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Texas Association of Enterprise Architects February Meeting
Welcome Updates and Announcements – Mike Walker Open Group Conference Recap – Mike Walker Special Interest Groups - Dave Gibson and...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 14, 20141 min read
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So Many Different Views, So Much Business Architecture Confusion
There certainly is no shortage of opinions in the industry around business architecture. This spans from what it is the definition of...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 12, 20145 min read
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Is Business Architecture Ready For Prime Time?
It’s probably no surprise to all of you that there has been a significant amount of talk about Business Architecture in recent years....

Mike J. Walker
Feb 10, 20144 min read
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Come see the Business Architecture Keynote from Mike Walker Keynote at the Open Group Conference
Business Architecture the Key to Enterprise Transformation Mike Walker, Enterprise Architect, Hewlett Packard Mark Dorfmueller, Associate...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 2, 20141 min read
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Integrating TOGAF and The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) Service Landscape Whitepaper
Today The Open Group released the updated whitepaper, Integrating the TOGAF® Standard with the BIAN Service Landscape. This release might...

Mike J. Walker
Oct 30, 20131 min read
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Open Group Enterprise Architecture Conference London 2013 Highlights
Last week , The Open Group kicked off their signature Enterprise Architecture Conference in London. Like others in the recent past the...

Mike J. Walker
Oct 29, 20134 min read
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Gartner's 2013 Enterprise Architecture Tools Magic Quadrant (MQ)
Like every year, Gartner has released yet another great resource for Enterprise Architects with their EA Tools Magic Quadrant. This is a...

Mike J. Walker
Oct 8, 20132 min read
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Defining Business Architecture
When we talk about enterprise architecture (EA) , the conversation often drifts to technologies—cloud platforms, data models, and...

Mike J. Walker
Sep 30, 20138 min read
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Don’t Get Caught up in the Architecture Modeling Debate
Communicating your ideas and architecture work effectively can be really tough. When we do we using create compelling visuals or models...

Mike J. Walker
Sep 15, 20136 min read
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Australian and New Zealand Architects Surveyed on Business Architecture
Business Architecture (BA) is a really hot topic these days. A few years back it was a topic that people either didn't talk about or...

Mike J. Walker
Jun 21, 20136 min read
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Mike Walker on Business Architecture, Part 2
In this is Part 2 article, “Walker on Business Architecture” in the Architecture and Governance Magazine , I continue to explore and...

Mike J. Walker
Jun 20, 20134 min read
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Intersections Between TOGAF and SABSA Standards
This is a known issue within the Open Group. Given this, the TOGAF-SABSA Integration project started in May 2010 as a joint initiative of...

Mike J. Walker
May 13, 20132 min read
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The Business Model Canvas: Know Thy Business
So the question is, do we really know our business before we make architecture decisions? What tools do we use or don’t use to understand...

Mike J. Walker
May 9, 20132 min read
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EA Practitioners Have Significant Influence on $1.1 Trillion in Enterprise IT Spend
Gartner just released a report entitled, "EA Practitioners Have Significant Influence on $1.1 Trillion in Enterprise IT Spend” that...

Mike J. Walker
Apr 11, 20133 min read
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Come See Mike Walker Speak on the EA Industry Expert Panel and Present at the Troux Conference 2013
The Troux Worldwide Conference is returning to Austin, Texas on March 19-20, 2013. If you are a Troux customer, partner, or actively...

Mike J. Walker
Mar 3, 20132 min read
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TOGAF Demystification Series: TOGAF Doesn't Play Well With Others
In this post in the TOGAF demystification series I will talk about how well or not so well TOGAF plays with other frameworks in the...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 11, 20133 min read
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TOGAF Demystification Series: Comparing TOGAF to Other Frameworks
For the second post in the TOGAF Demystification series, let's tackle the common topic of TOGAF to other frameworks. If you’ve spent time...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 10, 20137 min read
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Culture Mapping Tool
Dave Gray posted on his blog that he has created a tool to help understand corporate cultures. This looks very interesting… I could see...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 8, 20131 min read
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TOGAF Demystification Series: TOGAF Sucks, Incomplete and Overly Complex
Do I have your attention now? Given this is the first post of the series about the myths, misconceptions, fiction and even some facts...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 7, 20137 min read
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TOGAF Demystification Series: Overview
A Throughout the training I observed several misconceptions, open questions and even some concerns with TOGAF. As I sat and listened I...

Mike J. Walker
Feb 6, 20131 min read
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