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Continue reading →: It’s Not About Tools, It’s About UnderstandingPeople don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole. I first heard this phrase during a marketing class in my MBA program, and it has stuck with ever since, but for a completely different reason. A common misconception about Technology is that choosing the “right tool”…
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Continue reading →: Federated Enterprise Architecture: Is It Possible to Achieve in Practice?Enterprise Architecture (EA), as defined by the Zachman Framework in the 1980s, has aimed to be a guiding light for large organizations seeking to align their business strategy with IT capabilities. However, as the world has evolved, so too have the challenges in this field—particularly around scale, integration, and decentralization.…
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Continue reading →: Beware of the Enterprise CartographerAs I was chatting with someone from Germany about Enterprise Architecture, this thought occurred, and I had to write it down. In the dynamic landscape of business and technology, the role of Enterprise Cartographer often emerges as a vital one, entrusted with the mapping and cataloging of intricate business and…
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Continue reading →: One Universe, 14,000,605 possibilitiesI was reading an article that research had shown that a high percentage of digital transformation initiatives fail, and one reason for such failures is that many organizations don’t trace and monitor how their architecture changes connect back to the high-level, visionary goals that were drawn up in PowerPoint slides.…
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Continue reading →: Leveraging ArchiMate for Effective Business AnalysisIn my previous post I mentioned that Enterprise Architecture frameworks like TOGAF can empower you to design solutions that align with organizational goals, fostering agility and scalability. In this post I’d like to highlight how Business Analyst can use ArchiMate to deconstruct Business Architecture and use that information in a…
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Continue reading →: On Project Management, Service Management, and Enterprise ArchitectureIn today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the role of a Business and Systems Analyst has transcended traditional boundaries. To truly excel in this multifaceted role and deliver impactful results, a deep understanding of various frameworks has become indispensable. Project Management Frameworks: As a Business and Systems Analyst, mastering Project Management…
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Continue reading →: Enterprise Architecture as a key driver for Continuous Transformation.“Continuous Transformation” is one of those expressions that might sound a bit redundant to some, like “black darkness” or “burning fire”, and almost oxymoronic as “pretty ugly”, “crash landing” to others. Transformation suggests to people that once the transformation is complete, you are done, so “continuous transformation” hits just as…
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Continue reading →: Archimate, the gateway into Enterprise Architecture
This blog of mine has been kicking around, sitting unused since 2014 when I finished the MBA. After a year of learning about what Enterprise Architecture is, and sharing a few other Enterprise Architecture (EA for short) posts, I finally have a purpose for this blog, and it is to…
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I’m an IT and Systems Analyst in Higher Ed interested in aligning Technology and Business capabilities at enterprise scale. This blog is dedicated to all my thoughts around Enterprise Architecture.
