Reasons that business may come asking for “Enterprise Architecture”

This article could also be entitled "Reasons business may come asking for help, where enterprise architecture thinking and techniques can be applied (without mentioning EA)"

At the start of 2010 I was working on developing the "Enterprise Architecture" service offering for a consulting firm in Australia. As I thought through the development of this capability I started by considering the demand

Reasons that business may come asking for “Enterprise Architecture”

This article could also be entitled "Reasons business may come asking for help, where enterprise architecture thinking and techniques can be applied (without mentioning EA)"

At the start of 2010 I was working on developing the "Enterprise Architecture" service offering for a consulting firm in Australia. As I thought through the development of this capability I started by considering the demand

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Reasons that business may come asking for “Enterprise Architecture”

This article could also be entitled "Reasons business may come asking for help, where enterprise architecture thinking and techniques can be applied (without mentioning EA)"

At the start of 2010 I was working on developing the "Enterprise Architecture" service offering for a consulting firm in Australia. As I thought through the development of this capability I started by considering the demand

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What have software executives ever done for us?

@JohnSchlesinger asks What has the enterprise architect ever done for us? (@AtosOriginBlog, November 2010)

John criticizes the IBM strategy in the late 1980s, especially the emphasis on Systems Application Architecture (SAA) and the neglect of CICS an…

Iteration #4 of a new Business Model for MTB Stage Races

In the fourth iteration we are piloting the business model by taking it to the market. We are currently allowing people to sign up to become eligible for the selection of riders. At the same time we are working with other partners pitching the idea to serious sponsors. If you want to join up all […]

The Language of Business

IT has spent a lot of time and money chasing the “language of business,” trying to nail it down, trying to find a way to communicate with those who don’t want to know about computers or software or even why you have both of those things in the f…

The Language of Business

IT has spent a lot of time and money chasing the “language of business,” trying to nail it down, trying to find a way to communicate with those who don’t want to know about computers or software or even why you have both of those things in the first place.

You’ve seen how the IT community has launched wave after wave of propositions that mostly make no sense to business leaders. Standards bodies that form around notations, training sessions, the analyst houses make proclamations about their proclamation strategy — you have to say something.

But it is really a lot simpler than that in the final presentation. Its about time and money. You know, the thing that IT has used to try to learn the “language of business.”

The Language of Business

IT has spent a lot of time and money chasing the “language of business,” trying to nail it down, trying to find a way to communicate with those who don’t want to know about computers or software or even why you have both of those things in the first place.

You’ve seen how the IT community has launched wave after wave of propositions that mostly make no sense to business leaders. Standards bodies that form around notations, training sessions, the analyst houses make proclamations about their proclamation strategy — you have to say something.

But it is really a lot simpler than that in the final presentation. Its about time and money. You know, the thing that IT has used to try to learn the “language of business.”

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The Language of Business

IT has spent a lot of time and money chasing the “language of business,” trying to nail it down, trying to find a way to communicate with those who don’t want to know about computers or software or even why you have both of those things in the f…

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The Little Town of Busit

Once upon a time, there was a little town called Busit in a valley, deep in the mountains.  Through the middle of this valley ran the river Menatz. The valley was fertile and the farmers produced bountiful crops of grain, vegetables, and fruit.&#1…