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Christian serves Infrastructure & Operations Professionals and helps Forrester clients develop and improve their desktop and mobile strategy. His research spans mobile hardware, mobile operating systems, mobile device management, mobile application management, enterprise applications stores, mobile and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy, and mobile applications.
Prior to his current role as a analyst, Christian was a researcher on Forrester's Infrastructure & Operations team. He interviewed hundreds of CIOs, enterprise architects, I&O Professionals, desktop operators, and technology vendors while conducting primary and secondary research for research reports and consulting engagements.
Christian graduated from Boston University with a degree in international relations focused on economics.

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Assessment Framework: The EA Practice Playbook
This report outlines the assessment framework of Forrester's solution for enterprise architecture (EA) executives working on creating a high-performance EA practice. A high-performance EA practice is...
When digging into the data from September 2009 Global State Of Enterprise Architecture Online Survey, I found an interesting correlation in the data: Survey respondents who reported a high degree of...
Change Management: The EA Practice Playbook
This report provides an approach to formulating and implementing an enterprise architecture (EA) communication program that eliminates the guesswork and uncertainty that usually surround such...

We sure do talk a lot about enterprise architecture (EA) maturity. When I think about it, every piece of research we create is in some way intended to help EA leaders mature their practice. But alas,...
Metrics: The EA Practice Playbook
This report outlines the metrics for enterprise architecture (EA) impact of Forrester's solution for EA executives building a high-performance EA program. Developing and executing a metrics and...

In a recent blog post, I mentioned that hiring and developing the right people for EA’s strategic aspirations will be a bottleneck, and as a result, development and certification...
For the last four years, Forrester has run a longitudinal study on the “state of EA” — tracking the changes in focus, priorities, etc., since 2008. Our clients use it to get a...
Executive Overview: The EA Practice Playbook
The ability to nimbly navigate change in business environments makes the difference between an industry-leading enterprise and one that always seems a beat behind. But how can a large organization...

Successes And Lessons Learned From Customer References
The EA management suite (EAMS) is the next step in the evolution of EA tools. Going beyond modeling and standards repositories, the EAMS addresses pragmatic EA objectives such as IT planning, road...
This self-assessment workbook will help IT leaders assess the current state of their BT portfolio management leadership maturity and will serve as a tool to guide the organization’s development...