Three Wishes for 2009

As part of the 2008 Architecture and Governance Survey earlier this year, we asked readers to list the top three items that they would like to have to make their jobs as strategists and architects better.  As we close out the tumultuous 2008 and look forward to the new year ahead, I've captured some of the most thought full sets of wishes for you to contemplate.

On behalf of the entre staff of A&G, I hope you have a peaceful holiday, and I look forward to providing insight for you in the new year.

- Jonas

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A view of the future
An inventory of what we already have
Wisdom to work together for the common good"
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More influence in Business and IT planning and life cycle management.
EA governance tools
To be considered important to the business strategic direction.
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Understanding & patience
More influence
Fewer bureaucratic obstacles
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Guaranteed Value
Cultural Acceptance
100% Funding
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Integration of EA and portfolio management
Service reference architecture
SOA strategy covering everything from requirements generation to service deprecation.
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A supportive CIO
Unlimited funds
A Raise
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Execs would mandate enterprise architecture
VP's and Directors would embrace enterprise architecture
Architects would get some respect and better pay
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Establish Governance
Establish a top-notch EA Group
Begin investing money we throw away on SOA strategies to simplify our enterprise, lower development costs, etc.
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An easy to implement change management process
Training strategy/pack for educating all roles/levels on SOA
Ready-made business process models for finance industry
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More people
More support of what we do
Greater understanding of the EA role throughout the organization