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AWS - Smart Business PodcastMatthijs Scholten (Bizzdesign) on the Evolving Landscape of Enterprise Architecture and the Impact of AIIn this episode, we delve into the world of enterprise architecture with Matthijs Scholten, Head of Product Marketing at Bizzdesign, and Margot Schipper from AWS. They discuss Bizzdesign's mission to enable business transformation, the importance of a future-state design mindset, and how their platform helps organizations visualize and transform. The conversation explores a client story from Schiphol Airport's journey towards becoming an autonomous airport. They also examine the impact of AI on enterprise architecture, emphasizing a responsible approach to AI implementation that focuses on productivity and accessibility. Matthijs shares insights on aligning product strategy with market needs and the...2025-05-1425 min
B2B Content StrategistDriving B2B Growth as a Full-Funnel Marketer with Ciarán ReganWhat does it take to drive strategic B2B growth as a full-funnel marketer? Host Amy Woods welcomes back Ciarán Regan, Chief Marketing Officer at Bizzdesign, to share his approach. Since his first appearance on the podcast in 2022, Ciarán has stepped into a new leadership role at Bizzdesign, a Dutch enterprise software company helping global organizations in future-proofing their transformation journeys with their enterprise architecture solutions. In this episode, they discuss owning your niche, building a high-performing team, why webinars are perfect for repurposing, and how to strike the right balance between using AI and keeping things hu...2025-01-2840 min
Smart Enterprises: AI FrontiersState of Enterprise Architecture 2024 by BizzdesignArchitecture presents findings from a survey of over 500 enterprise architects. The study focuses on the maturity of enterprise architecture functions, exploring their impact on business outcomes and IT initiatives. Key themes include the challenges of delivering business value, the importance of stakeholder engagement, and the potential for cost savings through application rationalization.
The report compares "leaders" (top 25%) and "laggards" (bottom 25%) to highlight the benefits of mature enterprise architecture capabilities, ultimately advocating for improved processes and tool adoption to enhance organisational agility and innovation.2024-12-0921 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastPart 2: Bizzdesign Merges with Two Leaders in Enterprise ArchitectureJoin renowned strategist Mark McGregor as he continues his conversation with Bizzdesign’s Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Reed, on the merger with MEGA International and a third vendor in enterprise architecture. They discuss the vision for a new platform, the integration of the companies, and customer-centric strategies driving growth. Tune in for exclusive insights on the road ahead for the merged companies. Missed part 1 of this conversation? Don't worry, just visit bizzdesign.com > podcasts to catch up!2024-10-2137 min
What's Your Baseline? Enterprise Architecture & Business Process Management DemystifiedEp. 77 - Mergers & Acquisitions: Luca de Risi and Nick ReedThere was a big splash in the Enterprise Architecture tool market a few weeks ago - BizzDesign announced that they will merge with Mega and an unnamed third party (which we will learn about in Q4 soon, but cannot name here at this time). But why these two (three) players and why now?
Since we know some people in the industry, I reached out to Luca de Risi from Mega and we quickly came up with the idea of doing a show about Mergers & Acquisitions and not only talk about the current example, but also more generally...2024-10-2154 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastPart 1: Bizzdesign Merges with Two Leaders in Enterprise ArchitectureJoin renowned author and strategist Mark McGregor as he talks with Bizzdesign’s Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Reed. Get exclusive insights in this 2-part series on how the merger with MEGA International - and another leader in Enterprise Architecture - is reshaping the industry, and gain insights into the key questions everyone is asking! 2024-10-1631 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastThe impact of Artificial Intelligence on Enterprise ArchitectureIt's no secret that Artificial Intelligence is here to stay and will continue to play an important and impactful role within the Enterprise Architecture space. This year's first guest is David Strickrodt, one of Bizzdesign's solution advisors and member of our AI task force team. David shares his insights on where he sees the trend of AI going this year and in the coming years. Watch David's full AI webinar Explore our "Value of Enterprise Architecture" resources If you'd like to be a guest on the show or know someone who would, email us...2024-01-1138 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastOur Top Clips From 2023 - State of Enterprise Architecture, Dave Armes, and Dan WarfieldWe've compiled the best 3 clips from our top downloaded episodes of 2023. The episodes include the fireside chat around The State of Enterprise Architecture from our annual BD Connect conference, Humanizing Enterprise Architecture with Dave Armes from Servicenow, and how to set up a successful Enterprise Architecture practice with Dan Warfield. If you'd like to be a guest on the show or know someone who would, email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comExplore Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN page2023-12-1322 