Ten principles for SOA portfolio management
As service oriented architecture gains momentum the question arises: "How do we develop in a service oriented architecture our portfolio of services?". We need to agree on the design principles that...
View ArticleCIO's can not speak about information
I had several interviews now, as part of my research into the topic of Corporate Information Management. I am very surprised that most CIO's so far shy away from the topic. I can talk to them about...
View ArticleWhat every IT manager should know about HR
Information Technology managers must know that the world of Human Resource management is changing drastically from the past. The shift from Human Resource Management to Employee relationship management...
View ArticleOpen Source allows the small guys to catch up!
In the famous Biblical tale small David won a one on one battle with the mighty Goliath. In business, Alternative Source is giving Davids, new weapons in their arsenal to compete with the mighty...
View ArticleFreeware, shareware? Or irrritationware?
What many companies put on the web under the banner of freeware and shareware is nothing of the kind. I call it rather irrritationware! The additional "r" added by intent to emphasize the level of...
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The business of restructuring
With the global economic crises continuing more and more businesses once again look at restructuring their businesses. Do companies understand the full business impact of restructuring? I will be...
View ArticleA new phase in enterprise architecture modeling
Enterprise architecture is no longer considered a young discipline. A sign of maturity in any discipline is a process of standardization and consolidation. On 27 October 2008, The Open Group announces...
View ArticleProcess design strategies in bad economic times
I have always maintained that aligning information technology and business requires an understanding of the value pattern employed by a company. A value pattern defines how a business process adds...
View ArticleThe lack of leadership development in IT.
Information technology fails to align with business due to a lack of leadership development. I gave a presentation on Wednesday at the Africa HR summit on Practical leadership development for...
View ArticleFinding a way into a business model
Industry solutions requires a frame of reference which can be used as a guideline for developing systems and solutions. The framework is basically a high level view the business analyst uses to cut an...
View ArticleThe role of the business architect
I believe the role of the business architect is often understated or confused with that of the business analyst. Michael Poulin wrote an interesting article investigating the role of the business...
View ArticleThe flaw in TOGAF 9's ADM
Togaf 9 is an impressive set of guidelines. One of my customers thinks it is overkill...and that its comprehensiveness limits it from being agile. After all it seems as if the Architecture Development...
View ArticleStrategic positioning of an enterprise
A key driver for enterprise architecture design is the strategic positioning of a company. Strategic positioning defines the scope of activities within which the organisation participates. Each...
View ArticleCan procurement take over the IT function of an organisation?
Cloud computing is an emerging technology that drives the commercialisation of IT as a commodity item. A CEO looking at his organisational chart might rightfully begin to question how long the IT...
View ArticleInformation Management Framework key performance areas
I have defined eight key performance areas that needs to be managed if you want to manage information effectively and efficiently in an organisation.
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