Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Let me start with a story. You have a friend, let’s call him Paul, who used to work for a big shot consultancy. A few years ago, the consultancy was undergoing a periodic cost-cutting exercise; Paul happened to be on the bench and was let go. He didn’t…
By Iver Band, EA Principals Senior Instructor and ArchiMate Expert…
This is the last, 5th instalment on Roam. Here I’ll share how I use it. This part will be easier to write than some of the previous ones. What won’t be easy is to keep it short. Here are the links to the previous post in the series: Part 1: what is it, Part 2: […]
Guest blog written by Eddie Walker, director at Edifit Enterprise Architecture tools offer a platform to transform your architecture capability. Like any other system rollout, outcomes depend on managing the necessary business change to ensure successful adoption. Here are some tips based on our experiences. Prioritize the outcomes you want to achieve Be clear on…
The ability to create ‘insights’ to support business executives is a key benefit for users leveraging BiZZdesign HoriZZon’s enterprise architecture repository. However, creating impactful insights requires purpose, ownership, and work. We show you how to formulate a data strategy that quickly leverages key features of BiZZdesign HoriZZon to help you create insights that matter. How…
Interviews are where jobs are won or lost. A résumé – especially a strong one – will ensure you get your foot in the door but to actually secure the position you need to shine during the interview, which means being prepared. Preparation makes you look knowledgeable and relaxed, two traits that people generally prize…
In the early 1990s, I was on a research and development project called the Enterprise Computing Project, within an area that was then known as Open Distributed Processing (ODP) and subsequently evolved into Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). One of t…
Let us suppose we can divide the world into those who trust service companies to treat their customers fairly, and those who assume that service companies will be looking to exploit any customer weakness or lapse of attention.For example, some loyal cu…
By Dr. Adam Hart Anyone who has practiced any sort…
In the first article in this series, I explained how architects can become ‘change experts’ in their organizations by working together to resolve technology silos. As per Conway’s Law, organizational silos will follow suit. This cross-organizational requirement to break down silos is a fundamental mandate of digital transformation, as organizations seek to build change itself…
Rather, digital transformation means transforming the organization from having less agility to having more agility. In other words, being able to deal better with change overall. Fundamentally, digital transformation requires that organizations adopt change itself as a core competency. Makes sense, except that the devil is in the details. What does it mean for change…
“Many stakeholders consider their organization as unique.” Depending on the level of abstraction you take as viewpoint, you can argue this statement is either right or wrong. It is interesting from an enterprise architecture perspective to understand why stakeholders stress this uniqueness and what are the benefits of understanding where the organization really is different…
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