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Alex Cullen

Vice President, Research Director serving Enterprise Architecture PROFESSIONALS

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Blog: Enterprise Architecture Blog

Alex serves Enterprise Architecture Professionals. He is a leading expert on IT planning and strategy, governance, enterprise architecture value, and enterprise architecture practices. Alex leads the team responsible for research and advisory services that address the needs, priorities, and concerns of Enterprise Architecture Professionals and IT strategists.

Previous Work Experience

Alex has been a principal analyst with Forrester, providing clients with insights in the areas of IT strategy and planning, architecture, and process improvement. Prior to joining Forrester, Alex was the director of enterprise architecture and IT process improvement with John Hancock Financial Services. His experience prior to John Hancock includes IT management consultancy, working with Fortune 500 companies on technology strategy and planning and with various high-tech firms in product management and strategy. Alex has published many articles and has spoken at conferences on technology strategy, IT planning, and architecture.

Education

Alex holds a B.A. in fine arts from the University of New Hampshire. He has also participated in and lectured at various executive training programs.

Research Coverage:

Cisco Systems, IT Management, IT Organization, Organizational Design & Change Management, Research In Motion (RIM), Strategy, Planning & Governance of IT

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Alex Cullen

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Welcome to Forrester's new Blog Network for Enterprise Architects
Alex CullenMarch 10, 2010
Forrester analysts have long been active bloggers about the roles and subject areas they cover. If you've been a prior visitor to the Forrester Blog For Enterprise Architecture, you've seen posts...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:2012 EA Award Winners: Business-Focused, Strategic And Pragmatic
Alex CullenOctober 8, 2012
In Forrester’s EA Practice Playbook, we describe high-performance enterprise architecture programs as “business-focused, strategic, and pragmatic.” They are business-focused so that...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Business Technology 2020 – Questions And Answers
Alex CullenDecember 14, 2010
What will business and technology be like in 2020 – and what’s IT’s place in this new world? This is the subject of a teleconference that James Staten and I held for our...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Leveraging Architecture For Business Impact
Alex CullenFebruary 1, 2010
The Forrester Enterprise Architecture Forum 2010 North America (San Diego) is about two weeks away, and the EAF 2010 EMEA (London) is about five weeks away. We chose the theme of these forums,...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Why Your Company Needs You To Attend Forrester’s Business Architecture & Process Summit
Alex CullenSeptember 1, 2012
The pace of business change is accelerating. The reason why it is accelerating is the mushrooming of disruptive factors: your customers expecting anytime/everywhere access to you through their mobile...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Follow The Conversation From Forrester's IT Forum 2011
Alex CullenMay 25, 2011
Today we’re kicking off Forrester's IT Forum 2011 at The Palazzo in Las Vegas. Prepare for three exciting days of keynote presentations and track sessions focused on business and technology...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Some Examples Of Big Rules For Architecture?
Alex CullenJune 6, 2011
Our company is relaunching our enterprise architecture function. One area of focus is "big rules" for architecture. We currently have a set of more-detailed principles, but we are looking for...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Business Architecture Is The Foundation For EA – Join Our BA Research Team
Alex CullenDecember 13, 2011
Awkward title, I know. But this blog is about two related points. Forrester has long believed that business and technology have become inseparable. The Business Technology...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Feedback On Potential Vision Statements For A BA Organization?
Alex CullenOctober 25, 2010
I am trying to develop a solid vision statement for our business architecture (BA) organization that is supported by our mission. The vision statement represents the future, is result-oriented, and...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Can You Please Clarify Forrester's Guidance Regarding Capability Maps?
Alex CullenDecember 12, 2010
In Forrester's April 12, 2010, "Building Capability Maps For Business-IT Alignment" report, it seems like step four (build the capability map) should come before all the detail in steps one through...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Why is Forrester so jazzed up about Business Capability Maps?
Alex CullenMarch 15, 2010
I recently published a sample business capability map for insurance firms as a way to illustrate many aspects about the description and use of this business architecture methodology. One of the...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Crafting your technology strategy for business impact
Alex CullenDecember 21, 2009
That your technology strategy should be driven by business is a truism. We all know this - architecture, strategy and IT overall should be driven by business needs, strategies and outcomes. ...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:How Should EA Be Funded – And What Impact Does That Have On EA Value?
Alex CullenNovember 16, 2010
Recently I participated in a roundtable discussion by members of Forrester’s EA Council on “Getting Strategic In A Tactical World.” Members talked through the challenge of...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Can You Please Discuss The Market Trends Regarding Architecture Organizational Structure?
Alex CullenNovember 29, 2010
I am interested in understanding market trend towards the organization of architects, specifically around three groups: technical architects, functional architects, and solution architects.
For Chief Information Officer Professionals
Blog:Business Isn't Mature About Technology - What Are We Going To Do About It?
Alex CullenJanuary 22, 2009
Business says it wants to be more involved with technology decision-making – taking a more leadership role especially when it comes to solutions with direct business benefit. And if...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Healthcare – an industry transformed by technology. Could you be the Forrester analyst to cover it?
Alex CullenMay 15, 2013
The healthcare industry is undergoing transformation. What’s driving this? A wide range of factors, from new regulations and government programs, to new treatments and approaches,...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:New Focus Of EA: Preparing For An "Age Of Agility"
Alex CullenApril 6, 2012
I just recently had a conversation with Peter Hinssen, one of our keynote speakers at Forrester’s colocated CIO Forum and EA Forum in Las Vegas (May 3-4) and our...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:The Context For EA Success Is Changing – Are You Changing For This New Context?
Alex CullenMarch 18, 2013
As architects, we all know the importance of context. The right architecture for one context – say, an organically growing company – doesn’t work for a company growing by...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Assurance-Based Architectural Activity
Alex CullenJune 20, 2011
Can you outsource all of architecture? Where do you draw the boundaries between the accountability of the internal architecture team and the architectural responsibilities of the supplier?
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Architect Angst On Their Readiness For Empowered Business
Alex CullenMarch 4, 2011
Forrester sees business empowerment — where business areas seek greater autonomy to address their own technology needs — as an inevitable trend. We’ve seen this...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Capability Maps
Alex CullenAugust 4, 2011
I read Forrester's July 20, 2011, "Eight Ways CIOs Use Capability Maps To Embed Business In The Management Of IT" report. I am interested in leveraging the concepts and techniques. Do you have sample...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:How Can We Calculate Spending On Enterprise Architecture?
Alex CullenOctober 7, 2011
We are trying to locate information about the amount of IT spend typically placed into enterprise architecture as a percentage of total IT budget. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:What Is The Role Of The Business Architect In Support Of EA?
Alex CullenMay 12, 2011
What is the role of the business architect in support of EA?
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Where architects are spending their time
Alex CullenJanuary 22, 2010
Where do architects spend their time, and is this where they should be spending it? I participated in a webinar this week hosted by Architecture & Governance magazine, along with George Paras. We...
For Chief Information Officer Professionals
Blog:How Does IT Develop 'Business Intimacy'?
Alex CullenJanuary 27, 2009
IT organizations focus on the business needs they understand, not on the ones that matter to business. ...

