Way too long since the last post – my bad. Too much book! Sounds like a pretty sales-y headline, doesn’t it? Well – I’ve got you reading and that was my intention. It’s attention that you need to pay to your enterprise, your business or your organization. Times are tough out there, and companies need you more than ever to demonstrate value, but also to roll up your sleeves and…
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IT Architect Skill Training – Why Is It So Popular?
If you ask just about any IT Director, Manager, or even PM, they’ll tell you that Architects are among-est the toughest resources to find. I’ve experienced this so often either when helping clients build their teams, or when I’ve tried to build them myself. Architect Boot Camp training was designed to help organizations train their own staff, or to help those in IT who have an affinity towards high end…
Architecture Decisions
Long time, no type. I’ve been busy – but now have the time that this deserves. I’ve just spend a near year acting as the Chief Architect at a large Canadian insurance company, and have many thoughts and insights I’ve love to share. Here is one of the first. Often, an architect, especially the chief architect, is asked to make an architectural decision. Typically, an IT resource is asking him…
Quick Wins with Enterprise Architecture Methodology
Happy New Year! It’s nice to be back again and writing about my favorite topic. This spring I’m speaking at the Enterprise Architectures Conference on Quick Wins in Enterprise Architecture so I thought I’d share a bit of the content. Enterprise Architecture as a new program within a company or an organization is difficult to kick off. Often there are so many things that need to get done, that we…
The Solution Architect and the Merger & Acquisition
Mergers & acquisitions – Calling All Architect’s – We’ve Got a Merger & Acquisition What are your IT Project Priorities – do you have one of those “Yours, Mine & Ours” situations??? What I mean is that when a business decides to buy another company, or merge with one, often there are multiple perspectives to project priorities. If one business arm decides they need a bigger sales force, and another…