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What can we do about the NHS – the UK’s National Health Service? Costs are spiralling, its IT failures are internationally infamous, and after several horrendous scandals, morale is at an all-time low. The British government knows exactly what to…
By Terence Blevins, Portfolio Manager, The MITRE Corporation The following are simple communication messages responding to two high level questions; what messages are useful when trying to get a company to decide on engaging in a standards effort, and next, … Continue reading →
SCENE 4, MIDMORNING, BACK FROM A QUICK BREAK, FADE IN:
IT is sitting on the couch, calm and a little tired. The session continues.
Doctor: When you called last night you seemed very concerned.
IT: Sure, last night I walked into the room and I could …
During a recent conversation with colleagues from the Financial Services sector, one person challenged: “Is there really anything new and innovative for banking technology, or have we already seen it all?” The lively discussion led to a far more interesting and important question: “Where are banks finding the inspiration and tools to drive customer-focused innovation?” […]
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The infrastructure architect versus the other architectsAs I was asked to speak at the Enterprise Architecture forum in London, I got to think about what I could tell the other people attending the forum about the work of us infrastructure architects….
By Serge Thorn, Architecting the Enterprise One of the responsibilities of an Enterprise Architect is to provide complete traceability from requirements analysis and design artefacts, through to implementation and deployment. Along the years, I have found out that the term … Continue reading →
It started out as a comment on satire, but quietly explores some much more serious themes: this particular Twitter back-and-forth between Stephen Bounds and Shawn Callahan (via his Anecdote persona) is another one that definitely deserves a more permanent place! It…
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…
Almost every architect has met the following frustrating experience during his career:A proper and well defined business case, architectural advice or Project Start Architecture is not being used by the organization the architect wanted to serve with …
By Stuart Boardman, KPN Enterprises today are subject to and increasingly make use of a range of technological and business phenomena, that increase enormously the range of factors affecting the ability of an enterprise to carry out its business effectively … Continue reading →
How can we use Business Model Canvas beyond its initial intended context of commercial startups? In particular, how best can we use it to explore the ‘front-end’ of the business-models – the customer-facing parts – for non-profit organisations and government, and existing commercial businesses…
As I engage more with customers in the FSI space, I realize that many lack a comprehensive view of business performance. Most have been dependent on aging legacy systems that don’t integrate information across their business operations. Consequently, these companies do not have an end-to-end view of their customers and aren’t truly customer-centric.
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