Its Been A Busy Summer
Wow, it’s been 2 months since my last post. I can’t believe it’s been that long. Things have surely heated up this summer . Outside of spending some quality R&R with the family, I have been extremely busy in three…
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Do Enterprise Architecture Frameworks matter?
Last week I explained why embracing organizational change is important. This week I will talk about Enterprise Architecture frameworks and whether or not they matter.
What is an Enterprise Architecture framework?
An Enterprise Architecture framewor…
SOA Knowledge Exchange, 1 day event, Bristol, 27th September 2013
About the event ******** SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL ********** We are holding a workshop in Bristol this month for Enterprise Architects, Technical Architects or those in similar roles at Universities in the UK. The general aim of the event is to gather and discuss the SOA roadmap strategies we are developing within our […]
SOA Knowledge Exchange, 1 day event, Bristol, 27th September 2013
About the event ******** SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL ********** We are holding a workshop in Bristol this month for Enterprise Architects, Technical Architects or those in similar roles at Universities in the UK. The general aim of the event is to gather and discuss the SOA roadmap strategies we are developing within our […]
Dotting the joins (the JEA version)
[The new editor of the Journal of Enterprise Architecture, Len Fehskens, asked me to expand my previous post ‘Dotting the joins’ into a formal paper for the Journal. Which I did, and it was duly published in the August 2013…
Business Model Innovation webinar
In the webinar Business Model Innovation for Architects and their Stakeholders we presented the Business Model Canvas as a relevant tool for Architects in many roles. Changing systems and processes alone is no longer enough in the rapidly changing env…
Business Model Canvas beyond startups – Part 1
Is Business Model Canvas at risk of becoming another TOGAF – a useful tool for a specific context, yet often more of a hindrance than a help wherever people try to use it beyond its original purpose? And if so,…
Enterprise Architecture: A definition and implementation checklist.
In order to reap maximum value from the recognition that an Enterprise Architecture can provide long lasting and continuous business benefit the decision to build and use one must be made. How to do so is where some businesses come … Continue reading →
Hitchhikers guide to TOGAF exam preparation
If you’re reading this post then it’s highly likely you are in the field of enterprise architecture looking to gain certification for The Open Group Architecture Framework, known by the acronym TOGAF and currently in version 9.1. It is also likely that you have chosen to certify in TOGAF as it is the most widely …
Australian and New Zealand Architects Surveyed on Business Architecture
Business Architecture (BA) is a really hot topic these days. A few years back it was a topic that people either didn’t talk about or they avoided it. Over the past year or two I have noticed it’s frequency increase…
Recapping the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit 2013
It has been a few years since I have attended this event but this year I had the great opportunity to go to the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Conference. This year it was held from 20 – 23 May in National…
2013 Conferences Mike Walker will be Attending
For those conference goers out there I wanted to let you all know that I will be at a few US based conferences this year. There may be a few more later in the year but this is what I…