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REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanShadow AI – It is here and will make Shadow IT look like child’s playShadow AI! – the use of public AI engines by stakeholders – both business and technology professionals, outside the prevue of the Technology Organization. Everything from privacy, customer data, trade secrets, confidential data, and personal data is exposed outside of the Enterprise walls. It is now time to look at these possibilities and establish not only policies but also a strong education campaign and a Data Architecture that is the pinnacle of the appropriate usage pyramid.
2023-09-1408 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanRethinking the Cloud First ApproachA technology department's goal should be to put the computing processing and storage in the right location that supports the Enterprise's needs and business objectives. We suggest that an Architected Cloud approach – that optimizes both on-premises and off-premises environments is not only gaining traction but is optimal. We explore the reasons for this and how to optimize what many organizations are considering to be their long-term approach – an architected hybrid deployment strategy.
2023-09-1106 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Deliverables String TestAs a practicing Enterprise Architect or Business Architect, have you inventoried all of the deliverables you produce in your Architecture? Then have you taken that inventory and mapped it to your Stakeholders? That is what we refer to as the Deliverables String Test. This broadcasts overviews the very effect technique to optimize your Architecture activities, and enhances the value your Stakeholders get from your efforts.
2023-09-0808 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanSelecting an Enterprise Architecture Methodology; A Ratings and Evaluation HandbookThis Handbook is designed to help you evaluate an Enterprise Architecture methodology on a quantitative basis.
Twenty-six distinct criteria are divided into five categories: objectives, properties, components, functions, and services. Each criterion is presented in the form of a question, followed by a discussion to guide you in evaluating the methodology under review. This Broadcast is only a summary. Download the Full handbook using this link: https://lnkd.in/ghnxEE3h
2023-09-0508 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnterprise Architecture Definitions – the What Definition and the How DefinitionSignificant confusion remains as to what Enterprise Architecture is and what it produces. We suggest one reason for this confusion, is the Certification and Training Organizations that are providing an Enterprise Architecture definition that parallels what they teach. Let us look at the different foci.
2023-09-0105 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanAI and Lawsuits – A Brief Status ReportWe now have numerous lawsuits that have been filed again both AI providers, and more concerning to the general population, lawsuits that are filed against those that are using AI in decision making. Four general categories of concerns are outlined: Privacy, Copyright Infringement, Responsible party in the use of AI generated decisions and expressions, and Personal and Corporate defamation. Part of this summary comes from the Wall Street Journal.
2023-08-3111 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanCloud Provider Hacked? Now what?A recent incident with a cloud service provider has left their clients with absolutely nothing in their accounts, no data, mail, applications etc. This includes the two backups that the cloud provider had believed were secure and safe. We have a suggestion that all need to consider.
2023-08-3006 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanOverhyped Technologies or Marketing – Which is it?We define hype and marketing and compare these terms. We then list just a few of the “new” technologies that are in the press recently and leave it to the listener to determine the hype or marketing category. Yes, we have suggestions!
2023-08-2907 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhat is Strategy? Part 4 – Begin with One Sentence.In this fourth episode of What is Strategy, we discuss the one sentence that is vital in developing your Strategy.
2023-08-2407 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhat is Strategy? Part 3 – Fool’s GoldIn this third episode of What is Strategy, we discuss Fool’s Gold, so you will not be fooled!
2023-08-2306 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhat is Strategy? Part 2In this second installment of What is Strategy, we will continue our dialogue on What is Strategy and emphasize what makes a compelling and competing Strategy.
2023-08-2206 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhat is Strategy?In this first installment of What is Strategy, we will define what is Strategy.
2023-08-2105 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanQuestions to ask your EA or BA consultant advisor prior to engagementWe suggest eight questions that you ask your potential Enterprise Architecture or Business Architecture Consultant/Advisor/Potential Hire, prior to spending hard earned money.
