tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post4129764063641482147..comments2024-02-16T11:57:27.930+01:00Comments on Serge Thorn's IT Blog: IT Architecture is not Enterprise ArchitectureSerge Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698523659465830145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post-8547713799199189662014-06-22T10:53:01.367+02:002014-06-22T10:53:01.367+02:00I've been working at business architecture as ...I've been working at business architecture as an IT specialist and it doesn't work. I start to think that EA is part of Business Administration and should be part of MBA and far far less IT orientationMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409643113696573956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post-55247136745431517982013-12-20T14:25:11.104+01:002013-12-20T14:25:11.104+01:00Simply, admirable what you have done here. It is p...Simply, admirable what you have done here. It is pleasing to look you express from the heart and your clarity on this significant content can be easily looked. Remarkable post and will look forward to your future update.<br /><br />Thank You<br /><br /><a href="http://www.a2z-support.com/category/strategy-architecture/" rel="nofollow">IT Architecture </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679940245290002731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post-20159986594919211822009-07-21T07:13:57.197+02:002009-07-21T07:13:57.197+02:00Hello Serge,
You have hit the nail on the head wi...Hello Serge,<br /><br />You have hit the nail on the head with this post. The main problem is that EA resources are selected based on experience and not on expertise. <br /><br />Lack of coursework adds fuel to the fire....<br /><br /><br />I hope to read more from you in future.<br /><br />Thanks<br />RobinRobin Harwanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969267439868203357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post-56736997439075095922009-07-18T07:02:08.770+02:002009-07-18T07:02:08.770+02:00Hi Alan,
Good point. I believe there are different...Hi Alan,<br />Good point. I believe there are different reasons why company’s goes with the kind of companies you are mentioning:<br /><br />1. EA is often (unfortunately) “an IT thing” and business is not implicated. C-level people may have never heard of EA… <br />2. It should be the role of the CIO as an example to market EA at the right level and get a full commitment, but unfortunately…there is a lot of IT managers who are not real leaders and do not dare to approach their management. <br />3. Also, I would recommend these companies to do an architecture capability maturity assessment which would identify the weaknesses such as “no business linkage”.<br />4. EA should be “outside of IT” or at least have a shared responsibility between business and IT. The chance of a successful program is greater.<br />5. The name…EA? Not mandatory…Call it “business transformation”…same thing…More understandable by the business. Some organizations even do not refer to EA at all….<br />6. No communication plan, no stakeholder management (refer to my last post) and business is ignored.<br /><br />These companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Accenture, PWC and others perfectly know what is EA all about, however they are clever enough to:<br /><br />1. Address C-level concerns and have a business talk.<br />2. Avoid falling in the IT trap and using an inappropriate terminology even if they use EA frameworks.<br />3. Have a much better marketing than pure IT consultancy companies.<br /><br />Believe me, they are all in the architecture forum listening to what “techies are doing…” :-)<br /><br />Interesting subject..maybe a future post?<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />SergeSerge Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698523659465830145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post-78726554078849280032009-07-17T23:48:02.626+02:002009-07-17T23:48:02.626+02:00Serge,
It's interesting that EAs ostensibly h...Serge,<br /><br />It's interesting that EAs ostensibly have a broad diagnostic and solutions development role, but that when enterprises decide to embark on a large transformation project, they bring in a firm like McKinsey, and the EAs aren't often involved. Any thoughts?Alan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009456192561909295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19923333.post-2394214965893395052008-05-09T18:46:00.000+02:002008-05-09T18:46:00.000+02:00Hi Serge, I defiantly agree that there is a lot of...Hi Serge, <BR/>I defiantly agree that there is a lot of misperception and confusion between the two. The practice of Enterprise Architecture is (and must be) driven by the business. The starting point should be what is our business strategy and objectives and how can they be achieved (which in many cases these days is reliant on IT, but IT is only part of the picture). Therefore, Enterprise Architecture initiatives should cover the whole organisation and should show how a structured plan (i.e. architecture) will deliver business value over time. <BR/>MichaelMichael Moyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844599020711321068noreply@blogger.com