What do .Net Solution Architects need to know?
A friend and colleague, J.D. Meyer, asked me to consider this question, and I have to admit that it’s a…
Applying DDD to IT Management: First failure
I always learn more from failure than from success. In that spirit, I’ll share a (small) failure with you. In…
Working in the dark
If we listen to smart people who create development processes, we hear things like "collect requirements" and "understand business process." …
Traceability, the Solution Model, and Metamodeling
It is nice to point out, on occasion, when two different leaders in the architecture community are saying things that,…
Malik's Laws of Service Oriented Architecture
No one but you will build the services you need in time for you to use them If you build…
Merging EA Frameworks
I’ve spent some time of late looking at various EA frameworks. Nothing perfect out there yet, but quite an array…
Enterprise SOA needs a Federated Evolutionary Modeling Environment
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the gap between “what we have” and “what we need” in the Enterprise…
Excellence depends on the environment you are in
Not long ago, I was asked an interesting question about our Enterprise Architecture team. The question was “Does Microsoft provide…
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody
This is the story of four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be…
Clarifying the Use Case
A Use case is a cool thing. A little too cool. The term has been occasionally misused, and in some…