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EA Practice Advisor

Introduction

Welcome to the interactive blog for the EA Practice Advisor. This EA Practice Advisor was established as part of the EAPJ, and in the tradition of advice columns from the past, will allow readers to submit questions and receive advice from the team. We’ve got some great people here at the Journal, and we’re looking forward to offering some helping words.
More than just one-way advice from us at the EAPJ though, we want this to be an interactive column. We would love to hear from you about current challenges you are facing, but just as importantly, tell us about the things that you have found that have worked well for you in the past, and that you feel others could benefit from. If you would like to ask a question, or tell us about your experiences, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.

Why an Advice Column?

The EA discipline is challenging, and relatively new in the broader scheme of business disciplines that we recognise today. If we are to continue to grow as a profession, and realise the potential that Enterprise Architecture promises, it is essential that we grow together. In particular, establishing and maturing an EA Capability within an organisation can be difficult. With that in mind, we at the EAPJ felt that an advice column would allow practitioners, or aspiring practitioners, to be able to discuss the challenges they face.

A question for you to begin our journey together. Do any of these scenarios sound like the professional world you live in?

  • Your company has decided they “need Enterprise Architecture” and they’re looking to you to help.
  • You’ve just been employed as an Enterprise Architect and you’re looking around and thinking “Where do I start?”.
  • You’ve been working away trying to establish Enterprise Architecture at your organisation for a while now, but you just aren’t getting the traction you need to make a difference.
  • You’re thinking to yourself “I’ve been a Solution Architect for a few years now. Where to from here?”.

If any of these sound familiar to you, and you would like to know more about what has worked well for people who have been through the same challenges, then this is the place to come for help. What’s in it for you? Free, unbiased advice from those that have been fortunate enough to work in the field, and have survived many of the pitfalls that await you.

Okay, let’s get started. You’ll see on the right hand side of the page the posts we’ve created so far. Hopefully you find something useful.

What’s Wrong with Enterprise Architects?

Well, that got your attention!  You need to read the…

What makes a good Enterprise Architecture?

by Dr Christine Stephenson I know that many of you…

Bringing together portfolio management and enterprise architecture

I have been coaching a client for a while now. …

What’s the difference between a POC, a Pilot and an Implementation project? Do you know how to support these projects?

Why are we talking about this in an Enterprise Architecture…

Why metrics matter to Enterprise Architects

By Christine Stephenson One of my favourite wise men, Peter...

Enterprise Design Patterns: Radically Increasing Your Impact

By Wolfgang Goebl, Milan Guenther, Annika Klyver and Bard Papegaaij...

Enterprise Architecture is highly scalable – A case study of a tiny organisation.

I’ve now been practising enterprise architecture for over 20 years….

Start-Up, Scale-Up and Data-Driven: Enterprise Architecture Maturity Increases

By Tim O'Neill and Liam Ryan What is your enterprise...

Passion Fatigue!

by Christine Stephenson I started doing the practicals for a...

Architecture Job Market Update – An Australian Perspective

Danny’s bio Danny has over 10 years of experience working…

How do I start a conversation with my CIO about the need to be more business focused?

CVOID-19 has shown the world how important technology is to...

Enterprise architects have big egos

So park your ego out by the door and learn...

Why do I need to keep learning to be a great enterprise architect?

I am always curious to understand why people don’t want...

Connecting The Dots Podcast

Last month, Darryl Carr, EAPJ Editor, was fortunate enough to…

What do you call a group of Architects?

Whilst I’m busy working on the latest article in the…

EA and Security

Enterprise Architecture and Security Taking a quick break from our…

How do I become an Enterprise Architect: Step 4 – Skills

How do I become an Enterprise Architect? Step 4 –…

How do I become an Enterprise Architect: Step 3 – Learning Options

How do I become an Enterprise Architect? Step 3 –…

How do I become an Enterprise Architect: Step 2 – Learning More

How do I become an Enterprise Architect? Step 2 –…

How do I become an Enterprise Architect: Step 1 – Letting Go

How do I become an Enterprise Architect? This is possibly…

The Elevator Pitch

Post #1 – “What makes a good Elevator Pitch?” We…

 

 

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