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  1. How do you transform a Business Strategy to an IT implementation artefact?, part 1

    by , 16th May 2011 at 02:34 AM (Architect's Corner!)
    Problem - How do you transform a business Strategy to IT implementation artefact?,

    Let’s quickly look at some of the challenges?

    1. Is there a connection between business strategy and the software programs?
    2. What are the key abstractions for modelling business ideas?
    3. What are the types of artefacts to capture the system models?
    4. How to map business activities with the software component definition?
    5. How easy is to transform the business models
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  2. Directions on the value of a consolidated business enterprise change management view of the departmental organisation

    by , 23rd January 2011 at 04:10 PM
    Why: taking an enterprise change management view of the department or organisation looks to answer the fundamental question:

    What is happening in my organisation right now?

    Business Enterprise Change Management takes a pragmatic and holistic view across the entire spectrum of the organisation (or department) from 3 key areas:

    People
    Process
    Technology

    Benefits include:

    1. practical, business focused & oriented ...
  3. EVM & Agile

    by , 12th August 2010 at 10:40 AM
    EVM or Earned Value Management is a technique for objectively measuring a project’s progress. Here the measurement is objective because this technique allows integrated measurement of timeline, scope and budget progress at once.

    Agile is a process in which requirements and solution evolves over multiple iterations of development. Every iterations involved development of small working pieces of the entire solution, more specifically called as story points.

    EVM has ...
  4. Something to learn from Henry Ford - software assembly line?

    by , 9th March 2010 at 08:32 AM (Architect's Corner!)
    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 ...
  5. Why do you need an architect?

    by , 15th February 2010 at 11:44 AM (Architect's Corner!)
    Why do you need an architect?
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    Very often you get to hear this question! Have assembled few reasons wherein it's easy to showcase the value of architect

    An architect is the most important investment you can make, because:
    1. An architect can save you money. A well architected system can help reduce maintenance cost, ensure easy integration and extension of your systems, and help you to identify reusable assets

    2. You need ...