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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


Why Industry Architecture Still Matters—And How It Has Evolved for 2025
Industry architecture is still the Rosetta Stone between business ambition and the rapidly shifting tech alphabet. In a world of autonomous agents, synthetic biology, and quantum-enhanced analytics, organizations that cannot translate technology into industry-relevant value will be disrupted by those that can.

Mike J. Walker
Jan 34 min read


An Enterprise Architect’s Practical Guide to Leading Agentic AI Frameworks in 2025
Over the past 18 months we have watched generative AI sprint from novel text generation to orchestrating sophisticated, end-to-end...

Mike J. Walker
Sep 28, 20243 min read


Enterprise Architecture Drives Innovation Strategy from “So What?” to Transformational Impact
In this article, I'll provide a primer on the practices drawn from leading enterprise architecture organizations that drive additional value by becoming innovation leaders in their organizations.

Mike J. Walker
Sep 25, 20247 min read


BCG Growth-Share Matrix: Balancing Investment, Risk, and Portfolio Performance
Back in 1968, Bruce Henderson introduced something that would forever change the way executives think about portfolio strategy—the BCG...

Mike J. Walker
Jun 18, 20243 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
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