The art of architecture #10

Enterprise Architecture is nothing without Enterprise Architecture

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The art of architecture #9

As business matures and sourcing becomes the normal state of composing new business, building upon the greatness of others, we will see a rally towards “engineering” disciplines like enterprise architecture. Going above and beyond the first stage we will experience new insight in business strategy as we will have access to an ocean of explicit [...]

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The art of architecture #8

Each cell in the great framework is like a piece of the enterprise puzzle. Scrutinized by itself each piece is a mystery to the understanding of the whole. Put together with other pieces it becomes a picture of the whole enterprise or a picture of a particular part of the enterprise. Thus to create an understanding [...]

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The art of architecture #6

The art of architecture #6 simply says: To make sure the success of an entreprise architecture effort one should strive to express the heart of it in a “one liner”.
Others have written about the importance of one liners, not in the common understanding of what EA is but from the stance of strategy. Remember that [...]

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The art of architecture #2

The more complex the solution, the more layers of complexity is needed to sustain status quo. We should not aim for the solution, rather we should aim for the gains of the solution. Thus using an indirect path, we shall find a solution devoid of complexity.

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The art of architecture #1

If enterprise architecture is the science side then enterprise design is the artistic side. Booth sides need nourishing to grow an enterprise practice beyond the simple limitations of current approaches to enterprise architecture.

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