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What do empathy, common enemies, and small talk have in common? They are all cohesion mechanisms. And so are calendars, clocks, protocols, plans, meetings, and memes. Cohesion mechanisms make elements be a whole or work as a whole. They do so by imposing constraints. Constraints reduce freedom and, in the case of agents, decrease autonomy and […]
When we first announced support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) earlier this year, it was more than just another product update; it was a milestone for Enterprise Architecture.
(Editor’s Note: This article represents part three of an ongoing series. Part one, appeared on August 18, entitled “The Unavoidable ‘SCREAM’: Why Enterprise Architecture Must Transform for the Organization of Tomorrow“, introduced the conceptual overv…
Practical superpower you don’t see on the enterprise architect job description
In Q2, Ardoq embedded AI directly into core modeling tasks to accelerate productivity. But speed in outputs alone wasn’t enough. By Q3, the challenges we were hearing from Enterprise Architects had shifted:
What happens when your organization looks like a patchwork of teams running waterfall projects, Agile sprints, and hybrid workflows? The answer depends on how well your enterprise is equipped to orchestrate complexity rather than fight it. If you’re using spreadsheets and disparate tools to manage your work, you’re probably missing opportunities and drowning in chaos….
By Dr. Magesh Kasthuri Introduction Cloud computing has fundamentally reshaped how organizations operate, scale, and innovate. While the initial excitement around cloud migration was focused on agility and scalability, contemporary strategies increasin…
This Advisor urges leaders to move beyond surface-level digital upgrades and confront the deeper cultural and strategic shifts required for true transformation. By focusing on digital ambition, data-driven decision-making, and organizational alignment,…
By Nadzeya Stalbouskaya The concept of technical debt is widely recognized in both IT and business. It is often used to explain project delays, unstable systems, or rising maintenance costs all visible symptoms of shortcuts […]
At Planview Connect 2025, Planview CTO and author of Project to Product, Dr. Mik Kersten shared a preview of his upcoming book, Output to Outcome, and introduced a set of ideas that are already reshaping how organizations think about strategy, delivery, and value.
By Stéphane Vanrechem, Senior Analyst, Forrester Enterprise architects are entering a transformative phase. As agentic AI becomes embedded in enterprise architecture (EA) tools, it’s not just automating tasks — it’s redefining the architect’s role. In …
Forrester is proud to announce Philip Morris International as the winner of the 2025 Enterprise Architecture (EA) Award for EMEA and Saudi Telecom Company as the runner-up. Learn more about their EA strategies in this post and at Technology & Inno…