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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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 of the value of Enterprise Architecture

 The Great Master Lea was sitting on his mountain top basking in the sun. Early moring a group of business people and Enterprise Architects had come before him to ask a question. This is what they asked: “Oh great master Lea, What is EA worth?” The great master Lea looked at the group of business [...]

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A visual meme on evolving EA

EOA = Ecology Oriented Architecture
OOA = Outcome Oriented Architecture (Managed Level)
VOA = Value Oriented Architecture
SOA = Service Oriented Architecture
COA = Component Oriented Architecture
OOA = Object Oriented Architecture (Initial/Repeatable Level)
FOA = Functions Oriented Architecture
DOA = Data Oriented Architecture

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On value and value networks

This whole post is from a comment I just made on the discussion board on the LinkedIn group Business Architecture Community.
In a value network, value is seemed to be created in a series of chained events where each contributing party creates a set of specific values to it’s closest receiver. This hints on the fact [...]

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Key concerns for CFO’s and the role of Enterprise Architects

Listen to Gartner analyst Brian Burke when he identifies the key concerns for CFO’s and the role of Enterprise Architects.
 

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Truth or myth?

It is not easy to know what is right or wrong when you read about enterprise architecture or hear about it on seminars and lectures. In this post I explore eight statements commonly encountered in the enterprise architecture field. Some of them are truths whilst other might be myths of the profession.

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