Do you perform Information Architecture or a Data Architecture?
So, full disclosure, I care about Wikipedia. Call me dumb, I know. Wikipedia has been described, alternatively, as the best…
The Architecture Manager – the Forgotten Enterprise Architecture Role
I’ve met many Architecture Managers over the years. Sometimes they go by the title of “Chief Enterprise Architect” or “Chief…
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…
All Effective Enterprise Architects Are Agile
I explained to one of my clients recently that there is a perception of animosity between the Enterprise Architecture community…
The Story behind “Stories That Move Mountains”
There is a new book available that I’d like to let everyone know about. It is called “Stories That Move…
Conversational Antipatterns on Message Boards
Architects argue. I have, over the past year, spent a good bit of time on LinkedIn Message boards. I’ve watched…
How Enterprise Architects can cope with Opportunistic Failure
You may not think that Failure is a desired outcome, and on the surface, there are some negative connotations to…
Wikipedia’s EA article, second pass
After a rather protracted discussion on LinkedIn about the Wikipedia article on Enterprise Architecture (blogged here), I took another swing…
Wikipedia and the definition of Enterprise Architecture
I was asked, this week, about a page that I had put into Wikipedia nearly three years ago. Far from…