career

So Long but Not Goodbye

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It is never easy to write a Goodbye.  Today is my last day as a full-time employee at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. I spent the majority of my career here, 23 years (including a short two year break to the UAE)! I started as an Intermediate Systems Analyst coding data integration between our then […]

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My New EA Opportunity

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I am taking on a new opportunity on Sept 14, 2015 that gets me back to working on Enterprise Architecture! After 23 years working in higher education IT, I decided to accept an opportunity to work for the City of Vancouver Information Technology Department. I am really honoured to be selected as the Senior Manager, Technology […]

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Personal Learning Plans Support Employee Retention

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I have been a strong advocate of implementing Personal Learning Plans (PLP) for employees for years.  This concept was introduced to me during my years working at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.  I used the Personal Learning Plan process to help my teams improve their abilities in the jobs they have and to advance their […]

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Do You Feel Safe?

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  I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about organizations, culture, leadership, and performance. Recently I spoke at the ISM conference in Las Vegas on The Elusive High Performance Organization. (And they are very elusive.) I had the good fortune to hear a number of other people speak about talent management and career […]

Business Architect’s Resource Survey – Last Chance

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This survey is now closed. Information coming soon.   How do you learn about business architecture? Our survey on business architecture education resources is closing on Feb 5th. All participants will receive the research report detailing our findings of what sources business architects find most valuable in learning more about their profession. For free copy […]

The Business Architect as Change Agent

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Today’s business architects play a variety of roles. Some are already delivering on the vision of business architecture. Others are on their way, rapidly working their way up the value contribution ladder. Still others have a smaller vision for business architecture and are happy working at a lower level of value contribution. One of the […]

The Business Architect’s Skill Set

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Last week I taught a half-day workshop on Kick-starting Business Architecture at the 2013 Building Business Capability conference in Las Vegas. I had 75 participants from a wide variety of backgrounds including business architects, business analysts, enterprise architects, project managers, business process managers, business managers, and strategists. A very diverse group to say the least. […]

Career Path – Management

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Career Path for Management Roles There are three job descriptions in the management career path for our IT department.  The entry level position is Team Leader.  The Team Leader role has day to day operational responsibility for the services delivered by their team.  The role also has tactical responsibility for project resourcing and reports to […]

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Career Paths – Client Services

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Career Path for Client Services Roles There are four job descriptions in the client services career path for our IT department.  The entry level position is Student Worker.  This role supports the staff on the IT Service Desk and allows us to extend our hours of service to the University. The next level is Client […]

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