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Discussion:The Paradigm of the Practice of EA

We are doing some work that involves describing the paradigm of the practice of EA. A paradigm, in this context, is the model we use to think about and organize our thoughts about the practice of EA....

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Tool:Role Frequency In EA Groups

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Playbook:The EA Method Playbook

Develop A Business-Centered Enterprise Architecture That Boosts Agility

Faced with continuous change — from technology innovations, new markets, and competitive shifts — businesses must become more agile. Sustainable business agility, the ability to...

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Report:The Context Driving Business Process Management

In today's cutthroat business world, enterprises struggle to respond to the changing needs of their customers while running efficient and effective operations and, at the same time, complying with an...

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Discussion:How Do You Assess Your EA Program?

EA teams like to know how mature their EA practice is, and there are a lot of EA maturity models out there. For the past several months, analyst Henry Peyret and his EA Research team colleagues have...

Discussion:Tripping Over Your Shoe Laces - Is It Possible For IT to "Lead" Too Much?

I'm just wrapping up this years top technology trends EAs should watch report and now scratching my chin about my next research area - managing emerging and disruptive technology. A recurring theme...

Discussion:Business-centric IT Principles

Do you have any examples of IT principles that cater for a business audience?These could be IT Principles that have been co-created with business stakeholders, or simply business-oriented IT...

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Report:BPM Basics

The term "process" signifies different things to different people. At one end of the spectrum is a set of practices; at the other end, there are procedures. The term "procedure" describes a...

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Discussion:Business Technology in 2020

What are your thoughts on IT in the year 2020?If you were to start from a “clean sheet of paper,” what would you put in place?

Discussion:What is the typical ratio between EA, Technical Architect, and Solution Architect?

We want your input:For a typical EA team, what is the ratio between technical architects to EA? What is the ration between solution architects to EA?

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Report:Communicate EA Capabilities Companywide

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...

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Discussion:Define The Shifting Responsibilities Of The Information Architect

Good summary. Very helpful for getting beyond the central EDW and Data Steward thinking that has predominated for the past decade.

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Tool:The Forrester/TechTarget Shows Stronger Pressure For An ESB Purchase

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Blog:Are Your Employees Doing This?

I just saw something that makes a point I covered in a technology trends briefing for a client yesterday. After getting my Sun-dried Ethiopia Harrar (a $3.45 “clover-brewed,”...

Discussion:Create A Business Architecture Program That Helps Your Business Manage Change

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Report:Build A Business Architecture Program Road Map

Road Map: The Business Architecture Playbook

Too often, business architecture (BA) programs struggle to create a clear identity for the value they can deliver and get pulled in multiple directions. Successful BA programs — th ose with...

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Report:Identify How BPM Can Improve Your Organization

Business process management (BPM) attempts to alleviate problems around productivity bottlenecks, customer channel integration, cycle time reduction, and customer service improvement. But while those...

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Discussion:Meet The New Business Architect

Jeff, great article! BA has been the "missing link" to successful EA for many years. Good to see that there is a recognition of this and some momentum.

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Blog:Judgement Day for Data Quality

Joining in on the spirit of all the 2013 predictions, it seems that we shouldn't leave data quality out of the mix.  Data quality may not be as sexy as big data has been this past year....

Discussion:Did you deliver on your EA strategic goals in 2010?

When you look back at 2010, did you meet the strategic architecture goals that you set?

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Blog:Understanding Roles And Responsibilities In BPM

Having just finished the dynamic case management Forrester Wave™ — it will probably appear in mid-January — I was struck by the variation in the approaches between the...

Discussion:How do Organizations Provide Enterprise Access to Financial Systems Around the Clock?

During a recent conversation with a senior Enterprise Architect at a large organization, the question came up around how global firms handle giving employee-access to financial systems around the...

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Report:Cloud Computing Road Map For Enterprise Architects

The purpose of this road map is to illustrate the implementation timing of the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) technologies evaluated in Forrester's...

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Report:Architect For The Next Digital Decade

Vision: The EA Method Playbook

In the midst of continuing economic, political, competitive, and technological disruption over the next decade, your enterprise architecture (EA) practice will flounder unless it gains clear vision...

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Report:Use Effective EA Deliverables To Guide Change

Deliverables: The EA Practice Playbook

This report defines an approach for creating enterprise architecture (EA) deliverables as part of a high-performance EA practice. It is designed to help you create work products that matter to...

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