When IT is really about communication
Don’t try to change your business leaders. They have a job to do. Your job is to change the ways you communicate, react and respond to your business leaders. Continue reading →
Welcome to The Open Group blog
What do you do when you are full of ideas, are privy to the collaboration initiatives between the top IT, security and EA professionals in the world, and have a lot to say? You start a blog, of course. Welcome … Continue reading →
The IGIA-Framework
During the summer of 2010 I worked with a literature review that basically dealt with how Enterprise Architecture (through Coherency Management) could be addressing the issue of rewiring the form of leadership which exists in the enterprise. The IGIA-Framework is a form of synthesis of various theories within the field of corporate governance, IT strategy, […]
In The Spotlight
A couple of months ago I was interviewed as “Architect in the Spotlight” for the November 2010 issue of the Journal of Enterprise Architecture. It is a great honor to be in the spotlight, and I thank the chef editor … Continue reading →
Enterprise Architecture as Viable System
#entarch #ea2010 @uoaeao tweeted
“The most immediate and effective way to reduce costs is to use #entarch to stop or delay projects that are spending money.” My first thought was that using enterprise architecture for this purpose wasn’t likely to be…
Mind Manager – Map markers
Map markers are powerful tools that help you to structure your maps. They become very useful especially when maps are growing and when you let your mind work non-linearly. (see post: non-linear thinking) There are 2 categories of markers. What is called “single icons” and the ones which are group together (and mutually exclusive). The […]
EA Leadership and Compromise: Sometimes, success is not what you think it will be
About a week ago, I blogged a short story about a fictional town that faced a problem, with two competing solutions. There are many observations about life in corporate IT that I included in that story: how different people can end up competing w…
EA Governance – Architecture's Sustainability
One of my fellow consultants here at Oracle had a great quote the other day regarding EA Governance:
“One cannot overstate the tedium nor the importance of EA Governance”
For those in the EA discipline that “grew up” through more technical disciplines …
EA Governance – Architecture’s Sustainability
One of my fellow consultants here at Oracle had a great quote the other day regarding EA Governance:
“One cannot overstate the tedium nor the importance of EA Governance”
For those in the EA discipline that “grew up” through more technical disciplines …
Just Flippin’ the Black Swan Burger
I woke this morning to hear the news that a certain bank was in its fourth or was it the fifth day of computer difficulties. Apparently some branches had stayed open all weekend so that their customers could get some cash. No doubt, by shear determination the bank will overcome its issues. And no doubt […]
The Art of Change: Fractal and Emergent
Our “The Art of Change: Fractal and Emergent” Executive Report covers
a model of change, showing how the vectors of change are different at different points in the lifecycle, so that agility means different things, depending on where in the lifecycle the product-market is
a discussion of how the meaning of business and the meaning of design […]
What’s really going on in architecture – Update 2
The production survey has now need up since late October and we have a couple of things to report. The response has been good; particularly when you consider the commitment need to tackle the monster, we have respondents from, Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, India, Iran, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and […]