2023-08-1808 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBusiness Architecture DefinedWe define Business Architecture, from a Stakeholder perspective and Practitioner perspective, and how Business Capabilities are developed and defined.
2023-08-1706 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanContinuous Digital Transformation – The Move-Ahead AlternativeThe latest published statistics are documenting a digital transformation failure rate of between seventy and ninety five percent. WOW! We suggest a “Succeed-Fast” approach that is Business-Goal aligned. Select areas that are most critical/important to the organization, which will engage the stakeholders directly due to their interest in a specific area. It does take a bit more “architecture”, as incremental transformation requires a baseline to ensure each increment amplifies the overall benefit and does not cause unintended consequences.
2023-08-1505 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanOntologies=Architecture Flows and Hierarchies = ImplementationOntologies=Architecture Flows and Hierarchies = Implementation. It is not one or the other – it is both for Enterprise Architecture or Business Architecture. If your Enterprise or Business Architecture efforts are not getting the results or recognition you believe should be there, it is highly likely that what are presenting is not architecture and is not human consumable. It is never too late to get on the Architecture track to add to the Implementation architectures you have in your portfolio. Listen in for some hints!
2023-08-1406 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanCausation, Contributing, Correlation, Coincidence. Four Very Different Words!In the Artificial Intelligence – Internet Age, these four words are rarely discussed, yet they are extremely important when we read or hear something. How do you determine which one of these you are seeing, when a conclusion is drawn. Some real thoughtful analysis needs to be done.
2023-08-1106 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Key Sentence and Key Step To Begin Digital TransformationUnfortunately, studies show an alarming failure rate in digital transformation efforts. Our analysis indicates two contributing factors to this failure rate – no fully defined Goal for the digital transformation effort and beginning the transformation by documenting the current business state prior to first defining the desired business state and outcome.
2023-08-1006 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanLaying the Foundation for your AI EnvironmentYes, AI data is already a mess. The excuse phrase we use is AI is “hallucinations”. Well, another term to use is “mistakes”! But let us stop looking out the rear view mirror and look how we can harness the AI engine for our competitive advantage. How – by building out your data foundation. The right time to do this is when data starts coming in the door. Or the right time to do this is now! Enterprise Architect, Analyze, Design, Assemble solutions to order – the contemporary life cycle for true competitive advantage from technology.
2023-08-0905 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanR.E.A.L. Enterprise Architects – More Important Than Ever!Federal labor statics now confirm an almost four percent month to month decline in host computer costs and server costs, while cloud services are increasing almost two- and one-half percent. Cloud computing as a default is no longer a strategy. R.E.A.L. Enterprise Architects have the ability to provide an analysis on a case-by-case basis, as to deployment strategies that balance cost effectively, with business value. Let us now demonstrate, as Enterprise Architects, how we can assist the business in achieving their business mission and strategies, cost effectively, and bring true enterprise agility to the business.
2023-08-0806 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanReward-Risk Balance with Today’s Hyper Technology InnovationsThe pace of technological innovations seems to be accelerating at a pace unseen before. Yet studies have indicated that seventy-five percent of respondents to a recent survey have a level of concern as to what they are hearing about these innovations. This broadcast outlines a balanced reward/risk approach as to analyzing these innovations moving forward.
2023-08-0709 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanDigital Transformation – What End State Are You Trying To AchieveThere are several phases that we suggest organizations need to work though, to get to, what the organization considers is digital transformation. You sort of have a hint in this first sentence – what is the end state you desire to achieve through this effort. From that understanding, then look at business changes possibly required – especially process changes. Then go on to technology. Yes, there is a whole lot more! But this will get you started.
2023-08-0506 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanChina discussing internet time limit for those under 18 years of age.Flowing through the Chinese government is a proposal to restrict internet usage on mobile devices for those under 18 years of age. Those limits range from a 40 minute limit to those eight and under to two hours for those 18 and under. Additionally, no internet between the hours of 10PM and 6AM. Food for thought for those of us outside China. Have a listen to the details, and I look forward to hearing your comments.
