Architecting the enterprise backbone

Software-architect extraordinaire Simon Brown kindly pointed me to the InfoQ article ‘Agile and Architecture Conflict‘, which summarised the views of various folks on the ‘agile vs architecture’ debate, including myself, Simon and another of my regular co-creators (co-conspirators? ), Jan van Til, all of us looking at different aspects of the idea that […]

Architecture: Context is Everything

If you run into me somewhere outside of work, don’t be offended if I don’t remember you. It’s a condition I have – called being human. The story you are about to read is true, only a name has been changed to protect the unfortunate Joe who had th…

Architecture: Context is Everything

If you run into me somewhere outside of work, don’t be offended if I don’t remember you. It’s a condition I have – called being human. The story you are about to read is true, only a name has been changed to protect the unfortunate Joe who had th…

Who Drives an Enterprise Architecture Initiative? Part 3

Enterprise Architecture (EA) projects are often thought to be initiated solely by the IT department. Depending on the situation, this isn’t always the case. In the past two posts of this series we have discussed how EA initiatives can be driven by enterprise architects or IT, but these two groups aren’t the only people who […]

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A week in Tweets: 29 May – 04 June 2011

Yep, it’s that time again – when I try once more to catch up on the backlog of Tweets and links. Another week’s worth, only slightly out-of-date; usual categories, usual ‘Read more…’ link:

Enterprise-architecture and all that ‘business big-picture’ stuff:

vernaallee: The success of an enterprise depends on how efficiently it can convert one form of value […]

The perils of prior-art (Five Elements)

I’m sitting in a friend’s office, talking about book-production and enterprise-architecture. Whilst he’s struggling with his recalcitrant computer, my eyes drift to a Wikipedia page pinned on the wall just beyond his head. ‘Galbright_star_model.png‘, says the label. A five-pointed star, apparently describing some kind of business-related concepts. Interested. Look at it again, notice the word […]

Takeaways from the Elite User Conference

At the Elite User Conference — both on the exhibit hall floor and in the sessions — the discussions surrounded the many challenges facing law firms today, including risk management, conflict processing, and new business intake, as well as the various solutions developed by Elite and its partners. The need for automation and integration was paramount […]

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