Tag: Technology Leadership

  • Engaging Executive IT Leadership

    In a recent post,((Business Engagement Is Lost when Architecture is Technology-Focused.)) I discussed the value of architecture in structuring people, processes, information, and technology into solutions which address business challenges and enable the organization to deliver business value.  In this way, architecture provides a crucial link between business and technology capabilities, but it also helps…

  • Technical Mechanics vs. Executive IT Leaders

    Marianne Broadbent and Ellen Kitzis1 write about technical managers vs. trusted executive leaders of the enterprise. Technical managers are experts in the mechanics of IT.  They “keep the lights on and do it cheap.”  This role is essential, especially in today’s environment of cost-cutting and rationalization of services.  However, this role can also minimize the impact…

  • Business Engagement Is Lost when Architecture is Technology-Focused

    Gartner defines enterprise architecture (EA) as the process of translating business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change by creating, communicating and improving the key requirements, principles and models that describe the enterprise’s future state and enable its evolution. The scope of the EA includes the people, processes, information and technology of the enterprise, and their…