Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

The discipline of enterprise architecture (EA)—creating and adhering to an overarching plan for building IT systems—has been around for some time. The enterprise architecture must be driven by a customer- and market-oriented view of a constantly changing business environment. But it need not be like this.

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System Enterprise Architecture Agility Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2012

Many LinkedIn groups, like The Enterprise Architecture Network and the Project Management Institute (PMI) , organize networking events for their members. By following the steps above, I was able to find my new position at Pink Elephant , an IT service management company. Twitter also proved to be very useful.

Enterprise Architecture 14

Enterprise Architecture Information Technology Skills Industry 14

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Soon most of us will be exchanging holiday gifts and perhaps you’ll be asked what you would like to receive. Why not suggest some business books? In my opinion, whether as a gift from someone else or one you give yourself, these ten are among the essentials, listed in title alpha order: Beyond Performance: How [.].

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Books Execution Enterprise Architecture Christensen 110

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

When they set out to turn around processes that have become woefully inefficient or ineffective, most companies choose one of four process improvement "religions": Lean , Six Sigma , Business Reengineering or Business Process Management (BPM). In some of these companies, senior managers were dubious about the claims.

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Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 15

First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Whenever asked to recommend business books, I immediately inquire, “What is the single greatest challenge that you and your organization now face?” ” Of course, responses vary but over time, these seem to be the ten challenges most frequently cited, followed by the book(s) I think will be most helpful.

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Books Consultative Course Enterprise Architecture 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

One of the common divides is that the former is focused on adopting the latest technologies, while the latter is focused on governance, security, and enterprise architecture. Yet marketing and IT executives often don’t speak the same language or understand each other’s goals or roadmaps.

Marketing 8

Marketing Enterprise Architecture Technology Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The BIO must understand and translate business strategy into an IT enterprise architecture strategy and help guide technology investments. Collaboration IT management Marketing' “At SAP, we have a Business Information Officer (BIO) for each business unit, including SAP Marketing,” says Becher. Learn to drive before you fly.

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CIO Budgeting Enterprise Architecture Marketing 8