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Gartner predicts that by 2012 40% of today's enterprise architecture programs will be stopped

Without seeing the actual content from Gartner it is hard to agree or not agree with the prediction. I would say that by 2012 EA...

EA Foundations

Mike J. Walker

Sep 20, 20071 min read

Enterprise Architecture is the next Hot Job

According to CIO magazine the Enterprise Architect is the next "hot job". The article in the Sept. 2007 issue walks you though why you...

EA Foundations

Mike J. Walker

Sep 19, 20071 min read

Enterprise Architecture Analogy

I was talking to a colleague two nights ago and he asked me how I describe Enterprise Architecture. Immediately I have memories rushing...

EA Foundations

Mike J. Walker

Sep 13, 20072 min read

I've Launched the Microsoft Capital Markets Architecture Center!

We launched the Capital Markets Architecture Centerlast week with loads of great articles. Stevan Vidich was critical to the success of...

Mike J. Walker

Sep 11, 20071 min read

The Enterprise Mind? An in depth look at EA Tooling

This is a great starter article for folks wanting to evaluate EA tooling. I have blogged and spoke about this at conferences in the past...

Mike J. Walker

Sep 4, 20071 min read

Obtaining Enterprise Architecture Metrics - Part 2

shown above are practical and realistic metrics you can use to quantify and qualify your EA efforts. Even though we didn't focus on the business directly, they benefits can be articulated in business terms as well. Once they see the successes you have achieved in IT, then and only then will you be a trusted partner to aid them directly on their efforts.

Mike J. Walker

Sep 3, 20077 min read

Is EA becoming a Trusted Business Partner?

I read a recent survey from InfoSys where they surveyed a number of EA organizations. I was surprised by the outcomes. Check out the...

Mike J. Walker

Sep 2, 20071 min read

Obtaining Enterprise Architecture Metrics - Part 1

the key to success with obtaining the right EA metrics is to have a clearly defined process to obtain the metrics, the tools to get the information and understand what are the right metrics you should obtain.

Mike J. Walker

Aug 30, 20073 min read