Jim Panos

In my last blog entry, I spoke about the "enterprise" vs. the "ecosystem" and some of the technology that has enabled this. But there are also business drivers that are pushing companies in this direction as well.

As companies enter the age of digital marketing, evaluation of "green" products, advanced CRM, complex analytics, and a myriad of new enterprises that focus on a microsegment of the market, executive leadership is beginning to realize that a focus on point to point direct ...

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Enterprise Architecture , CRM-Customer Relationship Management

If you have read some of my posts to other threads on this site, you might notice a recurring theme: The "ecosystem" of customers, suppliers and business partners is replacing the "enterprise" in information technology as the universe of information and architecture that needs to be coordinated. This process began with the emergence of the internet as a critical business tool and continues to accelerate as the amount of information available grows exponentially and the speed with which is can ...

Tags: enterprise architecture, erp

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I have seen Enterprise Architecture groups primarily organized in several ways.
1. By domain within the architecture. This would consist of a Chief Enterprise Architect and a team of domain architects. (e.g, a business architect, an application architect, a data architect, and an infrastructure architect and perhaps a security architect or other specialists).
2. By business area. This creates good alignment with business groups, but often requires skills within the domains of the ...

First of all, I would think that most of us would agree that the approach of driving transformational change by a business case and using technology to complement that change is a successful formula. But suppose, as the same time, that you are finding that you need consultants to provide with process expertise and industry best practices? Although I have had success using business consultants without a technology background, there's a catch when it is connected with ERP implementations.
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Tags: business process, erp

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Enterprise Architecture , SCM & ERP