Where do you hold your Technical Debt catalogue? Technical debt is the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy or limited solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer or cost more. Technical debt is critical to being managed by an IT organisation and by the architecture disciplines. … Continue reading Managing Technical Debt
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Why mentors are crucial to developing IT and Enterprise Architects
Mentoring is a catalyst for developing professional skills and careers. For the IT and Enterprise Architect they are even more important, due to the breadth and lack of process structure of the role.
8 Principles for getting your Architecture heard
How many recommendations, roadmaps, strategies and other IT architectural products end up sitting on the shelf after getting no traction with the sponsor or stakeholders?
IT or Data Strategy blocked by missing Business Strategy
My company does not have a business strategy? Sound familia? This is almost always untrue.
A Compelling Data Strategy
What would a truly compelling data strategy look like? It must paint a compelling vision for data. Assess the current situation. Provide a strategic plan of action to underpin the strategy.
IT and Data Strategy through the Jubilees
n UK and the commonwealth, we are celebrating 70 years of our monarch. Having published courses on both Data Strategy and IT strategy, I thought it might be fun to look at how these strategies have evolved through the four jubilees of Queen Elizabeth II reign.
I don’t need a plan is always a myth
Each of these projects starts well with huge enthusiasm for what I am going to achieve. As you work you build up a list of things undone, the things I need to do, and the things I haven’t thought about enough yet. That to-do list begins to get too big. Suddenly my time is spent thinking about what I might need to do is taking more of my time than working on making progress. What I need is a plan.
Is an evergreen IT Strategy an imperative?
Has your IT strategy started to look old? Should it be an evergreen document and move away from the annual update cycle? In this blog I explore those questions.
Horizon scanning an IT leadership skill
Horizon scanning an IT leadership skill Horizon scanning is appearing in more and more job descriptions for IT leaders. In this blog I explore horizon scanning within the IT Strategy context.
Is IT aligned to the Business?
IT is a core part of our business and closely aligned with the strategy. How do we communicate that alignment and demonstrate it to our colleagues and stakeholders? This starts with our business strategy, every business has one, even if sometimes it can feel hard to find. The business strategy should drive every division and … Continue reading Is IT aligned to the Business?
