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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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 about planning

The Great Master Lea was sitting on his mountain top basking in the sun. Earlier this morning a well known strategist from a global consultancy house had come before him to tell him the truth about planning. This is what the strategist said: “Only by first knowing where you stand can you judge how far you [...]

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The art of architecture #4

In an interview on MIT Sloan Leadership Center featuring Mikael Kaiser, I found the core qualities, abilities and aptitudes of a great architect.
#1 Do good work
“The most important thing is to do good work. It’s as simple as that,” Kaiser insists.
#2 Focus on long range planning
“Long-range planning is critical to bringing troubled organizations [...]

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