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…
Beware of Digital Officers who only know Marketing
This is a dangerous blog post. I’m a consultant and sometimes I come across a potential client who may recognize…
Confusion between capabilities and system features
Sometimes, when a buzzword catches on, the meaning of that word gets lost. Too many people use the word in…
Using Enterprise Architecture for Digital Transformation
It should be clear by now, if it wasn’t before, that the message of “digital transformation” has been accepted by…
Design Thinking in Business Capability Modeling
One of the most interesting and difficult challenges of Business Architecture is creating the capability model for an enterprise. In…
The Human Value Proposition of Enterprise Architecture
The profession of Enterprise Architecture struggles, in part, because we have done a poor job of outlining our value proposition to senior…
De-identification, Data Security and Testing with Production Data
While we know that software can expose data, we sometimes forget that writing software can expose data. When a system…
Does Academic Sloppiness Hurt EA?
There are surprisingly few researchers publishing articles about Enterprise Architecture from universities. Even well considered programs like Penn State and…