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What platforms has social media created for us, and how should we use them?
Photo Credit: GustavoGThere is no doubt that social media has made a significant impact on our lives. Consumers get their information socially via articles and videos recommended by their friends, they...
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Architecture of my life
Photo Credit: Giampaolo MacorigI finally got started on something that I had wanted to do for a long time: apply Enterprise Architecture know-how to help me plan my life. I have used EA techniques to...
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12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting
photo credits: i k oLessons learnt as I reflect on a recent four-month Enterprise Architecting (EA) exercise. In the exercise, a 4-person team helped an organization map out where the organization...
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EA Heuristics #1: Looking for gaps? Push from top, guide from bottom.
photo credit: metropolitan police(this article is part of the series "12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting")When looking for gaps in the current stage architecture, a useful approach is start by...
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EA Heuristic #2: Guess, Validate, Iterate: Time-bound architectural efforts
photo credit: the pale side of insomnia(this article is part of the series "12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting")It is very difficult to document various aspects of an organization to the lowest...
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EA Heuristic #3: Talk to more blind men to know the elephant
(this article is part of the series "12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting")photo credit: Murilo Morais Enterprises are like often like elephants and the enterprises’ employees and stakeholders are...
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IT mega-trends for Enterprise and Consumers
photo credit: rAmmoRRisonSaw a presentation by NTT CTO Imran Sayeed on IT mega-trends today that I found interesting. The list was not surprising, but it is more of thinking about what should be and...
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EA Heuristic #4: Collect and analyze data with reusability in mind
Metal Bottle Cap Flowers (credit: urban woods walker)(this article is part of the series "12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting")EA exercises involve collecting a lot of data and distilling...
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Enabling Better Communications with Physical EA Models
A pretty BMW car. photo credit: marco_dmoz Physical Models: Powerful visual cues for enabling better communicationsBMW's innovation centre in Munich is designed with deep considerations on how to...
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EA Heuristic #5: Address the concern of “you are echoing back what I told you”
(this article is part of the series "12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting")Stop parroting me! (photo credit: Ferran Pestaña) In some ways, the “as-is” phase of enterprise architecting exercises do...
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EA Heuristic #6: Examine if the metrics are frequent and granular enough to...
Metrics guide our actions (photo credit: stefan)(this article is part of the series "12 Heuristics for Enterprise Architecting")How can an organization recognize progress without appropriate metrics?...
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Architecture of my life: continued
Continuing down the life architecture path (photo credit: .:Adry:.)My earlier post Architecture of my life generated a lot of interest, which was encouraging, but it also stressed me to follow up with...
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6 Rules of Thumb for Enterprise Architecting
What rules of thumb guide your EA efforts?(photo credit: Sanna R)This is the second half of my 12 heuristics for Enterprise Architecting. I have already started using some of them to guide me in EA...
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Telltale Signs of Organizations with Strong EA
Footprints on fresh snow(photo credit: dru!)Walking on fresh snow is one of my favorite activities, as I enjoy leaving the first footprints in the soft, fluffy snow. My impact on the snow is evident...
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Five gamification ideas to better engage your audience
Can you captivate your audience?(photo credit: apogee photography)Gamification has been all the hype for me in the past months, as it got prominently mentioned in several of the classes I took. Are...
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The Journey from Visibility to Governance to Standardization to Reuse
Firms need to have a single picture to guide their efforts, to build a “foundation for execution” as described in Enterprise Architecture as Strategy[1]. It is not enough to have a single picture of...
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Feedback loops: the central tool for understanding everything around us?
Loops, loops, loops. How much do we understand, how much do we not, and how much more understanding do we need? (photo credit: wolfpix)Heard an excellent talk by MIT Professor Jay Forrester this week....
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Where the CIO sits makes no difference to EA?
Photo titled "sit where you want". Pretty apt for this article! (photo credit: DorteF)Enterprise Architecture deals with the blueprint of enterprises, so it might make sense that the blueprint...
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Five principles I use to plan my day
Make the day enjoyable! Doing my work outdoor with a hot drink.Have you ever invested a lot of effort to get into your dream college but then sloughed through it because there were just too many...
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Modeling Enterprise Architectures using System Dynamics
System Dynamics model for adoption of a new product (source: Patrhoue)System Dynamics, a field invented by MIT professor Jay Forrester, was created by adapting engineering control theory into...
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