Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
With a system landscape, being urgently needed (see previous post), we want the construction to be of low complexity and low risk. How do we go about this? I will claim, that one trained person with a focused effort can map a medium sized enterprise in not years, but in just one or two month! […]
A three dimensional representation can be rotated, sectioned, dis-assembled… so we can analyse it.
Architects generally wrestle with the problem of communicating their complex world of dependencies to stakeholders. Those that created the ArchiMate language hoped that making a better language would enable clearer communication. While ArchiMate does enable more precise communication than your average … Continue reading →
In the previous postings we zoomed in on developing “top-down” or “enterprise” models, laced with many practical tips to help practitioners to get started. In this post we tackle the other end of the spectrum, and discuss how to get started with “Bottom-up” or “solution” models. We will zoom in on several aspects, including structuring your models, and linking to your enterprise models.
At present we are told that that we will need to build more postmodern ERP systems consisting of a small core any many discrete services, an environment where we outsource as many discrete functions to specialised providers, but still retain all the data for data analysis. When you look at this many will instantly think … Continue reading The need for more data integration architects →
The forthcoming IRM Enterprise Architecture Conference in London is always a good forum to hear what other people are doing in EA. Looking at the topics on the agenda is a good way to get a feeling for the direction that EA is taking. Here are the 5 takeaways that EA are listing for the…
The Open Group, the global vendor-neutral IT consortium, is hosting its latest event in Madrid April 20 – 23 2015. The event is set to build on the success of previous events and focus on the challenge of building a … Continue reading →
In this second posting, we will elaborate on the first part of Force Generation Architecture: the Core Objectives. We shall review the military approach and principles, followed by drawing the parallel with our case at hand. By that we will emphasize the importance of understanding ‘the grand plan’ and – subsequently to this – identify the relevant stakeholders, their concerns and their ability to act.
QualiWare Center of Excellence has Booth 1 at the annual Danish Government Digitalization Conference (#offdig) in Aarhus on 24-25 March. Rune Brodersen and John Gøtze will be available at the booth both days, so feel free to drop by for a chat. Or for a demo of some of our new offerings: Archimate OIOEA Capability models Business Model […]
Seems lots of people these days are writing about ‘the future of work’ – and even putting some of that thinking into practice, too. But is that thinking going anything like deep enough? Hmm… – not sure about that… So…
The Future Ideas Worldwide Academic Competition is a great way for students and graduates to submit their innovative ideas to a large audience and have the opportunity to win a mentorship from a great mind in their field of study. Its six them…
We are told over and over that it is time for digitalisation of all areas of business, ideally also of all the private areas. Often this is sold in just having only benefits. We already know that for privacy reasons in the private area it may not be the best idea, however in business we … Continue reading Why digitalisation fails! →