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastHow to Build Better Workflows for Enterprise and Solution ArchitectsToday’s episode features a recording from our annual global event, BD Connect. This recording was taken from our 2023 edition featuring Matthjis Scholten entitled How to Build Better Workflows for Enterprise and Solution Architects. If you’re more of a visual learner, we do have an on-demand version of Matthjis’ presentation avialble on our website. Just visit Bizzdesign.com – resources – events – and then scroll down until you see BD Connect 2023. Solution architects design solutions to solve complex business problems and achieve business outcomes. This requires collaboration with business stakeholders, other architectural disciplines, change management and operations. So how can solu...2023-11-0825 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastThe "Karate Kid" Approach to Enterprise Architecture with Eddie WalkerEddie Walker, founder of Edifit which was recently acquired by Bizzdesign, shares his journey of growing a company along with his approach to Enterprise Architecture in which he calls the "Karate Kid Approach". Read the Edifit acquisition press release on our blog. Have an idea for our show? Email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comExplore Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you t...2023-10-0522 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastGetting Buy-In from Stakeholders with Mary Stevens - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMary Stevens is the Technology Architect for Technology Services at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In this episode, she'll walk us through how she approaches getting "buy-in" from leaders and stakeholders. While this episode is focused on the Higher Education space, the challenges and takeaways are applicable across all industries. Have an idea for our show? Email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comExplore Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave...2023-09-2534 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastThe past, present, and future of Enterprise Architecture with Aron Tan, ATD Solution.Aaron Tan, the group CEO of ATD Solution in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong and the Chairman of Iasa APAC, joins our Enterprise Architecture podcast to talk through the past, present and future of Enterprise Architecture. Have an idea for our show? Email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comExplore Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 2023-08-0830 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastSetting Up a Successful Enterprise Architecture Team with Dan WarfieldEpisode Guest: Dan Warfield - Managing Director of CC&C Europe and Ajar Group Limited.Dan's IT leadership career spans more than 35 years, with senior roles in R&D, strategic planning, enterprise architecture, software product marketing and IT governance for Fortune 100 organizations including Lincoln Financial, Walmart, IBM and DXC.Dan has seen it all when it comes to setting up Enterprise Architecture teams and in this episode he outlines his advice on how to set one up successfully. Have an idea for our show? Email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comE...2023-07-0530 min
Bizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastTop Challenges facing Enterprise Architects with Dan BelvilleBringing over 20 years of experience to the table, our very own Dan Belville joins us on our latest Enterprise Architecture podcast to discuss the challenges facing Enterprise Architects. Aside from the common challenges such as complexity, alignment, change management and more, Dan breaks down the biggest challenge facing Enterprise Architects, which is the balancing act between being efficient or effective.To watch the On-Demand Agile Enterprise Management Webinar mentioned in this podcast CLICK HEREHave an idea for our show? Email us at podcast@bizzdesign.comExplore Bizzdesign more:2023-06-0924 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastThe State of Enterprise Architecture - Fireside ChatHey there, and welcome to another episode of the Enterprise Architecture podcast produced by Bizzdesign. I’m Will Hardison, one of Bizzdesign’s marketing managers and if my recording sounds a little different than normal, well that’s because I’m sitting in my hotel room at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada gearing up for Day 2 of the Gartner Application and Solutions Summit using my phone as a recording device. Hey, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do...but I am so glad you’re tuning in because we’ve got a great episode for you today.2023-05-2321 min
IMPACT - Der PRIVATE EQUITY PODCAST der BeratungsloungeIMPACT #011 - Venture Capital für Privatanleger - Interview mit Lennard Fischer von InVenture Capital, RWB und MIG News#011 IMPACT - Themen in dieser Folge: Dieses Mal führt Michael ein spannendes und informatives Interview mit Lennard Fischer, dem Co-Founder von InVenture Capital aus Berlin. Wir besprechen, warum die Anlageklasse Venture Capital auch die Portfolios von Privatkunden bereichern sollten und warum heute viele Teile der Wertschöpfung bei Unternehmen bereits im Vorfeld eines Börsengangs passieren. Dazu gibt es wie immer News aus den RWB Dachfonds (zu den Unternehmen Buckaroo, Planigrupo, Bizzdesign und Breezometer) und MIG-News zu den Unternehmen Temedica sowie talpasolutions aus Essen. Alle Quellen und Links zu den vorgestellten Meldungen findet Ihr in unserem Beratungslounge-Blog.
