The Fool, the JourneyMan, and the Expert

  Whether I talk about my earliest stints as a masseuse, my forays into agriculture, professional photography, or the mainstay of my employment, the Information Systems and Technology fields – for much of my working life, I have been teetering on the see-saw of comparative knowledge. We all start on our paths as fools. In many … Continue reading The Fool, the JourneyMan, and the Expert →

Is EA broken? Does EA have value?

These are the questions de jour on many forums, in recent trade articles and across the LinkedIn environment. It would be easy to simply respond with “no” and move on, but nobody has time for such a short response, so this longer response is required. I have always been a huge fan of utilising analogies … Continue reading Is EA broken? Does EA have value? →

More rambling thoughts on Solution/Enterprise Architecture

What is EA? This question, frankly, is the largest issue across the industry and thus the reason my initial response is such a mish-mash of definitions. Essentially, it comes down to a difference of opinion within the base premise of Enterprise Architecture: EA is an IT discipline EA is a BUSINESS discipline What (mostly?) everyone … Continue reading More rambling thoughts on Solution/Enterprise Architecture →

Implementing a Corporate EA training capability framework?

This is a rambling entry, because one of my biggest issues is that my brain is always churning. I have thoughts that keep cycling, re-cycling and uncovering new stones ad infinitum. So sometimes, when it comes to writing – my thought processes makes it impossible to provide any form of standardised flow of defined structure. So, … Continue reading Implementing a Corporate EA training capability framework? →