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Applications & Technology

The Mindset for Architectural Decisions

August 15, 2022 Holt Hackney 1

By Stephen Dougall One of the most important skills an architect possesses is the ability to manage and make good decisions. Managing decisions and facilitating the decision-making process are key to building healthy and sustainable […]

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Adopting the BTABoK Competency Model

August 10, 2022 Holt Hackney 1

By Paul Preiss, CEO and Founder of Iasa Global The BTABoK competency model was established to guide and manage architects in their careers and serve as a shared competency management tool for organizations that employ […]

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Applications & Technology

Practical Guidance for Creating IT Architecture Roadmaps

August 8, 2022 Holt Hackney 1

By Rohan Malkhare, Senior Software Architect, JYSK Amidst a rapidly changing technology landscape, enterprises need to embrace and plan modernization of their IT architecture with the goal of retaining and enhancing business competitiveness. An important aspect of […]

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Applications & Technology

Platform or Product?

August 5, 2022 Holt Hackney 1

By Neil Mulholland, Chief Executive, Enterprise Blueprints What is a platform? The word “platform” is used in numerous contexts and I don’t think what is really understood behind the intent of a modern platform. A […]

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Using Models to Create Shared Meaning

August 3, 2022 Holt Hackney 1

By Jonathan Whelan In this article on digital transformation, I include the thoughts of myself and Steve Whitla, the founder of the consultancy ‘Visual Meaning’, on the importance of models to help create shared meaning […]

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Being Agile in a Waterfall Place

August 1, 2022 Holt Hackney 1

By Chris Lockhart, Director at Point Management Group There are challenges in companies that have historically delivered capability via traditional methods, on traditional timelines, with traditional skills, whenever new blood decides that they should be agile.  […]

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Applications & Technology

Exhausting Architecture Analogies

July 29, 2022 Holt Hackney 0

By Gar Mac Críosta, Sociotechnologist, Business Model Adventurer, Digital Architect (This post was triggered by the first meeting of a group of Irish-based architects (since pre-C-19) among them my friend Paddy Baxter who loves to […]