Who Drives an Enterprise Architecture Initiative? Part 3

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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

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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 Another week’s worth, only slightly out-of-date; usual categories, usual ‘Read more…’ link: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)

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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

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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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Active Information: Data-Driven Business Innovation

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My post this week on HP Input Output is Data-Driven Business Innovation: That’s Progressive.  The post highlights a cool use of data collection and analysis by Progressive Insurance.

I say “cool” confidently, because when I recounted the scenario to my friend Sandy Kemsley this morning, she said “that is cool”.

Check it out.

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The happy people business

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Basically I’ve been schooled as a questions man. It has been driven into the core of my personality since the dawn of my mind, so thorough has the impact been that now I firmly believe that the question is more important than the answer. Crafting a good question is an iterative process that can take […]

Types of Requirements

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Definition of a RequirementA Requirement is a measurable expression of what a customer wants and for which the customer is willing to pay.  Therefore, a requirement has three attributes:It has a description of what the customer wants or …