In 1980, we were having difficulty transforming the Enterprise Strategy into implemented systems, the instantiated Enterprise, because the strategies tended to be articulated in a somewhat abstract form like “Make …
Synthesizing your Architecture’s Strategic Guidance
Introduction In the first article of this series, I discussed the current interest in Business Architecture that has been brewing in the last little while and also discussed some of …
Application Portfolio Rationalization
It is interesting how certain topics just never seem to grow old and remain interesting – like speaking about the weather. Topics like these even exist in architecture. Application Rationalization …
The Five Traits of a Successful Digital Leader
Innovation is a dirty word… which is why we started to call it disruption. Today, disruption stands for the new digital adversaries that are aggressively entering your market space at …
Twenty years on, and stakeholders still don’t speak architect…
Twenty years ago, the US Congress signed an Act known as The Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA). The Act made it a legal requirement for US Federal agencies to appoint a CIO …
Are you Suffering from EA Model Sickness?
Working within the field of enterprise architecture, my team and I sadly encounter the disease ‘model sickness’ or see evidence of being ‘model sick’ all too often! This serious, yet …
Beware the Bimodal Disaster
As enterprises around the world struggle with their digital transformation efforts, many are finding that their innovative digital teams are moving much faster than their hidebound IT organizations. Rather than …
Reflections on Michael Porter’s Article on Digitization and IoT
The development of intelligent, connected products are radically transforming our operations and how we compete. Michael Porter for decades has been the the world’s most successful and influential business strategist. …
To Be, or Not To Be – Why EAs are also Scenario Planners
Enterprise Architects are valued for their impact on reality. To achieve that impact, they have to imagine some not-yet-real future, compare it with today, figure out how best to get …
The Zachman Framework for Architecture Revisited. On conceiving the informational enterprise
View PostEnterprise Architecture. Play or Pass?
How Enterprise Architects Maximize Their Impact on Business Performance By Chris Potts, [email protected] Chris will be presenting the following two seminars for IRM UK in November in London: Management Strategies …
The Potential for Digital Britain
View PostEnabling Successful Business Change with Enterprise Architecture
How successfully does your organization implement strategic initiatives? A recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit revealed that only 56 percent of strategic initiatives meet the original goals and business …
Architecture Governance – A Critical Outcome for Your Architecture Success
One of the most important and often overlooked architecture outcomes is the opportunity to provide effective Architecture Governance of an organisations change program. By: Andrew Swindell, [email protected] | This article …
EA for M&A – Building your Architecture Capability
The CEO has a myriad of complexities, stakeholders and business drivers to address (reduce costs, increase revenue, become more efficient, get bigger) and Architecture can simplify these inputs and provide …
Selvyn Wright on TOGAF 9 Certification
Selvy Wright discusses his upcoming seminar: TOGAF™ 9 Certification Level 1 and 2, taking place in London from 21-24 April & 9-12 November 2013. This four-day course consists of detailed …
Building Blocks
View PostIntroduction to Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2015
Chris Potts discusses Europe’s only Co-located Conferences on Enterprise Architecture and BPM. This event provides a unique opportunity to discover the latest approaches and innovative ideas to both BPM and …
Enterprise Architecture: Exploring a Chemistry Metaphor
The Zachman Framework vis a vis Other Frameworks Many times, I am asked, “what is the difference between the Zachman Framework and other Frameworks, notably TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture …
Highlights of upcoming Enterprise Architecture & BPM Conference Europe 2015
Conference Highlights Include: • Excellent Mix of Vision, Theory and Implementation. Discover new approaches and innovative ideas, while at the same time learning from organisations who have benefited from implementing …