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Architecture levels of abstraction and detail: How to make those work for youOne of the most popular topics to debate amongst architects is: what is the proper level of abstraction needed to be applied when creating architectures. Although always leng…
It was the smell that caught my attention first, I guess – the smell of chemicals as I walked through through the front door of their supposedly upmarket offices. But it’s something I’ve come to recognise, to watch for, as…
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’…
I don’t draw. Okay, that’s not really true: I do do a fair few little scratchy sketches and scrawls, as the need demands – especially when working with clients. But it’s not something I seem to do out of habit…
As I mentioned again quite recently, I’m always pleased to see how others use my work, because there are usually themes in there that I hadn’t seen before. So the other day, whilst listening in on the Open Group webinar…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 →