At Open Group London 2013 – and certification again

Another month, another enterprise-architecture conference? This time it was Open Group London, billed as “Business Transformation in Finance, Government and Healthcare”. Of which it did cover some – according to the programme and the Twitterstream, anyway. (See the Open Group’s ‘highlights’

Models and reasoning-processes in enterprise-architecture

Just how should we use models and frameworks in enterprise-architectures – particularly in the exploratory phases of architecture-development? What’s the best way to use them? And how do we prevent the frameworks from constraining our options in those processes? These

Dont Get Caught up in the Architecture Modeling Debate

Communicating your ideas and architecture work effectively can be really tough. When we do we using create compelling visuals or models to communicate the complexities of our work. When I talk to architects I find there are many out there…

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Business analyst? Business Analysis & Design On Steroids!

In a constantly changing world, with challenges for you as a business analyst ranging from big data, business intelligence/ analytics, BYOD and Lean/Six Sigma it is safe to say that business analysis is increasingly important for enterprise effectiven…

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Data management 8: Modeling

This is the eight blogpost in the Data Management series. We have covered many capabilities that are associated with Data Management, ranging from Governance and Stewardship to Business Intelligence. In each posting we briefly touched upon the modelin…

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Data Management 6: Meta Data Management

This is the sixth blog post in the Data Management series. In the previous post we zoomed in on Master Data Management (MDM). This time the focus shifts to Meta Data Management, or the art of keeping track of data about data.TheoryMeta data is often l…

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Business Model Innovation webinar

In the webinar Business Model Innovation for Architects and their Stakeholders we presented the Business Model Canvas as a relevant tool for Architects in many roles. Changing systems and processes alone is no longer enough in the rapidly changing env…

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The Open Group Philadelphia – Day Three Highlights

By Loren K. Baynes, Director, Global Marketing Communications at The Open Group. We are winding down Day 3 and gearing up for the next two days of training and workshops.  Today’s subject areas included TOGAF®, ArchiMate®, Risk Management, Innovation Management, … Continue reading

Data Management 5: Master Data Management

This is the fifth blog post in the Data Management series. We have covered several basic topics so far. This time we zoom in on one of the sub disciplines of Data Management: Master Data Management.TheoryLoosely defined and following Loshins excellen…

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