Architecture Lessons

A General Approach for Analysing Problems and Their Root Causes Anywhere

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Enterprise Architecture Image made by the author in Canva Pro In time, production designs, materials, and skills become standardised. Take cars, which differ little from manufacturer to manufacturer, laptops, fridges, chairs, etc. This is also true for service industries such as hotels, banking, telecommunications, healthcare, IT, etc.… Read the rest

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How to Interview Business Leaders — An EA’s Guide (also for BAs and business leaders)

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Enterprise Architecture Image made by the author in Canva Pro Information Technology serves business needs and must be driven by them. An enterprise architect’s starting point is understanding the organisation’s aims, and the EA needs to update this understanding regularly. The better we perform this vital step, the more effectively the organisation’s goals are met.… Read the rest

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How To Identify the COMPLETE AI Potential In the Enterprise. The Human Paradigm.

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Enterprise Architecture Image made by the author in SketchWow Introduction Everyone is discussing AI and applying it helter-skelter. Whether or not we like AI, we should understand it and know how far it can go. So, I asked myself: As an Enterprise Architect, how do I know I’ve not missed AI anywhere?… Read the rest

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How to Map EVERYTHING in the Enterprise’s Architecture & Technology

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Enterprise Architecture Techniques Image made by the author in SketchWow How do you know everything’s handled well in the company’s IT? Is whatever the business needs provided for? Are all the systems functioning, healthy, secure, easy to operate, and cost-effective? These questions keep me up at night as an Enterprise Architect.… Read the rest

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How to Create Business Cases for Your Strategic IT Projects

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Enterprise Architecture Picture made by the author All IT projects must advance business, not IT. Advancement firstly means financial success. So, if you are an Enterprise Architect or work in IT, you need to show how your solution will make or save money for the company and that it will take only a little while to…

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A Standard Template to Define Your EA & Technology Strategy

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Architecture Essays Constant, well-managed change is the lifeblood of enterprise success. So, everything in the EA Practice leads to this — the Enterprise’s Architecture and Technology Strategy and Plan, the EATSP. (Although this template is tailored for commercial businesses, it can be easily used for government and non-profit organisations by changing the inputs to be the motivations…

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How to Document Your Current Enterprise Architecture & Technology

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Image made by the author One of the holy grails for an Enterprise Architect is a document (including or accompanied by diagrams and spreadsheets) that captures everything in the Information Technology domain of the organisation. This core EA artefact is the current Enterprise Architecture & Technology Document, abbreviated to EATD.… Read the rest

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How to Assess Enterprise Architecture Practice Maturity

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An architecture essay Image by the author Your enterprise has an architecture, but without a good Enterprise Architecture Practice, it’s unlikely you are doing as well as you can. We can also call it the organisation’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) capability, competency, framework, or engine.… Read the rest

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