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Tim serves Enterprise Architecture Professionals. His research covers EA practice maturity, development, and evolution. In addition, his research includes IT planning and EA management software tools. He covers vendor offerings, adoption trends, and best practices. Tim’s research provides practical advice for EA leaders moving their practices toward a business-centered and strategic approach.
Prior to his current role, Tim was a researcher on the Enterprise Architecture team, where he interviewed and surveyed hundreds of EA leaders, technology vendors, and technology users while conducting primary and secondary research for research reports and consulting engagements. During this time, Tim studied and developed maturity models for Forrester's BT client group, most recently the Forrester Enterprise Architecture Maturity Model.
Tim earned his B.S. in business administration from Boston University's School of Management.
Forrester's enterprise architecture (EA) maturity assessment model tool will help EA leaders define and communicate their direction and value in a variety of ways depending on the unique challen...
There is a plethora of vendors in the enterprise architecture management suite (EAMS) market that, like many EA practices themselves, excel at only a portion of a comprehensive EA practice. It i...

Enterprise architecture practices have a number of choices to make when deciding where responsibilities land within their organization. Forrester sees an increasing trend for EA leaders to take ...
For many organizations, the use of emerging technology is confusing, slow, and problematic. Which emerging technologies should be part of IT's standard approach? Which should IT push for busines...
Forrester evaluated 14 project portfolio management (PPM) vendors using 80-plus criteria and found that CA, HP, Planview, Oracle, and SAP led the pack because of versatile offerings combined wit...

Forrester evaluated 10 of the leading enterprise architecture management suite (EAMS) vendors across 89 criteria and found that Mega International (Mega), Troux Technologies, Software AG, and al...
During this time of year, Forrester receives a large number of requests for information about IT budget allocations. As CIOs and their planning teams engage in creating next year's IT budget, it...
CIOs are constantly working to run IT like a business — focusing on business orientation through capabilities like IT planning, portfolio management, and IT investment optimization. A myri...
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 organizati...