2023-05-2131 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastHumanizing Enterprise Architecture with Dave Armes at ServiceNowDave is the Area VP of Enterprise Architecture EMEA at ServiceNow. During his presentation, Dave focuses on “humanizing enterprise architecture” – staying mentally healthy, keeping in mind that humans use the systems we design, and embracing change. At ServiceNow they actually use the acronym LEAP which stands for “lean enterprise architecture for people”. Here’s the conversation between Dave Armes’ and Bizzdesign’s Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Reed from Bizzdesign Connect 2023.Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN page2023-04-2721 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastMatthijs Scholten - Bizzdesign's product and innovation managerIn this episode, I chat with Matthijs Scholten, otherwise known as the architect kid. He is the product and innovation manager at Bizzdesign and is responsible for Bizzdesign’s innovation portfolio, product vision, strategy, roadmap and product development. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the architect kid. Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN page2023-03-2129 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastOur top clips from 2022 - Eddie Walker, Jason Bloomberg, Dr. Michelle SupperBefore we launch into 2023, I thought it would be a great idea to listen in on a few of our top podcasts from 2022. We’ll hear from Eddie Walker from Edifit on his top 10 tips for successful Enterprise Architecture, next we’ll listen in on a conversation between our Chief Strategy Officer Nick Reed and the President and Founder of Intellyx, Jason Bloomberg on the secret for architects in driving digital transformation, and finally Dr. Michelle Supper, a senior advisory executive architect at ServiceNow, wraps up today’s episode with Calling all Enterprise Architects: Your Role in Digital Transformation. 2023-02-2729 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastA CIOs view of Enterprise Architecture. How EAs can align themselves to the mission of the CIO?In this episode, we speak to Mike O’Dell. Mike is president of XpertMinds and has previously held a number of full-time and fractional CIO positions across a range of industries. Mike gives us his insight on how enterprise architecture teams can best go about aligning themselves to the mission of the CIO. 2022-12-0824 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture Podcast3 Rules for Enterprise Architecture SuccessIn this episode, we speak to Sunil Rananavere. Sunil is the Director of Digital Business & Technology Consulting at Cognizant, the global IT services and consulting firm, he is also a very seasoned enterprise architect. We cover a number of areas and specifically talk about Sunil's observations on the key mistakes that EA teams can make - and his resulting top 3 pieces of advice.2022-10-3130 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastSecure by Design: Enterprise Architectures Role in Securing the EnterpriseIn this episode we speak to Simon Cross. Simon is a seasoned enterprise and security architect who previously held senior positions with organizations such as NatWest Banking Group, Lloyds Bangs Group, BAE Systems, and Hewlett Packard. Simon is now Head of Security Solutions here at Bizzdesign and today he introduces the initiative he leads here - Secure by Design. We would also like to let you know, as we hopefully move beyond COVID, that in-person conferences and trade-shows are re-emerging, You can meet us live at the Gartner IT Symposiums and Xpos in Orlando, Florida October from 17t...2022-10-0916 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastCalling all Enterprise Architects: Your role in Digital TransformationIn this interview, we speak with Dr. Michelle Supper, a senior advisory executive architect at Service Now. In this role, Michelle consults with a wide range of enterprises and their enterprise architecture practices to help them with their digital transformations. In this session, Michelle draws on her wealth of experience and gives her insights on how EAs can have the most impact on a company's digital transformation journey, in the particular the subtle and oftentimes overlooks the role of EAs in translating the vision and the needs of a transformation between all the layers of a company - from...2022-08-2525 min
The Argument: Better Architecture EverydayInterview with Mark LankhorstMarc Lankhorst as a leader in architecture tools is an an expert on his customer needs. This episode of The Argument was filled with useful discussions about the future of Bizzdesign and the techniques finding the most success with architecture teams. Wonderfully detailed conversations on business capabilities, services, processes and how they relate to each other.2022-08-0932 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastBusiness Architecture: Collecting, Connecting and Correcting the Dots.In this session, we speak to somewhat of a legend in the Business Architecture community - Roger Burlton. Roger is President of the Process Renewal Group, and longtime chair of numerous industry conferences including Business Business Capability and IRM UK. He is also an accomplished author on the subject of business architecture and has recently published his new book Business Architecture: Collecting, Connecting, and Correcting the Dots. 2022-07-2819 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastLearnings from the Enterprise Architecture Centre of ExcellenceAn interview with the legendary Sam Holcman and how he started his EA career and worked with the equally legendary John Zachman. Sam talks about the educational courses that the EACOE runs for EAs that go beyond the technical aspects of EA into the key skills EAs need to have to communicate and do their job in the enterprise. 2022-06-3025 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastBeyond Default: Taking Control of your StrategyWe speak to David Trafford, founder of Forimicio Ltd. David is an advisor, coach, mentor, and consultant on strategy and change to enterprises worldwide and a co-author of the great book - Beyond Default. In this session we talk about how enterprises can take a fresh look at how they formate strategy by thinking about strategy in the context of the trajectory they are currently and - and then from there look at the endogenous and exogenous, or internal and external forces, that influence that trajectory and therefore their strategy. 2022-05-2632 min
