An epic tale on Enterprise Architecture and Extreme Abstraction

No one could blame The Great Master Lea for his use of the fat fingers technique, nor could any one consider his art to be of the most delicate sort. However his work still instilled some kind of peace in the mind of many. Earlier today his was a splendid morning at the foot of [...]

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Enterprise Architect “the” Job Description

Ever wondered what it takes to be an enterprise architect? I’ve been working in the field for some time now. I don’t just do enterprise architectures, I train and mentor other people who are or aspire to be enterprise architects. From time to time I see this question arise on blogs, social networks and among [...]

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The mysterious Building Blocks of TOGAF

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Enterpris architecture practitioners a call to arms

Sometimes great thinking in one field is easily translated into another field as an illustration of what is or could be. In this post I’ve transferred Paul’s [1] original text into the context of Enterprise Architecture and positioned it in a historical setting where Paul’s reference to war becomes a reference to the current economic crisis [...]

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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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One way of explaining why Enterprise Architecture is needed

The managers view without Enterprise Architecture
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The managers view with a little Enterprise Architecture
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The managers view with a little more Enterprise Architecture
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            is                                                     needed     to                                       un
veil                                the                  facts        that           lay                 hidden
                     in                  your                      organisation.
The managers view with even more Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise architecture is needed to unveil the facts that lay hidden in your organisation.
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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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A visual meme on the whole of Enterprise Architecture

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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 visual meme on the effort of adopting Enterprise Architecture

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