Better Together: Information Architecture and Information Management

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In business today, we can’t afford not to understand our own information. From the monetization of it through the information driven economy, new and powerful insight that are gleaned through Big Data to the ability to advance an organizations own capabilities through an effective information architecture. It’s no wonder why advanced analytics is a top business […]

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Better Together: Information Architecture and Information Management

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In business today, we can’t afford not to understand our own information. From the monetization of it through the information driven economy, new and powerful insight that are gleaned through Big Data to the ability to advance an organizations own capabilities through an effective information architecture. It’s no wonder why advanced analytics is a top business […]

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Pre-emptive defence

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I’m about to embark on a shift in direction or emphasis, to much more of what I’ve previously described as Really-Big-Picture Enterprise-Architecture (RBPEA), applying enterprise-architecture/systems-thinking principles and practices to concerns at much larger scopes and scales – all the way…

Services and Enterprise Canvas review – worked-example

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What is a service-oriented architecture – particularly at a whole-of-enterprise scope? How best could we describe that architecture? We’ve explored those questions in some depth in the preceding series of posts. It’s left us with a set of visual-checklists, including…

Den fjärde vågen

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Omvärlden, kunden, uppdragsgivaren och uppdragstagaren är alla en del av samma helhet. Vi samverkar i en ändlig loop. 1. Förstå frågeställningarna 2. Beskriv hela kundresan (horisontellt) 3. Beskriv stegen (vertikalt) = Uppdragskort 4. Prioritera på effekt (h&v) = Uppdragspoäng 5. Bearbeta uppdragskort 6. Gör om och gör rätt Använd detta som ett fraktalt mönster och […]

EA/ST Meeting Report October 2014

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Perspectives on Enterprise Architecture and Systems Thinking

Unfortunately, I missed this month’s EA/ST group meeting on Tuesday 21st October. But the presentations by @KlausØstergaard, @kvistgaard, @PhilipHellyer and @tetradian are now available.

  • Klaus Østergaard, Value in Utilizing Systemic Thinking in the Field of Enterprise Architecture and Vice Versa (DropBox link)

EA/ST Meeting Report October 2014

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Perspectives on Enterprise Architecture and Systems Thinking

Unfortunately, I missed this month’s EA/ST group meeting on Tuesday 21st October. But the presentations by @KlausØstergaard, @kvistgaard, @PhilipHellyer and @tetradian are now available.

  • Klaus Østergaard, Value in Utilizing Systemic Thinking in the Field of Enterprise Architecture and Vice Versa (DropBox link)

Den tredje vågen

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Ingen tid har erbjudit så många chanser och möjligheter som vår. Otaliga metoder, ramverk och medium tävlar om vår uppmärksamhet, alla försöker de hålla jämna steg med tidsandan. För några av dem känns det desperat, för andra autentiskt. Den tekniska utvecklingen tar gigantiska kliv och måste åtföljas av konceptuell utveckling. Inför detta möte över generationer […]

Call for Papers: EA in Practice — Shifting Roles and Organizational Considerations

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There are many theories about what Enterprise Architecture is, and there should be. But ultimately, it is not the theory that matters. The make-up of the people, the organizational structure and the circumstances of the enterprise drive what people end up doing, and what architecture looks and feels like. Prefixes are free: The “x” Architect Read more