Enterprise Architecture as Story
One of the most compelling things that an EA can do is frame the vision of a better future as…
Diversity Versus Replication of Organizational Processes and Information
I recently had the pleasure of joining a discussion among organizational development professionals. During that discussion, one individual asked an…
The Purpose of an Enterprise Architecture Framework
Can Social Media create new ideas? Here’s an example where the answer is “yes.” I recently blogged about EA models,…
What makes models interesting
Since 2009, when I first published my open source metamodel of enterprise architecture (the Enterprise Business Motivation Model), I’ve had…
Ten Ways to Kill An Enterprise Architecture Practice
Have you seen practices that you know could kill an Enterprise Architecture practice? I have. A recent LinkedIn thread asked…
Enterprise Architects are more than “problem solvers”
One of the most common mistakes that people make about Enterprise Architects is the notion that we are problem solvers. …
Business Architects: Do Not Start With Strategy
Frequently, when reading articles or books on business architecture, the following advice emerges: Business architects start with the strategy of…
Business Models in Business Architecture
It still surprises me to see various discussions of business architecture where there is a poor understanding of the relationship…
We do what you say we will do – Integrity By Architecture
One of the chief complaints of senior executives in midsize and large companies is that their organizations don’t “execute” on…
Placing Architecture Properly into Scrum Processes
As I’m about to complete my share of a longer engagement on using Lean principles to improve the processes at…