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Tag: architecture domains
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Architecture Beyond Domains
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Enterprise Architecture has been around for decades. The discipline has profoundly shaped how organizations plan, align, and structure their strategies, systems, and operations. Frameworks such as the TOGAF Standard define four architecture domains and link them to specific architectural roles. While this approach has helped organizations organize work, it has also unintentionally reinforced rigid silos…
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Mythbusting the TOGAF Standard
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I have said it before: the TOGAF Standard is awesome. If you make an effort to really understand the framework you will agree with me. Unfortunately, despite being around for thirty years, it is still often rigorously misunderstood and misinterpreted. And it is these misinterpretations that lead to the myths that circle the framework. That…
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The Misplaced Enterprise Architect
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The role of the Enterprise Architect is misplaced in many organizations. In nine out of ten cases, the Enterprise Architect is portrayed as an IT Architect. This misalignment has significant consequences for an organization. The primary role of the Enterprise Architect is to help an organization achieve its goals.
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The TOGAF Standard Is Awesome
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We are probably all familiar with the TOGAF® Standard. Or just TOGAF, for friends and foes. An Enterprise Architecture framework pur sang and a very complete one if you ask me. The framework covers all aspects of Enterprise Architecture and allows for all kinds of tailoring. This makes it an excellent framework for any architecture…
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Organizational Architecture Hierarchy
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There is some form of hierarchy in every organization. It is almost a necessity. And while many organizations try to make the distance between the layers of the organizational hierarchy as transparent and as small as possible, few really succeed. Nevertheless, hierarchy is simply necessary for good business. The same is true in the field…
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If AI Decided On ArchiMate Elements
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What would happen if AI decided on ArchiMate® elements; on the colors and icons (or symbols) of the modeling language? Nowadays, a question like this is easily answered. But before discussing how Artificial Intelligence responded to this question, let's look at where the original colors came from and how they came to be.
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Ignorance Is Why Enterprise Architecture Fails
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Who says ignorance is bliss? Ignorance is the main reason why Enterprise Architecture fails in an organisation. More specifically, organisational ignorance is the main cause of the continuous immaturity of Enterprise Architecture within an organisation. That is, if you're lucky... Usually, it is this ignorance that leads to a complete failure of Enterprise Architecture.
