Time-to-Release – the missing System Quality Attribute
I’ve been looking at different ways to implement the ATAM method these past few weeks. Why? Because I’m looking at…
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…
Governance in an Organic Enterprise
I spent a few minutes this evening reading through Tom Graves’ fascinating post Management as ‘just another service’ and it…
The Rule of EA Governance
There is a clear distinction between Enterprise Architecture, as described by the architect, and Enterprise Architecture as implemented by the…
Video Podcast: How Microsoft Does Enterprise Architecture
It is amazing how often I need to share the very basic concept of Enterprise Architecture with my peers, customers,…
Segment Architecture in a Commercial Setting
The notion of an Enterprise Architect in a Segment (aka “Segment Architect”) has been fairly well described in for the…
The responsibility of architecture is to create an architecture of responsibility
I cannot take credit for that aphorism… credit goes to Jan Van Til. He coined the term after reading Tom…
It’s not about cost savings… it’s about value
The word ‘value’ has too many meanings and sometimes it masks a real problem. I had a conversation with a…
Enterprise Architecture and the Lessons of History
I am an Enterprise Architect. It is my job to look at things the way they are, and envision the…
Enterprise Architects Are The Gears, Not The Grease
I’ve often heard “soft” metaphors used when discussing Enterprise Architects. Some compare EA to the grease in a machine… necessary…