Chesterton’s Fence and paralysing your organization

Chesterton’s Fence and paralysing your organization

Some years ago I worked at a place that had, buried deep in the codebase, a service running that combed through the central data warehouse and flagged certain users.

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The cost of ownership of a 1000 applications

The cost of ownership of a 1000 applications

Cost reduction is one of the main focuses of so many companies out there today. The market is not great, and that is the moment companies take a deep look at the financials of it all.

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Choosing where to spend my team’s effort

Choosing where to spend my team’s effort

It’s the start of a new fiscal year. Strategy season. That time when all the grand ideas come out and everyone is still hopefull.

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What's the role of software in an organization

What's the role of software in an organization

Last week, while sitting in a bar, I had a chat with a good friend of mine about the role of software in an organization.

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People, Processes, Technology and Information

People, Processes, Technology and Information

In my last post1, I briefly talked about how I include information (PPTI) in my operating model (PPT), and I even promised to write a post about it.

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Now without vague hand waving: What is Enterprise Architecture

Now without vague hand waving: What is Enterprise Architecture

One of the most confusing things about architecture is the vagueness of the naming surrounding it. This is true not only for non-architects, who often don’t really know in detail what all the different disciplines do, but also for the architects themselves.

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Business strategy is like a lizard

Business strategy is like a lizard

Well, the real title was going to be “Business strategy is like a lizard: It leaves behind its tail while it grows a new one,” but that was just too long.

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What's the use of Archimate anyway

What's the use of Archimate anyway

Last week, I discovered a new podcast called The Enterprise Architecture Experience. They had two episodes featuring interviews with Dr. Svyatoslav Kotusev about his books and work.

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Enterprise architectural skunk works

Enterprise architectural skunk works

Most big organizations I’ve worked with are more akin to an ecosystem of multiple smaller companies. These smaller companies all share the same umbrella of the bigger total but internally compete for resources and priorities.

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Mapping out an organization is a massive task

Mapping out an organization is a massive task

A big part of enterprise architecture is keeping your architecture model up to date. Without this model, it’s impossible to do your real job in advising projects, strategy and general company awareness.

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