Enterprise Architecture Management

From Security Architecture to a Secure Architecture

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Sharing knowledge and good practices is one of the core values of BiZZdesign. We regularly organize and contribute to online and offline seminars, conferences and round table sessions. Recently there was a very successful seminar on Enterprise Risk and Security Architecture for Dutch financial institutions. After presentations on “Security is not an IT problem”, the lacking relations between policies and measures in many organizations, we organized a World Café on various topics. Please share your good and worst practices by reacting to this blog.

“Force Generation” Architecture: Transition phase

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In our previous article we explained how a commander started to initially prepare his organisation – the “Cold Phase”. He got his troops organized and in basic working order. His military capability – an organized element with a specific mode of operation to a specific end – encompassed several ‘building blocks’: staff, basic training, doctrine, equipment, combat drills and joint exercises. Ready for action? Not yet!  

“Force Generation” Architecture: Cold Phase

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After having introduced Core Objectives, understanding ‘the grand plan’, the stakeholders, their concerns and their ability to act, we will continue with the parallel between the military approach of Force Generation and our architecture case. The cold phase is all about preparation: staff, mode of operation and supporting tools. Make them work!  

ArchiMate Modeling in Practice: 3 tips for your solution models

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In the previous postings we zoomed in on developing “top-down” or “enterprise” models, laced with many practical tips to help practitioners to get started. In this post we tackle the other end of the spectrum, and discuss how to get started with “Bottom-up” or “solution” models. We will zoom in on several aspects, including structuring your models, and linking to your enterprise models. 

“Force Generation” Architecture: Core Objectives

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In this second posting, we will elaborate on the first part of Force Generation Architecture: the Core Objectives. We shall review the military approach and principles, followed by drawing the parallel with our case at hand. By that we will emphasize the importance of understanding ‘the grand plan’ and – subsequently to this – identify the relevant stakeholders, their concerns and their ability to act.

Smart use of Data: how to design a supply chain and use it properly!

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If we look at current IT-trends it is easy to say everybody has heard of Big Data. Although there are some known successes (for example US retailer Target which through its extensive data could predict pregnancy faster than the involved person) many compiling companies spend millions (or even billions) of dollars hoarding big data, without properly using it at all. According to Gartner, 85% of Fortune 500 organizations won’t be able to exploit their big data usefully in 2015. Now the key to using data at all, is knowing that you don’t necessarily need all data. As long as you know which data can be useful to your company – and maybe even more important – WHERE it is useful within your company, you don’t need to spend half of your budget on stacking information.