Architects Should

Becoming Digital Transformers

There is a lot of fear and uncertainty in our profession right now, and rightly so. The architecture practice, especially the enterprise architecture, of the past 10–15 years is dead. I am reasonably certain that architecture never actually lived, just wandered around…

Why Frameworks Are Killing Architecture

Let me start by contradicting my headline. I love frameworks. DODAF, FEAF, MODAF, TOGAF, Zachman etc. are all excellent tools for architecture teams to use when they are ready and when the team members are skilled enough to use them. Each brings different…

10 Principles of Architect Team Success

Over the years I have continuously written and commented on the chasm that forms between architecture teams. After 15 years of learning from members and working with them on successes and failures we know there is a relatively simple set of mechanisms by which…

What Makes A Great Architecture Team

As a prelude to setting up our award and rating system for Architecture Teams, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes for a great architect organization. The question seems simple at first then blossoms into some complexity. This topic has been haunting me ever…

5 Reasons Organizing Architects Is So Important

Iasa gets to interact with architects from every type and size of organization. From universities to startups to global fortune 100s. We get visibility into every angle and aspect of the practice, programs, projects, roles, artifacts and tasks…

A System Failure in Comunication

In the iconic movie “Cool Hand Luke,” there is an epic line that resonates to this day. The sheriff looking at Luke says “what we have here is a failure to communicate.” It is said with as much intent as you wish in the line. It works to this day as both a threat and a…

Adventures of CITA-F Architect: Why and when does IT Architect need to create the business case for IT system?

The current business environment becomes gradually more global, more competitive, innovative, responsive and cost-sensitive. The…

The Sorry State of Technology Professional Ethics

I was reminded over the last few weeks and months about one of the key reasons I founded the Iasa.

It really started for me when I arrived years and years ago at a company to find that a vendor and infrastructure team…

Adventures of CITA-F Architect Part 2: Can consulting IT architect comprehend the business?

In my consulting practice I predominately observe the “tell me what you want and I will build it” approach of IT guys to the way they introduce the IT solutions. This…