As a strategic activity for IT, communication is important for the effective
management of both internal and external relationships. The IT function in
many organizations operates with highly diverse stakeholders from different
parts of the world. The situation has evolved rapidly over the last years
through (standardization, globalization, and optimization…).
Communication significantly impacts how IT is perceived by the organization,
and therefore it plays a crucial role in the successful positioning of IT as
an internal partner. Moreover, given the competitive market pressure the
position of IT within the company is the same that of an external IT
provider. Hence the same level of professionalism in terms of quality and
efficiency are demanded.
Communication concerns a... (more)
Quite often people wonder where a Solution Architect fits within the TOGAF
Framework and it is not obvious that there is a single answer. I suggest we
look first at a generic profile for a Solution Architect.
Companies such as Oracle, Cisco, SAP and others have roles called Solution
Architect but with little apparent agreement to what that role is.
Some commonalities between various skills a... (more)
For many years I have observed lots of confusion with some basic definitions
such as IT and Enterprise Architecture among other terms. I will not try to
define the meaning of Enterprise Architecture by myself (despite I have my
own view on this) as this is something being right now redefined by the Open
Group (which by the way used to call their events “IT Architecture
Practitioner Confe... (more)
Governance is currently a key topic for many IT functions. Its definition
varies, but its key themes are true for all companies: effectiveness,
efficiency, and reliability. Business value and risk mitigation are also at
its center and represent a significant part of enterprise governance overall.
Due to the horizontal nature of IT, where almost everyone in the enterprise
uses IT assets t... (more)
TOGAF 9 has been announced at the Open Group 21st Enterprise Architecture
Practitioners conference in San Diego. The Open Group, a vendor- and
technology-neutral consortium, in early February delivered TOGAF 9, an
enterprise architecture framework.
TOGAF 9 introduces significant enhancements to the previous version of the
standard and represents a departure for enterprise architecture fra... (more)