Gartner’s surveys consistently report a level of maturity in enterprise architecture (EA) practices averaging about 2.3 on a 5-point scale (with the minimum already at 1.0). Many of these companies are on their third iteration […]
The practice of enterprise architecture (EA) continues to evolve as architects get recognized for enabling business strategies in their organizations. To ensure that their artifacts deliver specific outcomes, enterprise architects need to be engaged with […]
Perhaps you’ve been using the term “knowledge worker” in your architecture work without giving it a lot of thought. These days, of course, more and more business processes have to do with knowledge work. But […]
As an aerospace maintenance duty officer in the US Navy, Rick Lauderdale became familiar with the vast, unpredictable nature of the world’s oceans. That experience would serve him well later when he became an enterprise […]
Have you ever been confused about why you were not allowed to do what you tried to do? Been judged or evaluated in a way you didn’t expect? Stumped by the result or decision a […]
As I envision where enterprise architecture will go in the future, parallel activities in meteorology come to mind: how similar the enterprise architecture role is to meteorology and how predicting the future for our occupation […]
Racing involves the bringing together of driver, car, technique, and support to achieve desired results. Enterprise architecture brings together people, processes, methods, and tooling to achieve desired results for your stakeholder. Good drivers, like all […]
I recently had a conversation with a trusted member of the analyst community. We were reflecting on the current state of enterprise architecture and were comparing notes on the many discussions we each had over […]
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”1 Businesses have always had tremendous decision-making challenges due to lack of relevant, complete, accurate, and timely information. And this problem has become more acute […]
It is a well-known fact that technology is an indispensable and integral part of today’s business. As enterprise architects, we know that an efficient, high-performing, and adaptable information technology (IT) ecosystem is a real business […]