Enterprise Architecture DevOps Agile Decentralized Cloud

I wanted to dive into the maturity models and attempt to identify some of the challenges inherent around the changing landscape of IT and EA. These disruptive shifts in the way assets are built, acquired and managed within the organization are becoming a challenge to the organization to successfully implement. Namely these shifts are DevOps, Cloud and Agile (referred to…

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Traditional EA Relevant No More – Reshaping EA

Enterprise Architecture – Adapt to survive or its all just a history lesson!   This week I was lookin through Forrester and stumbled upon some interesting articles relating to trends with project management (agile), the shift to cloud and digital, convergence of IT and. Th and what this means for Enterprise Architecture. This is highly relevant to the company…

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Value and Place of an Enterprise Common Requirements Vision

In this weeks reading there was a comprehensive look at developing an CRV, common requirements vision. This is an interesting perspective on the business when developing an enterprise architecture practice. I would venture to guess, this is also a living document that is meant to change over time. A refresh kicked off by the occurrence of significant changes in…

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Federation Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise Architecture Federation   EA programs tend to be centralized or at least start out that way. Companies that develop programs using a framework for guidance tend to gravitate towards one of three. They either use Zachman, TOGAF or FEAF . As a company’s architecture practice matures,  so does the mix of frameworks, methodologies and processes. This can be…

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