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Enterprise Architecture Links Enterprise Architecture Frameworks & Related Standards Enterprise Architecture at Federal Agencies DoD Enterprise Architecture General Federal Federal Guidance Architecture And In…
EA Weblinks
Links to sections below:
Enterprise Architecture Links Enterprise Architecture Frameworks & Related Standards Enterprise Architecture at Federal Agencies DoD Enterprise Architecture General Federal Federal Guidance Architecture And In…
When configuration management is well addressed in software engineering, baseline monikers are absolutely great. If you consistently adhere to the ROCK SOLID principle that once created a baseline MUST be immutable, there cannot ever exist any ambiguity about what, for example, represents 1.0. Unfortunately the conventional scheme of … Continue reading →
A complete Enterprise Architecture that effectively supports the business cannot be purchased as a fully realisable off-the-shelf commodity. This statement should of course be qualified by at least considering the possibility of acquiring a hypothetical ‘business-in-a-box’ with everything already defined … Continue reading →
There are two misleading ideas (espoused theories) about how architects and designers make decisions.According to classical decision theory (Herbert Simon), one or more designers develops a series of alternative options, working collaboratively or in c…
Gartner just released a report entitled, "EA Practitioners Have Significant Influence on $1.1 Trillion in Enterprise IT Spend” that strongly links to their Business Outcome Driven Enterprise Architecture. This is interesting article because it’s shows the latest thinking from real…
Cloud, SOA, Enterprise Mobility, Social Media/Enterprise/Business, The Internet of Things, Big Data (you name it) – each in its own way is part of an overall tendency. The general trend is for enterprises to become increasingly involved in increasingly broad ecosystems. … Continue reading →
In case you haven’t heard Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP and Office 2003 in April of 2014. What this means is that Microsoft will no longer patch security vulnerabilities discovered in XP or Office 2003, and therefore there will be security holes discovered that can be exploited by hackers which will never be […]
If you sell a problem too successfully, you will not enjoy what comes next.
Enterprise Architecture doesn’t usually decide specific action.
So be very careful about how you characterise the need for action.
A problem-focus generates conflict and disor…
If you sell a problem too successfully, you will not enjoy what comes next.
Enterprise Architecture doesn’t usually decide specific action.
So be very careful about how you characterise the need for action.
A problem-focus generates conflict and disorder.
A benefit-focus generates unity and collaboration.
It would be naive to expect that when running a business that decisions would not need to be made. Situations are constantly arising that will require a response. To be able to reliably respond, appropriately and with some degree of … Continue reading →
Every time I breathe the words Big Data to a group of business and technology executives I brace myself for a barrage of questions…. How is it different? What’s our business case? Where will we source the data scientists to drive deeper insights? How do we acquire the technology to process mountains of information at a rapid-fire rate? The silent question lurking underneath them all: What if we fail? I’m not discouraged by their doubt. […]
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