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Report:Trends In Aligning Capabilities, Skills, And Tools For BPM COE Programs

These data charts present the results of Forrester's 2011 BPM Center Of Excellence Online Survey.

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Tool:The Majority Of Survey Respondents Report Moderate Success With Site Search

Discussion:Evaluating Application Fit With Cloud

Thanks for a well written article. The fitment concept is extremely important for organization to move to Cloud and embrace it. I would like to highlight that EA and business needs to agree on the...

Discussion:Updated 2010: The Pillars Of Enterprise Architecture Terminology

I am interested in further research about the evolving integration architecture landscape. Some see this as a domain in itself, even espousing the Integration Competency Centre, whereas this research...

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Report:Make EA Business-Focused, Strategic, And Pragmatic

Future Look: The EA Practice Playbook

This report outlines the future look of Forrester's solution for enterprise architecture (EA) professionals building a high-performance EA practice. It will help you understand the future of EA in...

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Discussion:Promote EA Agility And Build Trust

Brian - This research provides a pragmatic framework that will help organizations advance their IT architecture. Well done.

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Report:Readiness Assessment For Information Strategy And Architecture Toolkit

Developing a cohesive information strategy that can deliver on current and future business needs is challenging. Building an information architecture is a highly collaborative endeavor, and to...

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Tool:Top EA Drivers

Discussion:Fourteen Business Architecture Challenges And How To Overcome Them

Where can I find a typical job descirptions for a chief architect and members of his team. it is my experience that being able to describe precisely what an architect is key for credibility with the...

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Tool:IT Owns The Budget For On-Site Search Across Industry Sectors

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Report:A Simple Scorecard For Evaluating Technology

This scorecard will help you compare prospective technologies as they apply to your organization. The risk-adjusted scores that this tool outputs should be used to evaluate both the potential and the...

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Discussion:Build A High-Performance EA Practice

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Blog:Big Data Center Operators Keep Getting Bigger

It is becoming very clear that data center facilities have metamorphosed from small computer rooms to industrialized facilities. Due to the cost and complexity of running such a facility, we believe...

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Blog:Master Data Management Does Not Equal The Single Source Of Truth

The number one reason I hear from IT organizations for why they want to embark on MDM is for consolidation or integration of systems. Then, the first question I get, how do they get buy-in from the...

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Blog:Big Data, Brewer, And A Couple Of Webinars

Whenever I think about big data, I can't help but think of beer – I have Dr. Eric Brewer to thank for that. Let me explain. I've been doing a lot of big data inquiries and advisory...

Discussion:The Evolution From EA Tools To EA Management Suites

Now that you are have put some meat around what you mean by 3rd generation EA tooling, here are my thoughts. The 3rd generation EA Management Suite is more of an organic growth in EA tooling. The...

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Tool:People Management Capabilities Self-Assessment

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Blog:Forrester's Top 15 Emerging Technologies To Watch: Now To 2018

The pace of technology-fueled business innovation is accelerating, and enterprise architects can take a leading role by helping their firms identify opportunities for shrewd investment. In our 2012...

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

What is the role of the data architect in support of EA?

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Blog:A Multitude Of Challenges For Business Architects

I recently led a workshop with 35 clients from a variety of industries to uncover the challenges they face in their business architecture efforts. Through brainstorming and breakout discussions, the...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Managed Print Services, Q2 2012

Vendors Move Toward Mature Service Offerings

While many offices look modern, unplanned and unmanaged use of printers, fax machines, copiers, and scanners leads to significant waste. Managed print services (MPS) are designed to help a business...

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Discussion:The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q2 2011

Given that this entire space is still in evolution, I would have thought more consideration would be given to how open and standards-based a tool is to minimize the risk of vendor lock-in. What is...

Discussion:What's in a typical service portfolio?

I've been doing some service portfolio (as in SOA service portfolio, not ITIL service catalog) analysis work recently, and was curious about the percentage of the service portfolio for each of these...

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Blog:The Emerging Technology Juggernaut

I heard a great analogy from a client recently; buying new technology is like buying a new car - there are a lot of different strategies. Some people want a new car every couple of years and pay a...

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Report:EA Skills Development Tool Kit

A Catalogue Of Skills Development Plans And Techniques Based On Insights From EA Managers

This tool kit will help address how to develop the skills needed to prime the EA team for success. We provide a variety of proven and tested architecture skills development techniques suggested by...

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