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Some methodologies of software architecture, including EWITA , attempt to describe architectural processes in a manner that is quite separate from the development of software. Is that valid? To whit, the first step in the EWITA process is described
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As I mentioned in my last post , we have produced an interesting conceptual model of IT as a business, from Business Motivation all the way through to Operations. For those of you who know I’m a SOA promoter: yes, I can represent a composite application
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An esteemed associate of mine asked me recently if I believe that a conceptual information model, created and delivered independently from a process model, can be considered useful when attempting to improve a business. In other words, if you have
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The (ISO Standard) RM-ODP model is a powerful and well reasoned mechanism for creating Architectural descriptions ("architectures"). Leveraging the IEEE-1471 taxonomy , and building out a visual style and standardized approach, there is tremendous value
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It is nice to point out, on occasion, when two different leaders in the architecture community are saying things that, when added together, become greater than the sum of their parts. First off, my friend and colleague Gabriel Morgan recently described
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I've been thinking a lot lately about the gap between "what we have" and "what we need" in the Enterprise SOA space. I think I have a need that is not yet filled by software. (that I'm aware of). I put up a post back in June about the difficulty in creating
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Building teamwork, at the enterprise level, is a tricky thing. As a project team comes together to solve a problem, hopefully you find yourself in the same position that I've found myself in many times: with smart experienced people, all motivated to
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Requirements are an interesting thing. We cannot assume that we understand the business, and their needs, so we 'elicit requirements.' And we write them down. But "the business" is a collection of different people, and in order
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