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REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanReal Annual Predictions from Sam HolcmanIt is that time of the year, where we make ten or so observations and/or predictions on where various technologies, Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Software Development Practices, and the like are heading in the next twelve to thirty-six months. We look at these areas based on client-based practices, experimentation, and some early practiced-based approaches. We cover these areas' “on the ground” perspective.
We are fortunate that some clients view our expertise beyond Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and Soft Skills practices and view us as “trusted advisors.”
These predictions are based on these sources but do not divulge any propriet...2021-07-191h 13REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBusiness Capability Maturity Model (BCMM) Maturity -What’s and the How’sWith the increased emphasis on Business Architecture in Business and Enterprises worldwide, organizations are finding that requires a “gauge” on how they are progressing with this endeavor. As the phrase goes “you cannot manage what you cannot measure”, and therefore the need exists for understanding how organizations are progressing in maturing their practice of Business Architecture.
What organizations have now recognized, is that measuring the development or execution of a Business Architecture approach is a good start, but only a partial understanding. The effectiveness of a Business Architecture approach is not the end measure for the stakeholders in the business...2021-07-191h 01REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Enterprise or Business Architect, and the General Contractor – A FableEmpirical evidence has indicated that who does Enterprise or Business Architecture has as almost as much importance as the framework or methodology followed. In the “physical” world, a clear distinction and separation of responsibilities have been understood and in place for decades. Yet, in Business and Enterprises today, this understanding is rare. It is an inhibitor to Enterprise or Business understanding of how Enterprise or Business Architecture can actually benefit the organization, with or without technology implementation considerations.
This webinar will explore what progressive, agile Enterprises and Businesses are doing to leverage real Enterprise or Business practices from...2021-07-1956 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanStrategy, Hyper-competition, Business and Enterprise ArchitectureTrue Enterprise and Business Architecture – the baseline for addressing, leading, and managing change. True Enterprise and Business Architecture – the enabler of business and mission strategy. Let us take a brief time out and look at Strategy – what it is, the hyper-competition and hyper-speed changes that organizations are facing, and its relationship to Business and Enterprise Architecture.
We bring you this webinar, partially as a reminder, as to what the endgame of Business and Enterprise Architecture is – helping the business run better. Let us step away from the bombardment we as business and enterprise architects get from all of the online s...2021-07-191h 04REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnterprise Architecture and Business Architecture Tools Versus Human Beings. And the Winner is…A few out-of-context examples. Congress is measured on the number of laws that are passed - really!! That is a measure of success – really?? Not what I would measure. Advisory firms and tool vendors (sorry!) are measured on how many additional "features" or "new approaches" can be added - needed or not. New Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture representations are added, without asking - if we need this now, what was missing?? What should we take away if we have this now?
Let us remember the end objective – enabling business and mission strategies. How do we get ther...2021-07-191h 07REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBase of Understanding in Business Architecture - What's Next?Have you recently passed your Business Architecture exam? Perhaps you have had your Business Architecture certification for some time now? Are you now wondering, well, what's next? This is where the Business Architecture Center Of Excellence, BACOE, can assist. Our practitioner-focused workshop understands that you have of Business Architecture to the next step of actually developing a Business Architecture.
What do we mean by this? BACOE provides a fully integrated environment – integrated tools, methodology, project plans, examples, and templates so that you can actually produce a Business Architecture.
