Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
I have recently finished reading the book ‘Lost on Translation’ by Nigel Green and Carl Bate and found it a very useful and insightful. I recommend it for the shelf of any Enterprise Architect. See http://www.lithandbook.com/ The book describes the VPEC-T ‘thinking framework’ and a focus on understanding the Values, Policies, Events, Content and Trust perspectives […]
Our ability to speed time to value for customers through strategic IT planning and enterprise architecture is paying off in the bottom line. Today, we announced strong growth and record revenues and profitability for the first half of 2010 ending on…
Our ability to speed time to value for customers through strategic IT planning and enterprise architecture is paying off in the bottom line. Today, we announced strong growth and record revenues and profitability for the first half of 2010 ending on…
I recommend you read Chris Curran’s excellent blog entry on 16 Enterprise Architecture Strategies Learned The Hard Way http://tinyurl.com/32hfj8s I’ve included his list below with my views and comments following that. 1. An exhaustive enterprise level blueprint is virtually impossible to build – it’s too big and no one will buy-in 2. The best strategy […]
Back in the early 1900s a concept called “Modern Management Practices” or “Self-Control” was all the rage. Originally conceived at DuPont and General Motors it was a way for managers to have detailed control over employee tasks – because bac…
Back in the early 1900s a concept called “Modern Management Practices” or “Self-Control” was all the rage. Originally conceived at DuPont and General Motors it was a way for managers to have detailed control over employee tasks – because bac…
Back in the early 1900s a concept called “Modern Management Practices” or “Self-Control” was all the rage. Originally conceived at DuPont and General Motors it was a way for managers to have detailed control over employee tasks – because bac…
The control of a large architecture function follow the same principle as the control of a few architects: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.You create functions on the vertical by instituting segment architects, you create functions on the horizontal by assigning capability architects. Thus working with a large architecture function under […]
I am appalled as I look at systems in various companies with whom I have consulted, or who have employed me at the lack of system controls in key places. If you are in the data delivery business and you have agreements with your customers, wouldn’t you…
Great many thanks to the team at OMG for getting my Decoding Business/IT Unity Presentation through production and posting the podcast last week! Listening to what I said 3 months ago and correlating it with a new book I just finished has given m…
Great many thanks to the team at OMG for getting my Decoding Business/IT Unity Presentation through production and posting the podcast last week! Listening to what I said 3 months ago and correlating it with a new book I just finished has given m…
Great many thanks to the team at OMG for getting my Decoding Business/IT Unity Presentation through production and posting the podcast last week! Listening to what I said 3 months ago and correlating it with a new book I just finished has given m…