Reinvention Week, Prussian Officers and Smart & Lazy talent
Last Friday on Twitter, I was lamenting the compulsion of new people on existing projects to revisit and reinvent every prior decision and action, rather than focus their energy on execution. I tagged...
View ArticleOn enterprise blueprinting — entrenchment
It is naive to believe one can, or should, blueprint an enterprise. An enterprise is a complex system that must continually, adapt to survive and thrive. For any system to sustain, shift, and grow,...
View ArticlePatterns of intrapreneurs and great enterprise architects
Reading Recognize Intrapreneurs Before They Leave – Vijay Govindarajan and Jatin Desai – Harvard Business Review, I was struck by the commonality between the intrapeneurs referenced in the article, and...
View ArticleStop talking about enterprise architecture. Go solve a problem.
Many years ago, as a newly minted lead architect, I had a memorable initial 1×1 with our organization’s CIO. After reviewing my hand drawn (pencil on paper) application and information landscape, and...
View ArticleInforming the pursuit of digital era ambitions and challenges
I never intend to halt my public writing. It just happens. A client invites me to work on interesting problem, which can lead to another interesting problem or client, and before long only the crickets...
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