The Workshop that we offer is geared to...2021-07-191h 02REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanReprioritizing IT Project Priorities – Coronavirus Pandemic RealitiesReality has set in. Near term and long-term enterprise and information technology priorities are being “reshuffled”. Naturally, sort term “keep the lights on” projects are high on the list.What is the baseline for these decisions, and what effect do these short-term decisions have on long term growth and sustainment? Is there a method that can be applied to a bit of the madness that is being witnessed? The answer is yes!We will outline an approach to a one-week examination of current project priorities, which will be revised “continually” – explicit representations that both business and technology exe...2020-11-2559 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhich comes first – Business Architecture or Business Capabilities?Business Capabilities, Business Capability Models, Business Capability Heat Maps, Capability Flows, Capability Footprints, System Capabilities, and I can of course list many other “capability” oriented phrases and ideas. The fundamental question we will address in this Webinar is, what is a “Capability”, and is it a result of a solid Business Architecture Framework and Methodology, or is it more of a “declarative” used for some business or technology purpose.I believe you know that are answer is the former – it is actually an “output” – a result – of a Business Architecture. The primary result of a Business Architecture are business-aligned cap...2020-11-2554 min
REAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Information Technology Inventory – the Gateway to CybersecurityCyber threats are possible actions or actions that intend to cause some degree of harm, using digital weapons and digital ammunition. It is much more than information security. More broadly speaking, cyber threats have the potential of disrupting our lives as we know them today.2020-06-2400 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnterprise Architecture in the Era of Hybrid CloudEnterprise Architects are becoming Cloud Architects in many instances, or at least are finding the need to apprise themselves of whole new ways of strategically managing data. And as hybrid cloud becomes the norm, most companies realize they need to pay keen attention to their information architectures. How can your company stay on top?
2020-06-2452 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe What, How, Where, Who, When, & Why of Security ArchitectureOur EACOE Enterprise Architecture practice has looked at security as part of Enterprise Architecture, not as a separate activity. Simply, the objective is ensuring only authorized access to a process or a data component. Starting with this objective – not after the fact – is key. In the physical world, look at the game-changer brought about by the Ring doorbell – warn me before someone enters the house, rather than telling me someone is in the house.If you are guided by FEA, or TOGAF ®, or UAF, we hope that this additional Enterprise Architecture insight will provide the outline...2020-06-2400 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnterprise Architect Participants?Who are they? Who makes a good enterprise architect partner? Who makes a good enterprise architect practitioner?
2020-06-2406 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBusiness Architect participants?Who are they? Who makes a good business architect partner? Who makes a good business architect practitioner?
We discuss this and more in our podcast.
2020-06-2405 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanConfirmation BiasWhat it confirmation bias is and why you need to know about it.2020-06-1700 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanArchitecting to Create Business Agility to Compete in the Post Pandemic WorldThe Coronavirus pandemic is the latest in a long list of disruptors to established business models. Whether it is competitors, technology, natural disasters, foreign or domestic threats, a disruption, or the next occurrence of an unknown, businesses are recognizing that change is the new normal.
This emerging reality does not begin with new technology. Technology enables a series of business and mission-aligned initiatives to move the organization to its next state.
2020-06-1752 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanApplying Logic to Consumer Behavior in Times of CrisisOur guest, Ken Metviner, very interesting & fresh perspective on the what the future holds as we move out of the most current crisis we are in. This won't be the last crisis, & perhaps we should look at consumer behavior with a bit more logic than just believe it is a “random walk”.
Ken outlines a perspective that is unique & logical - one half the economy can be characterized as stable and one half the economy characterized as variable – each requiring move-ahead approaches in their own way.
2020-06-1752 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanData Driven Marketing – the Key to Digital TransformationClark Keller, of Data Driven Marketing, provides insights into marketing in the digital age.Technology has changed the way companies deliver their marketing message but hasn't changed basic marketing principles.
Customer data is the most valuable asset a company has. Customers use reviews as a way of deciding which company to do business with. Data & customer information allow companies to hyper-target their marketing message. Of course, underlying all of this is a concern with privacy.
2020-06-1756 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanDistance Learning – The New Normal?In this unique view of distance learning, we speak to 3 college students, from 3 universities, on their personal experiences with distance learning. School closures led institutions to move instruction to online. Proper planning has given way to crisis management & implementation.
