Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Organisations always have an implicit architecture, but not always an explicit architecture. If they do have an explicit architecture, the chances are that it is an IT Architecture that has evolved over the course of hundreds of little decisions made by developers and project managers over the years. Perhaps these decisions have been made by […]
I was first introduced to the Winchester Mystery House in 2003 when I met Steven Spewak (one of the Enterprise Architecture discipline’s founding fathers) at a conference in Washington DC. Steven used the Winchester House as a great metaphor to illustrate what … Continue reading →
What is a Breakout Strategy First of all lets establish the necessary assumptions needed to understand the concept of what a strategy is. A strategy is a tool for how an enterprise (business, public institution, government institution or other form of organization) uses a strategy to realize the goals that the executive team of the […]
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 […]
An architectural fundamental is that things that are not related should not cause failure on each others’ part. The printer breaking should not stop the processing of orders. It does stop the printing of orders (duh), but should not stop the processing…
An architectural fundamental is that things that are not related should not cause failure on each others’ part. The printer breaking should not stop the processing of orders. It does stop the printing of orders (duh), but should not stop the processing…
In a room full of architects, if you were to ask for the definition of enterprise architecture, or the importance thereof, you are likely to get a number of varying view points ranging from, a complete analysis of the digital assets of an organizat…
Now the Coherency Management book is out, my next book project has ben launched. With the working title “State of the eUnion – Government 2.0 and Onwards”, the book will be published in min-November this year (reason), so it needs to be written in a rush. I have already invited a number of contributors, but
I’m noticing a lot of great improvements in Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, namely FEAF, TOGAF, Gartner EAF and ITIL (Yes, I see ITIL as an EAF now). They are embracing similar improvement themes like Business Strategy linkage, enabling agile …
I just finished skimming The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig. This reviews the recommendations from books that examine successful companies then tell you why they have been successful in simple terms. In the majority of cases the value does not …
Once upon a time there existed in the land of IT the PMs, Analysts and Developers, roles were few, well defined, few solutions needed more than a handful of people to work together and all was good. Change happened, complexity incr…
Portfolio leaders are expected to make confident investment decisions under tight timelines and competing priorities. They are often faced with a growing pipeline of initiatives, each competing for limited capacity and positioned as important. Some proposals are well-defined, grounded in clear outcomes and business context. Many are not. Yet the expectation remains the same: evaluate,…