EA Voices

In POET-PEAF…, a proprietary Enterprise Architecture method, Kevin Smith has published DOTS, a standard enterprise structure at http://www.pragmaticea.com/poet-models.asp?ModelName=context.enterprise-structure-dots.structure The DOTS concep…

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Breaking through cultural barriers in an organization is more easily said than done. So, as we continue in this series, we’ll start with the foundation, communication.
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Let’s start with roles. ‘Role’ comes from ‘roll’, as it was on a paper roll where the actor part was written. It is about something prescribed and then performed. But it evolved from roles that were performed as prescribed, through those that were not, to performing roles that had not been prescribed at all. Roles […]

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As you return from your holiday break, we certainly hope the New Year finds you happy, healthy and reenergized. It’s a fresh start — the point on the calendar at which many organizations really get rolling on selecting and implementing plans, IT tools and approaches, including those companies that will be starting out with or continuing to build on a foundation of enterprise intelligence.

While we were writing our 2014 year-in-review post in December, which recapped our most trafficked blog entries from last year, a thought occurred to us. Wouldn’t it be interesting to investigate what blog posts have seen the most sustained readership since we got this blog off the ground? And furthermore, do the ideas and predictions in those blogs still hold up in today’s market? Well without further ado, here’s a walk down memory lane, courtesy of the top five posts in the Troux blog “hall of fame,” dating all the way back to 2012:

The Top 5 Most-Read Troux Blogs of All Time

Doing the Right Thing vs Doing Things Right

How much time do we waste doing a lot of things right instead of making sure that we are doing the right thing for our business? It’s a fundamental question that underpins the value of enterprise intelligence. In this post, we charted how the Enterprise Portfolio Management approach helps steer business leaders and decision makers toward doing those one or two things particularly right, one end of a spectrum that still challenges leaders today.

Black Swans Are More Common Than You Think

This post examined the IT ramifications of ‘black swan projects’ and how EPM offers viable solutions to avoid those high impact events that are seemingly rare and unpredictable, but in retrospect not so improbable. Preventative measures and being out ahead of black swans is crucial, as they can be catastrophic for IT and can even result in a complete corporate meltdown.

6 Conditions for Success

A post that came out after our successful 2013 Troux Worldwide Conference. (Side note: We’re gearing up for this year’s edition of TWC, so mark your calendars!) At the event we presented a list of characteristics that are common in our most successful customers. It ended up being so popular with our attendees that we turned it into a blog that still has valuable insights for customers today.

The New Normal

Wow, was our 2013 conference fruitful. Here’s another post stemming from the event, looking at how EPM can support the shift from a ‘built to last’ technology-centric philosophy to a ‘designed to change’ approach needed in modern, diverse, rapidly-evolving IT environments.

EA is Free

This August 2012 post was a ‘look how far we’ve come’ retrospective, while also weighing how far there was to go in enterprise architecture at the time. It asked the question: Who owns EA – business or IT? As we’ve written time and time again since then, the answer is everyone.

Looking back at these moments in time are fun and satisfying, because they’re true benchmarks that allow us to understand how much progress we’ve made over the years.

And there you have it, the five blog posts that have gotten the most attention since we started the Troux Blog. As for the second question we asked at the outset – whether these blog topics and insights have withstood the test of time – why don’t you tell us? Did you find yourself looking in the [rearview] mirror, seeing the same opportunities or issues your business is facing today? Did we miss the mark back then, but change our tune since?

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