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 …
Managing Complexity with Architecture
View PostJohn Zachman on the Zachman EA Modelling and Certification Seminar, London
Enterprise Architecture is fundamental for enabling an enterprise to assimilate internal changes in response to the external dynamics and uncertainties of the information age environment. It not only constitutes a …
A Historical Look at Enterprise Architecture with John Zachman
John Zachman’s Zachman Framework is widely recognized as the foundation and historical basis for Enterprise Architecture. We recently spoke to Zachman in advance of the event about the origins of his framework, …
Is Enterprise Architecture Completely Broken?
Remember Milton, the red stapler guy from the movie Office Space? Useless to his company, he had been laid off years before, but due to an unexplained glitch, he was …