Scope and differentiators equals success

I learned a lesson this week and it involved me breaking the golden rule of project management (external to the context of managing projects).  Fortunately no children or small furry critters were harmed in the making of this story, yet a lot of heartache and inconvenience could have been avoided for all parties involved had [...]

5 tips on Alignment that can generate profit

IT alignment, if done properly, is the CIO’s primary tool for creating value strategically in the company. That is, creating significant new profit or increases in the size of your customer base or improvements in your brand. Almost always, increases in value are eventually measured in terms of increased profits. 
It appears to me that most [...]

IT Architecture in action - White Paper

There are ways in which our enterprise can govern itself. No one person has to be the focal point for managing change across the enterprise. In fact, the correct way to maintain the link between business and IT strategy is through a systemic process. This post describes a governance process that provides an ongoing systemic [...]

The Four Domain Architecture - re-discovered.

I love the fact that almost everyday, I learn something new and often re-discover concepts that have not been “hot” in recent years.  I have been researching differing frameworks and methodologies lately, in an effort to find a way to steer our architectural team.  I came across an interesting approach that I haven’t seen for [...]

The ROI of Alignment - from CIO.com

From: www.cio.com

Simply put, if you match what you are doing in the IT department to the goals of your business—whether it be growth, building brand loyalty or entering new markets—you will, most assuredly, increase your chances for success as a CIO. Period.
How do we know? Because the results of this year’s “State of the CIO” [...]