The Gill Framework: Do We Need Another EA Framework?

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We already have too many predefined frameworks for enterprise architecture, and that a better approach is to create the frameworks you need as and when you need them, starting from a small set of fundamental factors that are critical for effective EA. So why is this Cutter Advisor about yet another EA framework, and especially…

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Strategic use of business models: strategic management

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The term strategy is perhaps one of the most misused, and misunderstood concepts in business literature. On the one hand it is referred to with a connotation of long term planning (i.e., strategy tactics operations) and on the other it may refer to …

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The Business Architect as Change Agent

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Today’s business architects play a variety of roles. Some are already delivering on the vision of business architecture. Others are on their way, rapidly working their way up the value contribution ladder. Still others have a smaller vision for business architecture and are happy working at a lower level of value contribution. One of the […]

Transformation Business Model in Minutes?

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For the past few months I have been busy helping Retail, Financial Services and Public Sector on their Digital, Multi-Channel and E-Commerce Transformation programs. Very early on in such transformation challenge, defining the business case for change …

Some Lessons For Enterprise From Startup Culture

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Extracted from Re/Code “Big Tech Is Going Down” with my comments in brackets. “The pace and nature of change in the core underlying technologies, product development, selling models and buying […]

Software is not a product

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The idea is ubiquitous: software is a “thing”. You engineer it, you build it. When you are done you appraise the end-result as a master artist views his piece. To do it better, you think about improving your build processes. You borrow from industries like the automobile industry (Toyota and its Lean method for example). […]

Conferentie: Van Vinken Naar Vonken – Ondernemen In De Nieuwe Wereld

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Ondernemen op basis van zekerheden bestaat in veel gevallen uit het ‘afvinken’ van lijstjes. Ondernemen in een voortdurend veranderende omgeving vraagt om ‘vonken’, waarbij samenwerkende partijen op het juiste moment krachten weten te bundelen. Deze visie staat centraal tijdens ons seminar op woensdag 12 februari 2014. We geven die dag een podium aan mensen en […]