SOA Optimistic Data Synchronization considered harmful
Let’s say that you have two systems: Adipose and BellyFat. They both need the same information. Adipose handles customer transactions,…
Why Business Capabilities are not in the Zachman Framework
The Zachman framework for Enterprise Architecture is often compared to the periodic table of elements in Chemistry. Both contain items…
Work-back Enterprise Architecture
We are all familiar with the notion of a work-back schedule: a date driven schedule where we start with the…
When is the “flow” in a use case part of the system requirements?
There is an odd relationship between the concepts of a use case and a requirement. A use case is a…
Very Funny – Trailer for Office 2010 – The Movie
Even non-geeks will get a huge kick out of this, and I’m betting that most of the folks who follow…
Why strategy statements are necessary, but insufficient, solutions
I had the opportunity recently to review an excellent article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) on strategy development, and…
Should some requirements be called out as “architectural” requirements?
Some methodologies of software architecture, including EWITA, attempt to describe architectural processes in a manner that is quite separate from…
The Semantic Language of Architecture
For most of the last decade, we’ve seen a steady growth in the use of a simple “recommended practice” in…
Suggested Curriculum: MBA in Business Architecture
About a month back, I asked if it was time to create an MBA in Business Architecture. I’m going to…
reworking my Architecture blogroll
Many of the folks on my Architecture blog roll have been inactive, so I’ve dropped them. There are other, newer…