I will understand the scope by identifying the contexts

I will understand the business model by defining the concepts

I will understand the system model by representing the logic

I will understand the technology by specifying the physics

I will understand the component by configuring the assemblies

I will understand the operations by the instantiation of the classes

I’ve been thinking about the articles I’d like to read if there where an Enterprise architecture magazine on the stands. Maybe this will inspire some to write some good articles, maybe it will inspire me to write a post or two. Whatever, here is the outline as I envision it.

Section: Editors dialogue

In this section the chief editor writes on the main theme of the issue.

Title: The time race

Outline:In a world where the business spins its magic ever faster to attract the customers, the enterprise architects wield the tool of visual business models…

Section: Contributors

In this section the correspondence with the magazine is published

Section: Tidbits

In this section there would be two main themes alternating to reflect the main subject of each issue. The main themes would be: Breaking bad habits and Celebrating best practice.

Title: Breaking bad habits

Outline: 5 mistakes and how to fix them. Numbers on bad habits, a show of the most recent poll stats. A couple of small statements to provoke thinking.

Section: Business

In this section we would collect the latest business related news.

What happens in the business world of EA. Mergers and acquisitions. Layoffs and trade-offs. The major players corner. Financial.

Title: How to add value without increasing expenses

Outline: What can your team do to add value to your customers without increasing expenses?

Section: Technology

In this section there would be tests, presentations and commentary on the technology that supports working with, communicating on and creating enterprise architecture.

Title: From blueprints to dashboards, the new era of enterprise architecture tools has started.

Outline: Even more than before the tools supporting enterprise architecture are called upon to be enterprise centric. It used to be that the tools where used by no more than a handful experts. Now the tools are diverging into specialized areas like modelling, presentation, measuring, collecting, integrating and managing to name but a few…

Section: Profession

This section would support the profession of enterprise architects and work towards establishing some kind of baseline on what enterprise architects do. It would bring about the culture, sub-culture and pop-culture of enterprise architecture. It would celebrate at least one hero of enterprise architecture and possibly one team in a subsection named Standing ovations.

Title: Thinking up-side down

Outline:In the land of down-under enterprise architects think the other way round. When the inhabitants of the northern hemisphere divide the problem space they…

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 of more than just a single piece of the enterprise, several pieces has to be investigated

Västerås, Sweden, June 02, 2008 — Enterprise architecture, Zachmans Framework, Methodologies for Enterprise architecture and Enterprise architecture communication tools are amongst the nine most non disruptive business tools that will shape the business landscape over the next five years, according to research and advisory person Jörgen Dahlberg.

1. Enterprise architecture as a practice
2. Zachmans Framework envisaged as the periodic table of EA
3. Methodologies for Enterprise architecture, such as EACOE, modaf, togaf and agileEA
4. Enterprise architecture communication tools, such byggplast, post-it notes, wiki, blog, portal, dashboard
5. Enterprise architecture repository and modeling tools such as aris, qualiware,
6. Enterprise architects
7. Other architect specialists such as information architects, technology architects and business architects…
8. The solidification of EA as a practice used to create configurable enterprises
9. The certification of people as enterprise architects by organizations such as universities, togaf, EACOE…

All the while Gartner insist on identifying the top ten most disruptive technologies, read more about that here http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=681107