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Enterprise Architecture Trap #195 Not following the conversation
Trap #195 – Not following the conversation Architecture concerns are the criteria to assess acceptability. Enterprise architects’ highest value is assisting stakeholders identify the best path to improving their organization. Then provide the governance tool […]
Read MoreNavigate Enterprise Architecture Capability Atlas
Navigate Enterprise Architecture Capability Atlas Intro Heading Based upon the organizations preferences current & target execution is assessed to provide priority for improvement. A simple measure of competency is used: Examining, Emerging & Experiencing. Examining identifies […]
Read MoreNavigate Content Framework
Navigate Content Framework Intro Heading What is a Conexiam Navigate Atlas Best practice enterprise architecture ensures that the central questions the business needs answered are in focus. To achieve tight focus, you must ruthlessly minimize […]
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Trap #7 Asking the Easy Question
Trap #7 – Asking the Easy Question Enterprise architects are in the room to address hard questions. Questions whose answers serve divergent outcomes. Crash and burn stories Too many EA teams are low functioning. Literally […]
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Trap #53 Starting from Scratch
Trap #53 Starting From Scratch High functioning EA Teams are efficient. They aggressively use other people’s reference architectures. They leverage an EA repository. Crash and burn stories Low-functioning EA Teams. One anti-pattern after another. If […]
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Trap #67 Confusing Roles
Trap #67 Confusing Roles Enterprise architects know their role is to facilitate a better decision. Their value proposition comes from analysis. They support people who own complex decisions – the stakeholder. Crash and burn stories […]
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Trap #16 Just the Diagram
Trap #16 Just the Diagram Enterprise architects at the top of their game develop architecture. An enterprise architecture is useful while it is being developed, and after the stakeholder approves it. We use diagrams. They are […]
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Trap #2 Not Making Progress
Trap #2 Not Making Progress There is a frankly alarming trend in the EA profession: short-lived EA Teams. High functioning EA teams align their deliverables to the business cycle and use a structured repository. Low-functioning […]
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Trap #1 Trying to Own Decision Rights
Trap #1 Trying to Own Decision Rights Stakeholders own the enterprise architecture and all decision rights. They approve the target architecture. They decide how to address compliance failures. Crash and burn stories Low-functioning EA Teams. […]
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