Questions include, education topics, food, housing, money, learning access, feedback, social interactions, & the “new” academic life. We will gain insights “from the trenches” on what works, & what needs improvement.
2020-06-1751 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanFocusing on the Here and Now – A One Day ExerciseIf you're tuning in in the April 2020 timeframe, we are in a bit of a turmoil situation.
Pressures are coming from a number of directions, & focus is easily lost and replaced by motions & actions that substitute for planned actions and strategies. Focus, consistency, coordinated actions, & efficiencies are more important “in the now”, yet we need explicit representations we can view & act on.
Yes, unfortunately, a short-term focus is a necessity at this hour- how to succeed in the here & now.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanArchitecting for the Cloud and the Cloud Repatriation MovementThe cloud is discussed as the potential for better technology & business agility, but moving computing resources has two sides.
IT leaders are learning that running applications in the cloud costs more than doing so on-premises, & adds complexity & security concerns not fully appreciated in the “rush” to the cloud, leading them to rethink strategies, & bring applications back in-house.
We outline our EACOE Enterprise Architecture analysis approach on rationalizing cloud/in-house strategies.
Watch and see the presentation: https://www.architecturescoe.org/resourcesall/processvisualization-75sn8-lz977
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanMoving From Crisis Management to Creating Resilient Organizations In Anticipation of the Next CrisisA new reality has been set- the global movement of people & goods provides a new set of opportunities and challenges, which cannot be predicted, but should be anticipated. Today's crisis is the disease, COVID-19 & the virus, SARS-CoV-2. The next could be another virus, or massive internet outage, or a terrorist attack.
But, the reaction of most organizations is reactive & crisis driven. We must look at approaches for developing resilient organizations to anticipate the next disruptive event.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhy Some People Revel In ComplexityTriggering my thoughts in developing this episode was YAF. What is YAF? YAF is Yet Another Framework! This is a consortium of academics, industry, & government people published YAF on enterprise architecture.
My thoughts quickly moved to thinking about complexity and those that revel in it. Is there such a thing as “complexity bias”? Is it, for some, a measure of progress?
In this episode, we will explore complexity and complex. They are different!
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanApplying Enterprise Architecture to Identify Cost Containment and Optimization OpportunitiesWe have all turned, to some degree, to a short-term focus in both our personal & business lives. We must deal with reality.
How do you address both short & long term issues & opportunities? In the short term, identify areas for optimization, while understanding the effects in future operations.
We outline a two-week Enterprise Architecture Immersion approach that identifies short-term prioritized opportunities for cost optimization, & sets the stage for the eventual return to normalcy.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanApplying the EACOE and BACOE Architecture Methodologies to Analyze the Coronavirus COVID-19 PandemicWe look at this Pandemic through the eyes of Enterprise & Business Architecture. A robust architecture methodology is a tool we can use to analyze things that are complex, and we are seeing significant complexity in this situation!
We apply out-of-the-medical-box thinking to this crisis situation. Let us take a brief time-out from the media driven hype & hysteria-focused analysis & see if we can provide another frame of reference for those professionals working to help us through the crisis.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanImprove Your Company’s Enterprise Architecture Health - Obtain an Independent AssessmentWhat is an Enterprise Architecture (EA) Health Assessment? The “health” assessment of your Enterprise Architecture will provide you an informed, independent perspective of your strategic EA asset’s viability as a foundational resource.
Your Enterprise Architecture is a strategic asset, and must offer strategic value in several aspects. Assess your existing information to determine how well your EA is positioned to provide these values. A thorough, fair & objective assessment will get you there.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanAn Introduction to Process Distribution Centers ™ and Data Distribution Centers ™Make to Order, Provide from Stock, Assemble to Order. The three maturity levels that are understood and tried and true in the manufacturing community. In the IT community, most organizations reside in level one and are attempting to “speed things up” – all within maturity level one.
