In a previous article, the spotlight fell on three biggest risks the Chief Architect needs to manage before moving onto something less tactical. Consider now the area of strategic planning and opportunities in your future state landscape. Three key sources that the chief architect needs to explore are: CEO’s Top Strategic Drivers CIO’s Primary Concerns Enterprise Portfolio Management In fact, the CEO owns, knows, eats and breathes their top three…
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Chief Architect’s Big Three Strategy Secrets
Sounds like a pretty salesy headline, doesn’t it? Well – I’ve got you reading and that was my intention. It’s the same 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 help to keep your company afloat. There aren’t great job descriptions…
Architecture Skills and Competencies
An architect’s skills is a very blended list. The architect must have several key skills that are beyond their technical skills. Each specific architect will come with a bank of skills that they gleaned from being involved in the technology application or data areas of their previous experience within information technology.