Climbing the ladder from EITA to EA
One of the most common problems in Enterprise Architecture, and one I get asked about routinely, is the “ladder” problem. …
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,…
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…
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…
The “Right” Representation of the EA Value Cycle
In the world of Enterprise Architecture, we are still creating “shared” understanding of how to tell our stakeholders what we…
How to Become a Hero for Growth
One thing that happens when you work to develop change across an organization: you detect the “cultural” elements of an…
Has in-person communication become the unwilling victim of technology?
In Enterprise Architecture, one of the most important aspects of the job is not only to communicate, but to lead…
AGILE architecture vs. agile ARCHITECTURE
As an architect involved in an agile implementation (my current gig), you can imagine how interested I was to see…
Humility and the Art of Enterprise Architecture
As a lot, Enterprise Architects are not terribly humble people. We name frameworks after ourselves, and sometimes go to great…