Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
Logistics In week 31 I will be attending the summer school dealing with Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise 2.0, Government 2.0 and organizational development. The summer school is a part of the IT University’s approach to developing an elite program dealing Enterprise Architecture and Coherency Management. The summer school will be taking place in Sweden (about a […]
I recommend you read Chris Curran’s excellent blog entry on 16 Enterprise Architecture Strategies Learned The Hard Way http://tinyurl.com/32hfj8s I’ve included his list below with my views and comments following that. 1. An exhaustive enterprise level blueprint is virtually impossible to build – it’s too big and no one will buy-in 2. The best strategy […]
The control of a large architecture function follow the same principle as the control of a few architects: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.You create functions on the vertical by instituting segment architects, you create functions on the horizontal by assigning capability architects. Thus working with a large architecture function under […]
The Center for the Advocacy of the Enterprise Architecture Profession (CAEAP) published a collaborative work called the Enterprise Architecture Professional Practice Guide (EA PPG). This is the first draft abstract for the EA PPG. I joined the CAEAP …
A challenge for virtually any position with “Enterprise” in the title, but especially so with Enterprise Architecture, is to continually show that they are adding value to the organization. Why? Because typically enterprise architects are not directly associated with delivery. In most IT organizations, things get delivered through projects, and enterprise architects don’t typically play […]
Come join us for Architecture Friday in Antwerp on 26 June about next generation enterprise architecture, as seen by two Australians and a Dane: Peter Bernus (wp) and Pat Turner, and me. If you want to participate, get in touch (you may get a discount code!). Peter Bernus chairs IFIP WG5.12 Architectures for Enterprise Integration,