RBPEA: Object, subject and ‘should’
A bright, sunny day – in Britain, no less! – though it’s the first day back to work after a very wet public-holiday weekend, so perhaps no real surprise there… But since it is sunny out there, my colleagues and I…
Do we need an Enterprise Architecture Theory? We do.
Without a Theory, EA cannot be a discipline.
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Does Enterprise Architecture really enable the enterprise transformation?
In theory, EA does enable the enterprise transformation, the same way the blueprint of your house or town enables change. Without a blueprint, laying cables in the wall or under the pavement is a risky endeavour because you may break the existing elect…
ArchiMate Modeling in Practice: 3 solution model example cases
In the previous posting we presented best practices for setting up ArchiMate models using a bottom-up approach. In this posting we will describe three case examples illustrating the added value of solution models. The three cases are:
Microservices and the role of the digital business architect
Over the last 2-3 years organisations have gone through significant change. Existing capabilities have been transformed, and vast amount of new capabilities have been invested in to ensure organisations remain sticky in the customer’s digital life. Everything from collaboration, to new ways of working has enabled organisations to build deeper meaningful connections with their customers. Read More
Risk, Security and the Internet of Things: Madrid 2015 Preview
By Jim Hietala, Vice President, Business Development & Security, The Open Group The Internet of Things (IoT) is a fast evolving phenomenon. From smartphones and tablets to connected cars and industrial control systems, the number of IoT devices is continuing … Continue reading →
RBPEA: Basics and fundamentals
A small girl in the café this morning, with her parents. All happy enough for most of the time, yet also often an all-too-typical example of the dreaded ‘terrible twos’: everything’s ‘Mine!’, even (or perhaps especially) if it was actually…
The failure of actor lead system thinking
I trust you are all familiar with UML use cases as they are used by virtually all architects where you connect an actor with use cases. Well, you will find that same concept in many many other methodologies, but the strange thing is that very few people have ever followed through systems build on an … Continue reading The failure of actor lead system thinking →
The Infatuation with “Building Blocks”
Why the majority of Enterprise Architects are in love with the concept of “building block”. Perhaps because blocks don’t answer back and spoil the design, Aiden Ward suggested. In TOGAF 9.1 “building block” is used 349 times, not counting the separate use of ABB and SBB acronyms. There is a whole chapter devoted to building […]
Essential Balances in Organisations
Here are the “slides” from a new session on “Essential Balances in Organisations” delivered last month in Brussels. I had some troubles with Slideshare recently. Now it seems stable but in case the presentation is not accessible there, you can download the same PDF from here. Tweet This Post
5 steps to optimally use your process models
Process models are a powerful means to describe, analyze and communicate processes. However, process models are often outdated and underused. The reasons for this differ. Sometimes it seems that people are unable to read and understand models,…