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- Strategic Modeling for Rapid Delivery of Enterprise Architecture
- This article presents how a Strategic Model is developed for rapid delivery of Enterprise Architecture. It also shows how project plans and associated project maps can be derived from a data model to manage the rapid delivery of priority business activities and processes into production as systems. These project plan...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- Agile Delivery at British Telecom
- This article describes the approach used by British Telecom to move towards an Agile development processhttp://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/archive.php?id=43Agile or Faster Waterfall?Although I would like to actually investigate British Telcom's success before weighing in, I question whether they will adopt and continue to use agile practices. I am concerned that merely reducing...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-25
- A leadership role without direct reports. Help or Hinderance?
- A leadership role without direct reports. Help or Hinderance?Hello all. I would appreciate some feedback on a decision I am trying to make. I have an opportunity to take a leadership role, however it does not involve any direct reports or budgetary control. Would this be...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-07
- A new Enterprise Architecture online user group
- A new Enterprise Architecture online user group- and the first one as such- has come to life.The aim of our new user group would be the promotion of collaboration between enterprise architects around the world in order to help them do their work more easily and professionally by capitulating on...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-12
- The case for architecture assessment
- By: Jane Carbone,in conjunction with Harris Kern's Enterprise Computing InstituteWhat is itthat makes an enterprise architecture assessment a worthwhile undertaking? Inour view, the purpose of architecture: is to align the IT infrastructure withthe organization in a way that best promotes the organization's goals, whilemaximizing the benefit of IT dollars spent....
- Technical articles 2005-03-14
- Learn how to standardize your network with Microsoft's free MSA 2.0 tool
- Most IT professionals have a sincere interest in developing, implementing, and maintaining a robust, scalable, and flexible network. However, most of us inherit networks that have a variety of shortcomings, and we have to spend the majority of our time putting out fires. One technique that can help you get...
- Technical articles 2004-03-02
- Megavendors will 'handcuff' your enterprise architecture
- By Jeff Comport, Betsy Burton, and Jeff SchulmanMany CIOs and other executives are looking for insight on the most critical steps in building an enterprise architecture. Increases in componentry and openness in packaged application architecture belie a megavendor agenda for greater architecture ownership and customer lock-in.Vendor application and infrastructure stackPackaged...
- Technical articles 2003-09-25
- Exploring IT Architecture Disciplines, Part 2: Begin With the Business Architecture - You Are What You Know
- While building an enterprise architecture, one must start at the beginning - that is, with a full understanding of the nature of one's business. The best way to do that is to map the business itself to an architecture of its own, then use that map as the basis for...
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Introducing the Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Part 3: Create an Enterprise Architecture With TOGAF
- When considering the implementation of an enterprise architecture, one can begin to feel overwhelmed with all the pieces. This paper walks through how to begin that process by leveraging an existing architectural model like The Open Group Architecture Framework TOGAF. There is often intense discussion in organizations about whether a...
- White papers 2006-09-05
- Exploring IT Architecture Disciplines, Part 6: Build the Integration Architecture - Putting It All Together
- A key aspect of any enterprise architecture is the integration of all the parts and pieces. This is the purpose of the integration architecture - to make sure that everything works smoothly. Designing this architecture is the sixth step in the enterprise architecture process, the step where everything comes together.
- White papers 2006-11-29
- TOGAF or Not TOGAF: Extending Enterprise Architecture Beyond RUP
- This paper contrasts the disciplines of enterprise architecture, solution architecture, and business architecture; compares these disciplines to the IBM Rational Unified Process RUP and suggests ways to combine them; and advocates applying The Open Group Architecture Framework TOGAF in combination with RUP to advance the implementation of enterprise architecture within...
- White papers 2007-01-15
- The Role of SONA in Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and Strategies
- SONA specifically defines an architectural approach for the enterprise communications network that enables the infrastructure to deliver services, functions, and data to application and middleware layers using defined protocols and APIs. With SONA, Cisco describes a flexible, service-oriented communications network and identifies the high-level relationship and interfaces between the network...
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Service-Oriented Architecture and Enterprise Architecture, Part 1: A Framework for Understanding How SOA and Enterprise Architecture Work Together
- Close examination of SOA and EA and their corresponding governance reveal a great deal of overlap in their concepts, activities, processes, and outcomes. For example, both require input based on business objectives and produce outcomes that are tied to and measured against these objectives. Furthermore, both aim to address issues...
- White papers 2007-04-26
- Enterprise Architecture Essentials, Part 6: Manageability - Adding Value With a New Quality Attribute
- Organizations today face the challenge of two important enterprise architecture requirements: the need for agility and the overhead of regulatory governance. These requirements can be seen as mutually antagonistic - if business processes must be flexible, then governance of those processes may be difficult. This paper, part six in a...
- White papers 2007-11-13
- Enterprise Architecture Essentials, Part 5: Growing With Your Enterprise - The Business World Is Constantly Changing: Can Your Enterprise Architecture Keep Up?
- Enterprise architecture involves planning - for now and for the future. Learn how your architecture design can benefit from a strong understanding of IT/business alignment factors. This series has explored various aspects of enterprise architecture. This installment looks specifically at planning for growth, which is a critical area: Without this...
- White papers 2007-11-06
- Use Service-Oriented Decomposition to Meet Your Architectural Goals: Defining Services That Are Aligned With Your Business Model
- In this paper, design a set of services that defines an enterprise architecture blueprint to support business goals. Discover how hierarchical decomposition can help the user align services to support both current and future business functions. One also learns how to define interfaces for services as part of the Service-Oriented...
- White papers 2007-10-16
- Enterprise Architecture Essentials, Part 4: Test (and Retest) Your Enterprise Architecture - Uncovering Weaknesses in Your Design
- After successfully building the new IT enterprise architecture, it's time to test it. Testing proves that the hard work the user and his team has put in really works. By stressing the new architecture, one will know where its weaknesses are and how well it will serve the enterprise. Now...
- White papers 2007-10-02
- Enterprise Architecture Essentials, Part 3: Design and Build Your Enterprise Architecture - Getting Your Enterprise Architecture Project Under Way
- Building great IT architecture takes time and planning. By assessing what is already in place, then visualizing what it should be, one can make great enterprise architecture a reality. To achieve the dream architecture, learn what to build, how to build it, and what to build it on in this...
- White papers 2007-09-11
- Exploring IT Architecture Disciplines, Part 1: Build an Enterprise Architecture - Creating Your Organization's IT Blueprint
- Organizations rely on Enterprise Architecture EA to fulfill their business requirements with IT tools and services. Through these architectures, an organization can better understand its needs as they interact with others in the market and gain more flexibility to adapt to changing market trends. In this paper one discovers what...
- White papers 2006-07-11
- Let's Talk: Build Your Enterprise Architecture Using Communication and the Right Framework
- Enterprise architectures rely on a series of tools for implementation and documentation. These tools range from comprehensive frameworks describing the architecture to common-sense documents that describe how to implement it. Whichever tools one uses, make sure one also applies a strong dose of communications to cement the relationships that support...
- White papers 2006-06-06
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