Objective If the primary objective of Enterprise Architecture is to provide a shared framework for problems and solutions at enterprise (business processes), systems (supporting functionalities), and platforms (technologies) levels, concerns and boundaries of the corresponding architectures are to be consolidated within a shared conceptual framework that could make the whole of EA greater than the sum of its parts.
Tag: enterprise architecture
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Enterprise Architecture: Don’t Be a Fool with a Tool
Last month I referred to the cult comedy Office Space when I posed the question, Is Enterprise Architecture Completely Broken? After speaking with two authorities on The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), perhaps I had the wrong film. A better choice: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Apparently, Enterprise Architecture is not dead yet. In …
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Agile Enterprise Architecture Finally Crosses the Chasm
In my first article for Forbes, I asked whether Enterprise Architecture (EA) was completely broken. My conclusion: executives seeking digital transformations of their organizations require a more agile approach to architecture than traditional EA has been able to offer. Instead, architects must treat the enterprise itself as a complex system, driving business agility as an …
Ağu 13
Climbing the ladder from EITA to EA
One of the most common problems in Enterprise Architecture, and one I get asked about routinely, is the “ladder” problem. Many Enterprise Architecture teams are formed by assembling a group of talented technologists into a team and giving them a charter to “go do EA.” The problem is that most of these teams have no …
Ağu 11
Ten Ways to Kill An Enterprise Architecture Practice
Have you seen practices that you know could kill an Enterprise Architecture practice? I have. A recent LinkedIn thread asked for examples, and I came up with my top ten. I’d love to hear your additions to the list. How to screw up an EA practice Get a senior leader to ask for EA without …
Nis 15
Enterprise Architecture Certifications Distilled
Year after year I am finding that Enterprise Architecture certifications are becoming more important to architects. Back in 2007, I remember reading an article from Gene Leganza called, “Is EA Certification Important?”. In that article he stated that 65% of the people he had surveyed stated that EA certification is not important but he also noted that …