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Category Archives: Enterprise Architecture
Ideal Realised Strategies and Enterprise Architecture
There are two important themes in the MWT Model that are used to shift organisational habits. These are ‘pendulum arguments & something else’ and ‘ideal realised strategies’. Pendulum arguments are issues like the ‘centralise or decentralise’ debate that cause organisations … Continue reading
Note to self – innovation
I think innovation requires just four things: 1. idea management process – i.e. go from suggestion box-to-value creation 2. a reward mechanism – where the ultimate reward is working in an innovative company 3. scanning – i.e. scanning internally and … Continue reading
EaaS in Australia
Very, interesting… I wonder, and I presume I guess correctly, who this is: “I understand that a major Australian Bank has used this book as its “bible” for its current transformation, which includes the replacement of 30 year old core … Continue reading
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Confessions of an aeroholic
“Airlines are notoriously cyclical because revenue is very sensitive to changes in demand. Profits are greatest when strong demand results in full planes (‘‘load’’) and high prices (‘‘yield’’), but they can disappear quickly when demand falls because costs are relatively … Continue reading
No wrong way to slice the pie? (and do you even know?)
Management, as a discipline, has a problem it can”t solve. It needs to coordinate separate but related activities caused by the division of labour. And it needs to be able to do this regardless of how labour is divided. Project … Continue reading
Does the enterprise architecture really ‘contain’ the organisation?
Is the enterprise architecture a town plan? I’m not sure I agree with the idea that the enterprise architecture is analogous to a town plan. For example, under the work-in-progress ‘Coherent Enterprise Archiecture’ (CEA) e-book maintained here, the follow definition … Continue reading
Update to Enterprise Architecture Worksheet
I have updated the MWT/TEBT Enterprise Architecture Worksheet (pdf). The major change is that I have included a better template diagram. I have also included some references to the Enterprise Architecture As Strategy book which make it clear that a different … Continue reading
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Traceability in enterprise architecture
Whenever I read about enterprise architecture I’m always struck by how technical the conversation seems. I’m not anti-technical; but in my mind architecture is more important than what we generally call management. This is also implicit in the principles of … Continue reading
What’s good for Obama is good for General Motors
There is something particularly exciting about Barack Obama’s plan to appoint a government chief technology officer. Not only is this good for government, but it’s also good for the IT industry. Like Ron Tolio of Cap Gemini has said: No … Continue reading
The Enterprise Architecture Network Google Group
The Enterprise Architecture Network Google Group has soon good disucssions. Though it sometimes goes beyond what I would strictly call ‘enterprise architecture’; but most EA discussion do. I would recommend joining it to connect with other architects. You also have … Continue reading