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2025

The CMDB as an architecture source

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Every company that I’ve helped start their enterprise architecture practice so far, always tell me that they might not have architecture setup yet, but they do have a ton of information in the …

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2025

Following processes won't make you a robot

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Every time I go to teams and start talking about process mapping and standard operating procedures (SOP) I notice an undeniable amount of unease like it just got a few degrees colder.

What people hear …

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2025

Pace layering an application portfolio

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In every organization I’ve worked with, there’s always been a handful of core applications, central, timeworn systems that quietly hold the business together.

Knowledge of these systems often lives in …

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2025

Business strategy is like a lizard

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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.

Strategy never exists in …

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2025

Enterprise architectural skunk works

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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 …

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2024

Architecture in an agile world

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Before we start talking about architecture, it’s a good idea to lay out the foundation of this discussion first. I know there are a million articles about agile and how it will all save us from …

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