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Consultants Saying Things- Episode 80: The One About Why Whynde and Chris Got Into Consulting
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- Episode 78: The One About Building a Career Narrative
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Frankenframeworks
Posted on October 24, 2012 | No CommentsNext to the perennial favorite "What Enterprise Architecture is and/or is not," I'm inclined to believe debates over frameworks are the hottest debates going right now. Why is that? -
A Capabilities-based Architecture
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsAs technology architecture professionals, we can only be successful and valuable to those who pay us if we frame our work in terms of capabilities at the outset. If we start with details, we'll ultimately fail. -
IT Made Simple
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsWhat would it take for your business to view IT as a valuable, essential partner instead of an annoying cost-center that they're forced to deal with? Wouldn't that be better for you and better for them? -
Nogility
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsLarge technology organizations don't simply become agile. They're either agile or not. If they're not, the path to being so is via change, often radical change at that. -
MBAs Are Worthless
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsFor white collar career paths, the ability to identify, assess and diagnose business problems and then go on to prescribe and execute solutions absolutely demands thoughtful approaches that don't magically come with the diploma. The education is a foundation. It is not a end unto itself.
