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If your enterprise models are OUT OF ORDER and so is your business? - part II

Prioritize key business & system problems:

As a result, you will already have the problem of several systems within the organizations, with 30-40% of overlapping functionality (sometime up to 70-80%). Some of the systems having outdated business logic, some of them automatic outdated processes, sometimes applications are being written off as the underlying ...

Updated 22nd March 2010 at 07:52 AM by Sunil Dutt Jha

Tags: architecture framework, architecture styles, cost savings, enterprise architecture, process efficiency, process transparency, revenue, software components

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Software Architecture , Enterprise Architecture , SOA & SaaS , Reusable software asset , Balance Score Card , Cloud Computing, Virtualization , ITIL & ITSM , Architecture related Business Opportunities , Architecture Trends & Surveys , Architecture Roles & Responsibilites

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Every quarter, iCMG consultants travel across 12-13 countries, which provides them opportunities to interact and learn from what's happening in the chaotic world of systems and enterprises. Sometimes you get to hear and see things which you would love to share with others as it forms a basis for good learning experience. In this process, we also realize that there several interesting and remarkable works being done across the world without being brought to notice of to the global audience. Though ...

Updated 2nd February 2011 at 06:33 PM by megan

Tags: architecture awards, icmg architecture world

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Architecture Awards , Architecture related Business Opportunities , Architecture Trends & Surveys , Architecture events

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I know it's serious problem and most of the management folks are struggling to keep pace with the ongoing changes. One of the potential ways of solving this could be by combining Balance Scorecard with Enterprise Architecture initiatives.

It's been quite some time when the idea stuck. Thanks to the current engagements, I should board flight at least 6-8 times in a month. Of course, you need to ignore the last 60 days, I have boarded flights over 25 times ;-)...U guessed it right, am ...

Updated 11th March 2010 at 10:06 PM by Sunil Dutt Jha

Tags: applications, balance score card, enterprise architecture, finance, information, network, people, performance indicators, processes, strategy, systems

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Enterprise Architecture , Business Intelligence , BPM & BPMS , Balance Score Card , ITIL & ITSM , Architecture related Business Opportunities , Architecture Trends & Surveys , Architecture Roles & Responsibilites

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Are you wondering why am I am talking about Henry Ford ? Do you see a link between IT systems, IT architecture & Car manufacturing?

Very often such parallels are lost in endless debates for obvious reasons. The problem is when you equate the current maturity of IT with prevailing maturity and advancement in manufacturing practices. I know you would have started to debate the relevance of such comparison? Car manufacturing vs IT Manufacturing...are they comparable..can we compare the ...

Updated 9th March 2010 at 03:03 PM by Sunil Dutt Jha

Tags: car manufacturing, it architecture, product line, product line architecture, software architecture, software assembly

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Software Architecture , Reusable software asset , Architecture related Business Opportunities , Architecture Trends & Surveys , Application & Product Lifecycle Management , Architecture Roles & Responsibilites

IT (Information Technology) happens to be one of the several dimensions that forms an ENTERPRISE. Unfortunately, due to the narrow definition of Enterprise Architecture being used by several organizations, Enterprise Architects are kind of "Senior IT Managers" reporting to CIOs.

How about Chief Enterprise Architect?

Should CIO report to Chief Enterprise Architect or are they peers? or CEA should report to CIO?

Are you guys facing this dilemma?
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