Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
I frequently find that there is much confusion about the modelling of Behaviour in an Enterprise Architecture model, specifically between the concepts of Business Capability, Business Function and Business Process. The various enterprise architecture glossaries all differ in their definition of these. For example the TOGAF ADM or ISEB definitions don’t help as much as […]
What is the future of Enterprise Architecture?
In a recent blog post, Joe McKendrick poses the question that I have been playing around with for a while regarding where and how SOA fits into EA. He mentions that: Dave Linthicum predicted a couple of years…
In a recent blog post, Joe McKendrick poses the question that I have been playing around with for a while regarding where and how SOA fits into EA. He mentions that: Dave Linthicum predicted a couple of years back that SOA would be absorbe…
For those interested in enterprise architecture it is “the continuous practice of describing the essential elements of a sociotechnical organization, their relationships to each other and to the environment, in order to understand complexity and m…
For those interested in enterprise architecture it is “the continuous practice of describing the essential elements of a sociotechnical organization, their relationships to each other and to the environment, in order to understand complexity and m…
For those interested in enterprise architecture it is “the continuous practice of describing the essential elements of a sociotechnical organization, their relationships to each other and to the environment, in order to understand complexity and m…
For those interested in enterprise architecture it is “the continuous practice of describing the essential elements of a sociotechnical organization, their relationships to each other and to the environment, in order to understand complexity and m…
I took a tour of The Pearl Brewery last week, led by REAL ARCHITECTS. Although I’m not associated with such building architects normally, I was pleased to see how ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE is applicable in the work associated with the development of this former brewery, originally built in 1883, as it transforms itself it 1.2 million square feet […]
Jeff Scott recently posted a blog listing 14 challenges faced by business architects. They really apply to any enterprise architecture practice, and I wanted to call out and comment on a few of them. Lack of business skills in the EA team. I commented directly on Jeff’s post on this one. I am sure there […]
One of the key ideas within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is simplification. There is even an architecture principle within the OEAF (Oracle’s EA Framework) and TOGAF around “Controlling Technical Diversity”. I took the liberty of assigning the tagl…
One of the key ideas within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) is simplification. There is even an architecture principle within the OEAF (Oracle’s EA Framework) and TOGAF around “Controlling Technical Diversity”. I took the liberty of assigning the tagl…