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Solving the Enterprise Architecture Communications Gap with a Generative AI Comms Agent
Discover how a generative AI Comms Agent can auto‑curate EA updates—one‑pagers, video snippets, and town‑hall decks—to boost stakeholder engagement by 3×.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 243 min read


Building the AI‑Ready EA Team: From Architects to Orchestrators
Discover how to transform your EA team into AI orchestration experts—50 % faster cycles, higher stakeholder satisfaction, and scalable AI governance.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 217 min read


Why Reference Architectures Matter—And How Generative AI Makes Them Better, Faster, Stronger
Learn how generative AI agents can craft, validate, and evolve your reference architectures in days, accelerating strategy alignment and governance.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 214 min read


The KPIs of an AI‑Infused Enterprise Architecture Practice
Learn how to track velocity, quality, fiscal, sustainability, and engagement KPIs to prove and optimize your AI‑driven Enterprise Architecture practice.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 195 min read


Shifting From Static Documentation Graveyards to a Dynamic Living DNA of Your Organization's Architecture
Transform your EA repository into a dynamic, AI-infused knowledge graph—12× faster impact analysis, automated lineage, and executive briefs in one click.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 177 min read


AI‑Driven Scenario Planning: Your Enterprise Architecture Flight Simulator for Roadmapping
Learn how AI-powered scenario simulators run thousands of what‑if trials for costs, risks, and sustainability—halving decision cycles and boosting NPV.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 177 min read


Guiding AI-Generated Enterprise Architecture Artifacts, Not Hand-Drawing Them
Learn how enterprise architects shift from hand-drawing diagrams to coaching AI copilots, cutting artifact time 4× and boosting strategic capacity.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 157 min read


AI Trendspotting: Building a Predictive Technology Radar for Enterprise Architects
Learn how AI can significantly improve EA effectiveness in trendsetting efforts by using AI to scan for external disruption, technology innovations, and outside forces that will impact their business.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 137 min read


Sprint-Speed Enterprise Architecture: How Generative AI Compresses Strategy Design from Quarters to Days
Discover how AI copilots draft capability maps, simulate portfolios, and narrate business value—shrinking EA timelines 6× and boosting ROI.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 125 min read


AI-Augmented Architecture Review Board
Discover how an AI-augmented Architecture Review Board slashes approval time 3×, cuts re-work 35 %, and produces audit-ready rationales—without the slide-deck marathons.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 85 min read


AI Co-Pilot for Governance: Keeping Your Architecture Safe Without the Headaches
Discover how AI turns architecture governance into an always-on co-pilot—policy enforcement at CI/CD speed with measurable risk and cost reductions.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 56 min read


From Ivory Tower to Intelligent Nerve-Center: Why AI-Driven Enterprise Architecture Starts Now
Learn how AI is turning Enterprise Architecture from a paper-map discipline into a real-time nerve center. See the data-backed gains in speed, compliance, and value.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 14 min read


Why Reference Architectures Matter – Accelerate Enterprise Architecture Success
Learn what reference architecture models are, how they differ from reference models and implementations, and five practices to scale enterprise architecture—all in one actionable guide.

Mike J. Walker
Apr 1, 20238 min read


Predictions Revisited: Grading my Enterprise Architecture in 2020 Predictions
Remember way back, when I wrote this, “Predictions for Enterprise Architecture in 2020”? What better way to start off a revisited series...

Mike J. Walker
Apr 19, 20206 min read


Architecture Decisions Method - Getting the Most from Collaborative Decision Making
Ahhhh decisions… As enterprise architects either help other to make decisions or we have to every day. These decisions are often...

Mike J. Walker
Apr 2, 20154 min read


Defining the Architecture Review Board (ARB)
An Architecture Review Board, when designed with intent and carried out thoughtfully, serves as a powerful mechanism to steer an organization in a unified direction. Its true impact is felt when it balances robust governance with agility, fosters a culture of shared ownership, and measures outcomes to demonstrate tangible value.

Mike J. Walker
Dec 2, 20096 min read


Successful EA Governance is Collaborative, Empowering, and Accelerates Time to Value
The Architecture Guidance Team (AGT) is chartered to provide direction and advisory support on architectural practices, patterns, and standards.

Mike J. Walker
Dec 1, 20097 min read


What are Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and Why Do You Need Them
An Architecture Review Board (ARB) is responsible for validating, recommending, and approving solutions supporting the business that meet a defined criteria, executed through a set of processes to manage outcomes, exceptions, and all decisions that will be in turn cataloged to support future decision making. Realized through the ARB, is the alignment to the strategic goals of the company. Adherence to the company’s principles, policies, standards, and the defined industry pro

Mike J. Walker
Nov 29, 20094 min read
Forrester: Mapping out Your Organizations Road to SharePoint Success Session
This was a great session that talked more about setting the expectation of what SharePoint really is, a Application Services Platform....

Mike J. Walker
Oct 25, 20091 min read


Non-Technical Factors that Lead to Poor Architectures
It is easy for us architects to think that we control the architecture design in it's entirety. But the sad truth is that there are too...

Mike J. Walker
Oct 11, 20093 min read
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