GROW B2B FASTEREp 57 - Monika den Os - Monika's Secret Sauce to Finding Great Content & How She Uses it to Generate LeadsHow does Monika create & leverage her key content to drive growth at Bizzdesign? In today's episode, Monika shares her secret sauce to driving sales, building community, and generating the most valuable leads for her company Bizzdesign with Sammy.What's in it for you:1. How Monika creates her key content piece for the whole year 2. Monika’s best kept secret to driving valuable leads3. How Bizzdesign’s community program helps them drive sales4. How Bizzdesign leverages LinkedIn to get laser focus on their target audience5. Why connecting the work of your mark...2022-05-1856 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastHow to become the Customer Driven EnterpriseIn this session, we talk all about the need for enterprises to be customer-driven. We speak to Milan Guenther, President of the Intersection Group, and Jim Kalbach, Chief Evangelist at Mural. We talk about not only the importance of enterprises being customer-driven but how they can practically go about organizationally and architecturally achieving this, always thinking about the customer experience and everything they do. 2022-04-2730 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastBuilding the EA Transformation Tribe and Driving Collaboration at Danske BankIn this session, we speak with Morten Bjerregaard, and Thomas Rhode, both in the EA center of Excellence at Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark and a major retail bank in northern European. Danske bank was the Collaboration Winner of the 2021 BiZZdesign Change by Design Awards and in this session, we talk to Morten and Thomas all about the collaboration the EA team needed to use as they implement a format EA practice and set of tooling in Danske Bank - and how they drove change across people, process and tools. About BizzdesignF...2022-03-2123 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastAccelerating business transformation at Singapore PoolsIn this session, we speak to Gin Wong Deputy Director of Technology Architecture and Policy at Singapore Pools (Private) Limited. Gin and her team won the 2021 BiZZdesign Change by Design Award for Innovation and we discuss how the Enterprise Architecture practice supports Singapore pools in accelerating and making better-informed business transformation initiatives and the development of strategic capabilities. 2022-02-2316 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastThe Journey from Excel and Visio based Enterprise Architecture to BiZZdesignIn this session in we speak to Mahesh Kaka, Mahesh is Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture at General Dynamics IT (GDIT), we discuss how EA is positioned and seen within GDIT as an enabler rather than a rule enforcer. Mahesh talks about how he implemented a common ArchiMate and TOGAF based language within the EA team and how his team transitioned from tools such as Excel and Visio to a formal and dynamic EA repository using BiZZdesign.2022-01-2724 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastThe Secret for Architects in Driving Digital TransformationIn this podcast, we will be listening to the audio from a recent webinar with Nick Reed, Chief Strategy offices at Bizzdesign, and Jason Bloomberg from President and Found of the analysts firm Intellyx. Jason is a leading author, keynote speaker, and globally recognized expert in enterprise technology and digital transformation.In this session, Nick and Jason discuss The Secret for Architects in Driving Digital Transformation and how Architectures can take a design-led approach to architecture to ensure the success of their digital transformation initiatives. About Bizzdesign Founded in 2000, BiZZdesign is the...2021-11-2455 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastSneak Peek at the BiZZdesign RoadmapIn this session, we talk to Peter Matthijssen, Chief Product Officer at BiZZdesign. Peter gives us a sneak peek into the major development areas of the BiZZdesign HoriZZon platform and also talks about how he and his team gather requirements from a variety of sources to inform BiZZdesign’s near and long term roadmap.2021-10-2820 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastTop 10 Tips for Successful Enterprise ArchitectureIn this episode, we speak with Eddie Walker. With Edifit, a provider of consultancy, support and training services for enterprise architecture teams, Eddie has a deep and rich background in enterprise architecture, working with teams and companies all over the world. Eddie will takes us over his top 10 tips for Enterprise Architecture success based on those years of experience. 2021-10-0130 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastBest Integration Practices for Architecture Automation | BiZZdesignIn this episode we speak to Matthijs Scholten, Matthijs is the Product and Innovation Manager at BiZZdesign and we speak all about the Enterprise Architecture Data Ecosystem and the best practices for EA teams looking to harvest data from other adjacent systems of records such as CMDBs, PPMs and Issue management ad product development systems such as Jira.2021-08-2518 minBizzdesign Enterprise Architecture PodcastVisualizations by design to deliver impactful messages and insights in EA | Mark Peters, BiZZdesignIn this episode, I speak to Mark Peters. Mark is Product Success Manager at BiZZdesign - and we talk about how BiZZdesign goes about conceiving, testing and building, with the HoriZZon platform, visualizations that are designed to deliver impactful messages and insights beyond the Enterprise Architecture department to the business and executive stakeholders. Enjoy.2021-07-2819 min