Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
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…
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…
ArchiMate is an open standard for Enterprise Architecture modeling, originally developed in the Netherlands, adopted by the OpenGroup, and used world-wide by many different organizations. A lot has been said and written about ArchiMate and its use. In…
A collection of Enterprise Architecture terms and definitions from a variety of sources: EA3 Cube, Introduction to Enterprise Architecture, The Common Approach to Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEAF-II), ISO 42010:2011 and TOGAF 9. 00
Some time ago, at a UCISA Enterprise Architecture event, I discussed whether we needed a workshop for Higher Education (HE) sector technical architects to get together and share knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Whilst enthusiastic, colleagues expressed concern at the time that possibly the sector was too immature in this area for any individuals […]
Some time ago, at a UCISA Enterprise Architecture event, I discussed whether we needed a workshop for Higher Education (HE) sector technical architects to get together and share knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Whilst enthusiastic, colleagues expressed concern at the time that possibly the sector was too immature in this area for any individuals […]
I wanted to share with all of you a great learning resource if you’re interested and understanding the Enterprise Architecture modeling notation called ArchiMate. If you follow my blog you have seen me talk about ArchiMate in the past as…
Business Architecture is a burning hot topic these days. I believe it is a key enabler to get us to a more contemporary or new world of Enterprise Architecture (EA). Continuing the shift from an IT centric Enterprise Architecture to…
. First I have to declare that while I’ve never worked with Phil I have worked in the same organization and I do know him. So with any conflict of interest covered off we can now get down to business. There are lots of books that will offer either directly or discursively a reference architecture. […]
Unicom EA Forum – Enterprise Architecture and its ApplicationUnicom has kindly invited me to chair this event again, and I look forward to meeting some of you there. It will be held at the Kensington Hilton in West London on Thursday 19th September. Th…
Unicom EA Forum – Enterprise Architecture and its ApplicationUnicom has kindly invited me to chair this event again, and I look forward to meeting some of you there. It will be held at the Kensington Hilton in West London on Thursday 19th September. Th…
Solution architecture is typically designed within a project context. Although we focus on the right process for this design activity frequently in our blog, the intersection of that process with the process of delivering an actual production solution is very important. Constraints are a key reality in projects, and often they compete with achieving the […]