Enterprise Business Motivation Model version 3.5
For those of you who have been waiting for me to announce the release of the newest version of the…
Finding Common Ground: in response to a BPTrends article on Process and Capability
Recently, Paul Harmon published an article in BPTrends that discusses his views on the notion of Business Capability, and whether…
The Rule of EA Governance
There is a clear distinction between Enterprise Architecture, as described by the architect, and Enterprise Architecture as implemented by the…
What EA Means to One Agency of the Federal Government
I ran across a document from the Dept. of Commerce that describes Enterprise Architecture as follows: “An Enterprise Architecture (EA)…
Putting the brakes on “capability obesity”
Microsoft IT made a bet, a couple of years ago, on using capability modeling in our own internal Business Architecture…
Business Strategy and Kindergarten Soccer
Back when my kids were small, they all played soccer on local youth teams. It is interesting to watch very…
EA Schools of Thought
As an Enterprise Architect, I’m first and foremost a problem solver. I don’t like to ignore problems. Yet, it appears…