Mike WalkerOct 10, 20072 minBe Cautious about Application Portfolio Management (APM) Discovery AgentsI am still trying to determine the intentions of the article. It was not clear. However what was clear was the suggestion that in order...
Mike WalkerOct 4, 20073 minA Primer on Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Application Portfolio Management (APM)With an Application Portfolio Management (APM) practice it allows EA's to gain visibility into the applications impacts that reside in...
Mike WalkerSep 25, 20073 minDo your Vendors have Enterprise Architecture Efforts?The short answer is... Yes. But why do they? Aren't they just supplying shrink wrapped applications. Why should they care about EA? Over...
Mike WalkerSep 20, 20071 minGartner predicts that by 2012 40% of today's enterprise architecture programs will be stoppedWithout seeing the actual content from Gartner it is hard to agree or not agree with the prediction. I would say that by 2012 EA...
Mike WalkerSep 19, 20071 minEnterprise Architecture is the next Hot JobAccording to CIO magazine the Enterprise Architect is the next "hot job". The article in the Sept. 2007 issue walks you though why you...
Mike WalkerSep 13, 20072 minEnterprise Architecture AnalogyI was talking to a colleague two nights ago and he asked me how I describe Enterprise Architecture. Immediately I have memories rushing...
Mike WalkerJul 24, 20077 minCalling in the EA TroopsThis past week seems to be the week for the call to action for Enterprise Architects to start blogging. James McGovern called out that...
Mike WalkerJul 13, 20072 minAustralian Government Architecture Reference Models (v1.0)The Australian Government Architecture (AGA) is intended to assist in the delivery of more consistent and cohesive services to citizens...
Mike WalkerJul 10, 20072 minIs Enterprise Architecture Declarative or Imperative?I ran across an blog posting by Brandon Satrom called "Is Enterprise Architecture Declarative or Imperative?". It was an interesting...
Mike WalkerJul 10, 20071 minFed's New EA AssessmentThe EA assessment will be used to evaluate each agency’s EA as part of the 2006 President’s Management Agenda Scorecard. Version 2.0...