Underlying maturity level three requires two concepts and underlying technologies. Change, displacement, new learnings, and reward systems are all part of the equation, which makes people uncomfortable – and resistant to change.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanProcess Mining the Complement to Data MiningIn the age of digital transformation, big data, cloud computing, one fundamental fact remains. What we in organizations are doing is processing data. Technology departments have many names nowadays. But fundamentally, they process data.
We outline our approach to understanding processes – Process Mining that leads to a Business Process Warehouse. We review benefits & challenges, & outline field-proven approaches to obtaining benefits. We will also outline the methodology used to guide efforts.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanLuke Peters On The Hard Part of Digital Transformation is Organizational ChangeLuke is the President/CEO at Retail Band, where he aims to help businesses sell appliances through online channels and allow their market to grow and expand. He has extensive product development and entrepreneurial experience.
Luke and his team are especially adept at creating product launch strategies at a wide variety of ecommerce sites.
We will get an understanding of Luke’s approaches to managing organizational change in his digital businesses.
2020-06-1756 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Status of the Cloud RevolutionThe movement of applications to the cloud are well underway. With this movement, of course, comes observations both pro & con.
We will cover the good stuff & gotchas - some obvious & some hidden. The upsides of the cloud are pretty well discussed, documented, debated, and advertised. The gotchas, not so much!
We will provide you with a framework to think about both sides of the equation, to allow you to possibly make more informed decisions.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanSecurity Architecture - What, How, Where, Who, When, WhyOur EACOE Enterprise Architecture practice looked at security as part of Enterprise Architecture, not as a separate activity.
Starting with this objective is key. In the physical world, look at the Ring doorbell – warn me before someone enters the house, rather than telling me someone is in the house. This comes from REAL Enterprise Architecture. Security is a Business Strategy first - not only an implementation technology concern.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanMass Customization is in your hands - your stakeholders and customers also want this true agilityHave you looked at your “smart phone” and its “agility” – your ability to change what you see with a simple press on the screen, and compared it to your internal technology systems or those that you provide to your customers?
This is a manufacturing concept called Mass Customization.
We must realize in information technology solutions, that no matter how quickly we write software, it is handcrafting. We will never be able to meet individual requirements.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanNo One Really Wants An Enterprise ArchitectureYou want a roadmap to clearly define what needs to be done to enable your Mission Strategy.
No one wants a series of endless “sprints” not knowing where the goal line is. You want to know what your end-state objective is, how to get there, & how to identify capabilities. No one really wants a set of intellectually entertaining models but to analyze potential mergers or acquisitions of a competitor & determine the degree of “fit”.
That is a Business Outcome Driven Enterprise Architecture.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBusiness Outcome-Driven Enterprise Architecture - Join the Revolutionary MovementMajor analyst & advisory firms recognize two distinct focus areas in Enterprise Architecture – (1) focus on technology enablement, & (2) focus on facilitating and creating deliverables that guide and inform business decision making – enabling Business Strategy.
We outline what is required & the skill-sets required to bring Business Outcome Driven Enterprise Architecture to your organization. Join the movement to Business Outcome Driven Enterprise Architecture.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanAre You Making Decisions Based on Solid Data or a Data Swamp?Being data driven, achieving digital transformation, developing effective marketing campaigns, making valid business decisions, & ensuring regulatory compliance, are just a few things businesses do, requiring good quality data.
Studies show the low self-reported beliefs on how good the data actually is. Millions of dollars are spent each year on technologies to “clean up” the data organizations are using. It's time to step back & realize that data issue doesn't require technological magic.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanTop 10 Questions and Answers to DeMystify Enterprise ArchitectureWhat is Enterprise Architecture (EA)? How long has EA been around? How do you cost justify EA? Where should EA reside in the organization? Who is the audience for EA? When do I need to do EA? Why should an organization do EA? What is an EA Framework? What is an EA Methodology? What does EA certification actually mean? What is the background required for a great Enterprise Architect? How do I start?
