EA Foundations

The second morning at the Open Group Conference changed themes a bit. The focus shifted from Enterprise Architecture and Business...

While at the conference I received lots of great feedback on my presentation. The most popular request has been publishing my deck. Below...

What a great first day at the Open Group conference in Austin. The big theme for today was the transformation of Enterprise Architecture...

Below is my session, I take a future look at where I see the Enterprise Architecture industry going. The New World of Enterprise...

I am really liking the new string of articles and posts on The New World of Enterprise Architecture as I am calling it. It seems like the...

I ran across an interesting article today written by Mike Rosen on Enterprise Architecture Frameworks. He shares a similar belief as I on...

There has been a great deal of momentum with the Open Group over the past few weeks (Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) recognized by...

Some of you have asked about what I am doing these days at Microsoft. So I thought I would let you all know. I joined the Enterprise...

This is a very interesting move for the Open Group as MSF originated as a variant of an SDLC process at the development (i.e., Solutions)...

Best and Worst Enterprise & Application Architecture Practices Presented by: Betsy Burton & Michael Blechar Those who have cracked the...

It’s been a busy couple months for the analysts. Both Forrester and Gartner have built out and refreshed their latest Enterprise...

I’m a big fan of mind maps for their simplified communication style. So when I stumbled across these interesting Enterprise Architecture...

Most organizations employ multiple frameworks and standards for implementing and controlling technology. Here are some publications that...

Richard Seroter posted a great recap on the Gartner press release “Gartner Says By 2016, 30 Percent of Enterprise Architecture Efforts...

At the recent Troux Worldwide Conference I spoke on the panel with three other Enterprise Architecture industry experts. We discussed or...

Recently launched at the Open Group meeting in London last week a venture between The Open Group and the TM Forum produced a 110 page...

I had the pleasure of being asked to speak on the Industry Perspectives Panel at the very first Troux Enterprise Architecture conference...

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability, capacity, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. This is especially relevant for Enterprise Architects govern their complex charter.  This will help in navigating the complexities of the culture and individual needs, motivators and political deliver business driven results within the a dynamic culture of both IT and the

There is a ton of buzz happening in the Enterprise Architecture community regarding the panel discussion Examining the Current State of...

A common challenge among architects and architecture organizations is the challenge of properly understanding the landscape of...