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The development of a body of knowledge (BoK) is no small effort. At Iasa, we have been working to perfect a body of knowledge based on member accomplishments and contributions for over 10 years. We have been through many versions, although in the end we decided to set the official version number of this release

Many organizations treat solution architecture as a application development or project delivery role. The reality however is much more complex. In business architecture and enterprise architecture circles we discuss the strategy to execution goals of the architecture team. In reality the strategy or transformation which make this such a hard process is delivered through annual

by Bhagvan Kommadi Once purely academic, open source is now enterprise ready. We have begun to see many customers build enterprise-specific platforms by choosing open source components during the architectural design process. Such projects in telecom, banking, financial services and insurance have begun to demystify "the myth of reuse" by using open source components selectively. As

By: Scott Andersen I’ve posted a number of ethics questions and topics here on the IASA blog over the past 6 months. Recently I got an interesting question that I have been thinking about since I got it. It’s kind of delayed my regular posting as I thought about it. “What is the ethical response to

By: Mike Gruia Today’s Enterprise Architects (EAs) must do more than simply define and enforce technology standards. Those who don’t adapt and focus their energies on business outcomes risk becoming irrelevant. When the EA and PMO are integrated and work closely and effectively together, the organization’s ability to execute on its business strategy increases dramatically. EAs

Architects strive to show value while asking themselves, “What is an architecture?” The notion that an architecture is a model or a view or a strategic plan or a document is the most common understanding of what an architect does at work. We create ‘architectures’ of course. But in reality, while a deliverable is important

The importance of risk management to the practicing architect. The development of a deeply ingrained body of capabilities may be the only thing standing between your team and failure.

Our very own Paul Preiss, sits down for an in-depth interview with Gabriel Morgan the Director of Enterprise Architect and Strategic Planning at REI. Paul Preiss: The thing I'd like to focus on today, Gabriel, is your role and vision as a Director of Enterprise Architect and Strategic Planning at REI, with that being such

By:  Mike Vincent Personalization This morning I’m meeting with Bob Kelly, our marketing director, and David Campbell, a new software architect on our team, to review progress on a web improvement project for expanding accessory sales in our increasingly competitive market place. Adventure Works is the nation’s second largest bicycle internet and retail company. Bob

Our very own Paul Preiss sits down for an in-depth interview with Jason Bloomberg, CEO of Intellyx. Paul Preiss: Today we have Jason Bloomberg from Intellyx. He's the CEO, a very prolific writer, and a very prolific thought leader. I'm so grateful to have you on today. I'm curious if you could update our readers