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Is it really “Zachman’s Fatal Flaw”?

July 12, 2010 by Leo de Sousa

My friend Nick Malik wrote a post – Zachman’s Fatal Flaw: No Row for Customer.  Here is my response … Do I believe that Zachman’s Framework is fatally flawed?  No. It all depends on your perspective and that to me is defined by your…

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