Lately, there has been a lot of focus on business architecture within the EA community. We would like to expand the thinking of business architecture to include the element of information. Traditionally the focus of many IT shops has been in the delivery and enhancement of information systems that automated manual business processes. However, over time, … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the Internet of Things, from both a personal perspective and as it applies to EA. In fact, I wrote about it in my “From the Editor” column in the most recent Architecture and Governance magazine (v12n2): I once thought consumer-oriented “Internet of Things” (IoT) device were novelties. The … Read more
A couple of months ago, we published part 1 of Top 10 Things an EA Should Be Thinking About. Now we add a few more, with considerations for the New Year. To get started, I will repeat what we said in part 1 as the means of introduction… …Our list represents the Top Ten (or so) … Read more
UPDATE: It is still not too late to join us at this multidisciplinary event in Michigan. A Registration Siteis now available with full event details and information on how to register. Allen Brown, CEO and President of The Open Group will be delivering the opening keynote presentation. If you have any questions, or would just like to chat before the event … Read more
George Paras and Tim Westbrock are scheduled to speak at the upcoming Collaboration Event sponsored by the AOGEA Michigan Chapter (Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects) on September 16, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI. The theme of the event is “Interoperability between various disciplines in an enterprise”.
As organizations continue to struggle with the complexity and amount of change to deal with, the EA team plays a crucial role in laying a foundation of adaptability for the organization to build from. Once an organizations has done an acceptable job of providing a standardized infrastructure and at least basic governance of infrastructure standards, focus … Read more
In my role as Editor-in-Chief of Architecture and Governance I recently had the opportunity to discuss the near-term future of EA with my fellow analyst and colleague-in-EA, Alex Cullen of Forrester Research. During the webinar we discussed topics ranging from executive perceptions about EA to specifics on how organizations approached EA. Consistent with EAdirections research and our client experience I find … Read more
Now that everyone is back from the holidays, relaxed and enthusiastic, it is a good time to take a look forward and update your EA program’s objectives for the new year. In our experience, most organizations have a very short window to accomplish this. It doesn’t take long before the enthusiasm and vision for the future is replaced by the urgency and narrowness of the day.