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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 15 min read


The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition: What’s New, and Why It Matters
Overall, TOGAF 10 marks a step away from one big “manual” toward a flexible set of resources. It’s clearly shaped by years of feedback—especially from architects who want something more agile, more modular, and easier to customize for real-world usage.

Mike J. Walker
Mar 154 min read


X-Matrix: Driving Strategic Execution Through Alignment and Accountability
Incorporating the Hoshin Kanri X Matrix into your strategic planning process can transform how your organization sets and achieves its goals. By providing a clear, visual representation of objectives and their interconnections, it ensures that every team member is aligned and moving in the same direction.

Mike J. Walker
Jun 7, 20242 min read


McKinsey’s 7 Degrees of Freedom: Expanding the Strategic Growth Horizon
McKinsey's Seven Degrees of Freedom for Growth is a strategic framework that helps organizations identify and pursue new growth opportunities by considering seven distinct dimensions of business activity. These degrees of freedom allow businesses to move beyond incremental improvements and explore avenues for more significant growth.

Mike J. Walker
Jun 6, 20242 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


Keynote Recap: Innovations and Practices for Future Business and Enterprise Architecture
As I addressed the audience at the Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum , a surge of excitement filled the room. Business architecture...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 17, 20225 min read


The Evolving Role of Information Architects in Today's Data-Driven World
In an age where data is the new oil, the role of an Information Architect (IA) has become increasingly crucial. These professionals are...

Mike J. Walker
Aug 28, 20205 min read


Top Five Practices Innovation Strategy Must Capture
Good innovation strategy is clear, never confused. At its best, it explains the maximum number of variables in the fewest number of statements. Everything strategy does is in the service of operational success. There can never be "good strategy but poor execution," because assessing capabilities is a crucial part of strategy.

Mike J. Walker
Aug 1, 20203 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
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