Part Four: The way of an Enterprise Architect

Do you like your Enterprise Architecture?
Have you ever considered the possibility that you might like your Enterprise Architecture. Do you go to work with a smile on your face every day? Could it be that it means that your happy with the way things are going. Or are you dissatisfied with the current situation? Maybe [...]

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A great tale on Enterprise Architecture for sale

The Great Master Lea had a great day on his mountain top. His offspring had taken up stick fighting with small hollow spheres and the master liked it. Like the deaf old goat he is he did not hear when a senior consultant manager approached him from below. Trembling with anxiety the manager had come before him to ask [...]

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A great tale on the true focus of Enterprise Architecture

The Great Master Lea was standing on his mountain top pondering the early years of Enterprise Architecture.  Then a CEO parachuted in and asked a question. This is what he asked: “Oh great master Lea, the COO, CIO, CTO and CEA all have been at this Enterprise Architecture for at least five years now and all I can [...]

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Part Three: The way of an Enterprise Architect

Less is more
Sometimes less can actually be more, it’s not that you simply get away with not doing the important things, rather it’s doing the important stuff, the stuff that really makes a difference and letting the other stuff be the fluff it was supposed to be. Is it so then that you can take [...]

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Part One: The way of an Enterprise Architect

You have decided and have the determination to accept the challenge to pursue an Enterprise architecture either as a consultant or as an employee, it does not matter. What matters is what you and the target organisation stand to gain for doing it? I suggest you settle down for a moment and reflect on this, then [...]

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A great tale on the definition of Architecture

The Great Master Lea was walking on his mountain top basking in the sun. Early morning a group of people had come before him to ask a question. This is what they asked: “Oh great master Lea, What is Architecture?” The great master Lea looked at the group of people then turned his head towards the [...]

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A great tale on Enterprise, Architecture and Architects

The Great Master Lea was standing on his mountain top pondering the earlier years of his great grandfathers wanderings.  He remembered especially one story about three men and a task. As Master Lea focused all his brain power on this story a rather odd looking CEO led by a savvy CIO appeared from out of nowhere. [...]

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Four essential problems with Enterprise Architects

I’ve come across four essential problems with architects in the enterprise field. These are not special to Enterprise Architects, I’ve seen them in all types of architects in the enterprise field as well as in the development field

It appears that in general architects and architect teams in the enterprise field go way beyond the scope [...]

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