Understanding the root causes of poor software requirements
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard a developer complain about poor quality requirements, I’d… well… have…
Architecture in a hot air balloon
There is a joke that I sometimes like to refer to, more as an allegorical story than anything else. This…
A first look at TOGAF 9.0
Well, it is February 2nd, and today, the Open Group is announcing the general availability of TOGAF version 9.0. For…
On the federated ownership of a conceptual domain
As I mentioned in my last post, we have produced an interesting conceptual model of IT as a business, from…
Ship It!
It’s been a while since I was blogging regularly. The reason: I was in a ship cycle. As we approached…
An examination of the OMG Business Motivation Model
Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft loves standards. We don’t always play well with standards bodies, but it doesn’t mean that,…