By now, most business leaders will identify information technology as a strategic function. No longer relegated to the background as a cost-center or necessary part of doing business, IT is taking its rightful place at […]
In a recent interview, A&G Managing Editor Holt Hackney interviewed erwin, Inc.’s CEO Adam Famularo about why business process (BP) and enterprise architecture (EA) have become the foundation for good data governance. Q: erwin has […]
In an interview with A&G, Terence Blevins, a fellow of The Open Group as well as a director of The Open Group Governing Board, discusses how enterprise architects can expand their role to become better […]
Too many business leaders dismiss architectures because they’re too complicated and/or appear too focused on information technology. Our challenge is to create understandable architectures with the right balance of business and technology focused on delivering […]
Enterprise architecture and project management are two critical business functions that must be aligned to ensure strategy implementation. The textbook definitions of both disciplines are as follows: Project management is the discipline of initiating, planning, […]
In April 2016, Penn State Executive Programs and Business Innovation Partners executed an online survey to explore the educational needs of the business architecture community. The survey targeted both current business architects and others interested […]
So, it’s needle-moving time at your organization. Select any initiative from the following list—IT, business process, financial, ecosystem—and the change or solution being contemplated and, eventually, enacted, for that initiative can’t afford to flounder along […]
Both finance and IT attempt to work toward a common goal, but rarely do they find efficiencies in cost, human resources, process, and operational effectiveness (in general). They are both equally important to each other […]
As organizations grow, it’s important that managers facilitate the professional development of their IT staff, in order to nurture the skills that employees will need to develop the business further. Perhaps more important, though, is […]
Most of us agree that we are operating our businesses in a mobile-first, always-on, customer-centric environment. Constant disruption is affecting virtually every aspect of our business and forcing us all to rethink our approach to […]