look at self-service from an architectural perspective: “I, Robot” – there is no such thing as ‘Customer Self-Service’. In it, I argue that saying that … Continue reading →
Recently, Samuel Holcman published the short Outside-In vs. Inside-Out in Enterprise Architecture document and announced it on LinkedIn. The issue he raises is that the clients of organisations more and more seem to become the ones that perform the organisation’s processes (e.g. self-service), … Continue reading →
By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications, The Open Group Day two, February 3, kicked off with a presentation by Allen Brown, President and CEO of The Open Group, “What I Don’t Need from Business Architecture… and What I … Continue reading →
I’ve tried explaining my job as an Enterprise Architect to a number of people, including my parents, and after I’m done I get that “sure, whatever you say” kind of a look.
I’ll not delve into my job description here, except to say that a s…
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By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications, The Open Group The Open Group San Diego 2015, with over 200 guests in attendance, had a powerful start on Monday, February 2 with a presentation by Dawn Meyerriecks, CIA Deputy Director … Continue reading →
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At the root of the IT transformation failures is the current culture of lack of governance and accountability. As a rule, those responsible must be accountable as well.
Imagine you are asked to define business requirements and constraints for a set of business rules as part of the design of a solution. What would be the approach you would use?
Okay, I’ll admit to a certain amount of frustration here… Yes, I’ve been talking a lot about toolsets for enterprise-architecture and the like, the ‘Why’ for a new type of toolset, the workflows within which such toolsets would appear and…