By Nick Malik, Digital Transformation Strategist, Chief Architect, former CIO, Servant Leader, Infosys My colleague Gideon Slifkin posted recently on LinkedIn, listing many of the responsibilities that he attributes to …
Towards more responsive transformation risk management
Written by Michael D. Barwise BSc, CEng, CITP, MBCS, MCIIS, LCCP, FRSABusiness Information Risk Management Consulting Probably the greatest single challenge for any transformation programme is risk management. Every phase …
An Introduction to Business Process Normalization
By Ed Metera, Program Manager, Instructor, Book Author and Founder of ProcessModelingAdvisor.com Business Process Normalization[1] is an analysis technique that leads to sound, modern business process and workflow structures. Business …
Process Mining
Humzah Ali, Business Analyst, Capita LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/humzahali Introduction You may have heard of Process Mining, but what actually is it? Simply put, Process Mining allows you to take real-world data …
How Can Local Authorities Use Enterprise Architecture To Work Better Together?
In a recent presentation I attended by the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI), the positive work being done to bring the best of digital, data and innovation to …
Empowering People with Core Business Knowledge: Concept Models
A while back we were helping a large pension organization develop their concept model. The ultimate goal was to integrate and re-platform several core business systems. We had been at …
Thinking About Uncertainty in Preparation of Addressing Uncertainty
At the time of writing, Apple Inc. is the largest corporation in the world as measured by market cap. The company itself, started life in the latter part of the …
A Short Review Of The IRM Business Change And Transformation Conference
Our relationship with IRM first started with sponsoring the Enterprise Architecture Conference in London each autumn. But last week it was our pleasure to again join the annual Business Change …
A Checklist for Business Analysis Planning
Use the Universal Business Analysis Planning Checklist as You Plan Your Business Analysis Approach. Every project is a unique, temporary endeavor. The business process management, regulatory compliance and digital transformation …
A Lesson In Visual Storytelling
Let me set the scene. About six years ago, not long after the book Stories That Move Mountains was published, I was at a big technology company’s internal company event. …
Signals In The Noise
Fact 1: process management seeks to improve organizational performance.Fact 2: to manage a process effectively, its performance must be measured reliably. Roger Tregear, Principal Advisor, TregearBPMRoger presented a workshop at …
The Business Case for a Common Language: Not “If,” but “What and When?”
1. Opportunity While most people don’t think about it very often, common language is essential to day-in, day-out commerce. Companies and others[1] employ standards to ensure that a meter is …
Assess – Listening To The Voices
I am increasingly drawn to the term active process management, not just as an interesting adjectival phrase or a cryptic comment about an implied sense of frequency, but as a …
National Air Traffic Services Enterprise Architecture: Opportunity In Challenging Times
During even the most challenging times such as the Covid-19 pandemic, effective use of Enterprise Architecture (EA) can guide sound strategy, planning, and refining of processes within an organisation can …
Life Moves Pretty Fast; What About You?
The ability of your organisation to thrive is linked to how rapidly it can accommodate, adapt to, or avoid the challenges coming from the competitive environment. With the increase in …
What Every Business and IT Leader Can Learn From Africa About Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is playing a key role in Africa’s development and is a driving force behind the continent’s fastest-growing economies. Elsbeth McSorley, MEGA InternationalMEGA International will be sponsoring the virtual …
Constructing The “Right” Strategy Team
Strategy is about setting targets for the future, choosing the right direction based on insight to market and resources. Strategy leads to strategy execution, but strategy execution is about delivery, …
Speaking Publicly About Something I Know Nothing About: Horizontal vs Vertical User Story Slicing
After years of working as a Business Analyst, I have always wanted to try my hand at public speaking in order to share some insights on topics I feel passionate …
How to Explain What Enterprise Architecture Is to Non-EAs
Greetings from an Enterprise Architecture newbie. When I started at Ardoq a couple of months ago, Enterprise Architecture (or EA as the cool kids call it) was a whole new …
5 Questions With John Fraser
John Fraser brings an energy and commitment to all his projects that truly compliments and builds upon his years of experience in strategic business process improvement. In short, you know …