The industry constantly struggles with what concepts and competencies architects need to know to call themselves architects. However, we have known this for a very long time, it is just that the industry is willing […]
Since I completed my MBA, many technology architect colleagues have asked, “Is it worth it?” The short answer has been, “it depends.” At the start of my career and for several years, I have been profoundly involved with technology […]
What other profession gets carried away with a term and a role? It’s been a great Easter here in the UK, the sun has been out, the gardens have been bought back to life .. […]
It can often feel as if society is at a crossroads. Most days there seem to be new stories in the battle against bigotry, racism & xenophobia. This leaves technologists to try and cope with the relentless flow of […]
Why is it that there are so many references to sports in business, yet dancers get little to no credit? Despite learning similar lessons (or even harder ones) in the dance world as runners, footballers […]
According to the latest report of Robert Half International Inc, organizations prefer to hire certified professionals, especially those who have college degrees and real-world experience to go along with them. The report also shows that professionals […]
Technology architecture continues to evolve much like the software and technologies it is designed to manage. And technologists are quick to note what that could mean in the future. They agree that the pressure is […]
Often, I get asked what makes a good architect and my answer usually surprises people. They assume I will talk about technical proficiency or business strategy but my answer centers around people skills and imparting value at the people level. […]
We need to professionalize technology architecture. This is something I touched on recently at the Business Innovation Leadership and Technology (BILT) Conference, which was themed Architecting for Good. I have this radical belief, and have […]
Hiring for enterprise architects in today’s IT world is as complicated as ever. With changing technologies, remote/offshore working environments, and decentralized architecture as well as cloud-focused, software-defined life cycles, how should chief information officers and chief technology officers look for […]