Prioritization : Urgent Vs Important
How to prioritize tasks ?
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Requirements mapped to actors
In this diagram I mapped all business requirements to the corresponding business actors. At the top we find the requirements families. The objective was to determine clusters of requirements that can be regrouped in target use cases (more than 50 in this case).
I have documented the method in this post : requirements matrix in archimate.
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Critical flows
Critical flows show how the information flows from user to system and from system to system.…
SOA Process / SOA Lifecycle
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SOA doesn’t clean
“SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) doesn’t clean the shit (in your IT landscape). It isolates the shit. After isolating you can clean it if you wish…”
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Enterprise Architecture definition by Scott A. Bernard
“The analysis and documentation of an enterprise in its current and future states from an integrated strategy, business, and technology perspective”.
Scott A Bernard: An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture…
7 causes of mediocrity
- Lousy leaders
- Confusion regarding the strengths on the team
- Fear of failure
- Low expectations
- Lack of focus
- Insecure team members
- Over-commitment
Exceptional is the result of reaching beyon current performance.
https://twitter.com/Leadershipfreak/status/628497105712082945 …
What is a SOA Solution ?
The Open Group SOA Governance Reference Model (SGRM) uses the term “SOA Solution” for governed processes : SOA Solution Portfolio Management and SOA Solution Lifecycle Management.
But it doesn’t provide a definition od a SOA Solution.
Here is my definition of a SOA Solution :
“Any ICT solution that consumes or provides one or more SOA services”.
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Coffee and donuts…
“Scientists say that coffee and donuts release chemicals in the brain that creates the illusion that meetings are a productive way to get things done.”
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Enterprise architecture done well
Enterprise Architecture, when done well, is a business transformation practice. Transforming a business is not about slogans, mission statements, slick PowerPoints or in-depth strategy documents. It’s about execution and actually changing business operations.