We Must Make Enterprise Architecture Lean
The advent of lean processes from Toyota in the last century have had a long ranging impact. From just-in-time inventory…
The Naivete of One Capability Model
I confess to my own naivete. Perhaps it’s from all those years working at the level of the “Enterprise Architecture…
Has Enterprise IT started to forget ETL
One troubling image has started to emerge for me. Perhaps my perspective is too filtered by my own encounters, and…
The Flaw in Microservices Design
Teams adopting microservices would be well advised to understand one key aspect: your design is limited by your teams. Literally.
Enterprise Architects as strategic guides
The role of an Enterprise Architect is less like a building architect and more like a physician -- helping you…
The iterative size of your capability model
The capability model is a tool. It doesn't become a better tool or a more appropriate tool by making it…
Why don’t EA tools actually help EA?
I’ve worked with a couple of EA vendors over the years and I’ve noticed that most of the tool vendors…
Agility and Architecture
One of the challenges that many organizations face with adopting agile practices is the problem of “where does architecture fit?”…
Patterns for Applying and Managing Business Rules across integrated systems
One of the considerations I faced, recently, was the notion of using a business rules engine (BRE) in manner that…
How to screw up a visual metaphor
Maybe I’m a little sensitive to bad visual story metaphors. I’ve certainly seen more than a few… but this one…