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Blog:Welcome to Forrester's new Blog Network for Enterprise Architects

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:2012 EA Award Winners: Business-Focused, Strategic And Pragmatic

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Business Technology 2020 – Questions And Answers

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Leveraging Architecture For Business Impact

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Why Your Company Needs You To Attend Forrester’s Business Architecture & Process Summit

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Follow The Conversation From Forrester's IT Forum 2011

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Some Examples Of Big Rules For Architecture?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Business Architecture Is The Foundation For EA – Join Our BA Research Team

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Feedback On Potential Vision Statements For A BA Organization?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Please Clarify Forrester's Guidance Regarding Capability Maps?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Why is Forrester so jazzed up about Business Capability Maps?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Crafting your technology strategy for business impact

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:How Should EA Be Funded – And What Impact Does That Have On EA Value?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Please Discuss The Market Trends Regarding Architecture Organizational Structure?

For Chief Information Officer Professionals

Blog:Business Isn't Mature About Technology - What Are We Going To Do About It?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Healthcare – an industry transformed by technology. Could you be the Forrester analyst to cover it?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:New Focus Of EA: Preparing For An "Age Of Agility"

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:The Context For EA Success Is Changing – Are You Changing For This New Context?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Assurance-Based Architectural Activity

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Architect Angst On Their Readiness For Empowered Business

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Capability Maps

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:How Can We Calculate Spending On Enterprise Architecture?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:What Is The Role Of The Business Architect In Support Of EA?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Where architects are spending their time

For Chief Information Officer Professionals

Blog:How Does IT Develop 'Business Intimacy'?

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