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EA Roadmap for success: Wrap up
This posting wraps up our blog series on Enterprise Architecture implementation. In the series we described our experiences with implementing enterprise architecture, and how to be successful with that. We followed a step wise structure: Aim, Establish, and Execute. The structure and the postings that are part of this series are depicted in the figure below.
EA Roadmap for success: Capability Based Planning
This is the 12th posting of the enterprise architecture Roadmap for success blog series, before we wrap it up with an overview in the last posting. We have covered a wide range of topics so far, in this posting we zoom in on one of the most useful techniques in the field of strategic enterprise architecture planning: capability based planning.
EA Roadmap for success: Governing projects
This is the one but last posting of the enterprise architecture Roadmap for success blog series, before we wrap up. In the last three postings of the series we touch on some aspects pertinent to the execution phase of the winding path that is enterprise architecture implementation, as depicted below.
EA Roadmap for success: Architecture Principles and models
In this 10th posting we will cover the topic of using architecture principles and architecture models in tandem. Both focus on different aspects of Enterprise Architecture work / documentation and complement each other as we will see shortly.
EA Roadmap for success: Consultants
In this 9th posting we will cover the topic of using consultants in your Enterprise Architecture practice. This may seem like a strange topic to address. After all, we do offer consultancy, so of course we can help. That’s our job. There is more to be said about this topic, though, especially in the context of enterprise architecture.
Enterprise Architecture Roadmap for success: Tooling
In this eighth posting we will cover the topic of Enterprise Architecture Tooling. First we will explore the question what capabilities effective Enterprise Architecture teams need from tools, and list some characteristics that tools need to have in order to efficiently support Enterprise Architects. In the second portion of this blog we will address best practices that Enterprise Architecture teams can use to fully leverage the power of Enterprise Architecture tools.
Enterprise Architecture Roadmap for success: Establish an Enterprise Architecture team
This is the seventh posting in our “Enterprise Architecture Roadmap for success” series. In the previous posting we started to describe actionable steps that an organization needs to take in order to set up Enterprise Architecture. We described how organizations should approach Enterprise Architecture implementation as a project, with clear and confirmed ideas on scope, leadership, budget, and planning. We mentioned the establishment of a project team that will be responsible for an effective execution of the project plans. In this posting we zoom in on some of the characteristics of an Enterprise Architecture team.
Enterprise Architecture Roadmap for success: Project based implementation
This is the sixth posting in our “Enterprise Architecture Roadmap for success” series. In this posting we zoom in on the implementation and embedding of an enterprise architecture practice in an organization.
EA Roadmap for success: Adopting an open approach to EA
This is the fifth posting in our “EA Roadmap for success” series. In this posting we zoom in on the use of an Open approach to enterprise architecture.
EA Roadmap for success: the Architecture Board
This is the fourth posting in our “EA Roadmap for success” series. In this posting we zoom in on the Architecture Board and its role in making enterprise architecture a success within organizations.