To remove some confusion, some are calling REAL EA, Business Driven Enterprise Architecture.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanWhat Business Executives and Managers Need To Know about SoftwareMost agree that software are a fundamental requirement in today's digital focus & transformations.
What do we really have to understand about software? What should business expectations be about engaging in developing software? Do we need to describe their needs, that are 'transformed' into their described requirements?
We describe 10 things that demystify software development, the business' role in the software development lifecycle, & how to build a true business-technology relationship.
2020-06-1756 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanIn Search of a Search EngineWe examine what search engines actually are and the possibilities of what will come next in the future of search. We draw on history for some ideas. Are the issues we are seeing because of bias, privacy, censorship, speed, or accuracy? Or is the real issue money? The short answer is – all of these and more.
Let's think about a library and library science. What makes libraries work? Three things: The Dewey Decimal System, the consistent state of facts in the library, and finally, the librarian.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanArtificial Intelligence - Perhaps Augmented IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence was first coined by John McCarthy in 1956.
We define what artificial intelligence is, then summarize both positive & negative developments in this field. We suggest there is madness that needs to be addressed, and with not much difficulty.
We have decades of learning about artificial intelligence. But can machines really learn, & who & what are they learning from?
We can't forget the phrase “garbage in, garbage out”? Can we move to “good stuff in, better stuff out”? Yes!
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanTechnical Debt – It Is Much More Than Just TechnicalTechnical debt is a shortcut taken by technologists, & business personnel, to get the solution out the door. It's also used to justify different challenges faced.
All facets – the business, associated technologists & solution developers, as well as human resources in & out of the enterprise are affected.
We explore the phrase itself, & underlying meaning well beyond taking shortcuts in writing & implementing software & computer applications. Technical debt is less visible & often easy to ignore.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanYour Business has an Architecture - do you know what it is? Part 2All businesses have an Architecture – the question is, if explicit or implicit.
Various groups approach the concept & practice of Business & Enterprise Architecture from differing value points. We emphasize a documented, human consumable, prioritized, architecture which is evergreen, ever-robust, & evolves.
Business & technology advantages arise, as solutions through these methodologies & approaches are developed & deployed. We outline additional advantages of Solutions driven by Architecture.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanYour Business has an Architecture, but do you know what it is?A driving need for Enterprise & Business Architecture is to enable IT teams to quickly, accurately & iteratively deploy prioritized, stable & operationally excellent business solutions.
Groups approach the concept & practice of these from differing value points. We emphasize a documented, human consumable, prioritized, architecture which is evergreen, ever-robust, & evolves.
Business & technology advantages arise, as solutions through these methodologies & approaches are developed & deployed.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Critical Role of the Business Technology Collaborator/PartnerThe Business Technology Collaborator/Partner (BTP) understands business needs, possibilities of technology to address needs, & presents a business case that's suitable & understandable to the stakeholders, & transformable by technology specialists.
A BTP is different from business analysis, technologists, or business/enterprise architects. They can rationally balance short & long term business & technology needs & goals. They can balance between human communications & technology awareness.
2020-06-1752 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanRightSourcing – Balancing Inhouse/Purchased Services and SoftwareMost organizations have had a mix of purchased, leased, or rented technologies, software, and human services. Yet we have seen little practiced or written about how to determine what this balance is, what it should be, and how to monitor the changing dynamics in today’s digital transformational world.
Traditionally, cost reduction is a primary measure for sourcing decisions. A secondary focus is access to “scarce” skills and resources. Yet even these measures seem to lack an approach to validation and verification that the actions taken produced the desired results, and continue, in this dynamic pace of change, to pro...2020-06-1756 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanProcess Visualization Unlocking your Hidden AssetsIn this age of digital transformation, big data, cloud computing, & numerous other actions you may be undertaking or thinking about in your organization, one fundamental fact remains. What we in organizations do is processing data.
We outline our approach to Process Visualization. We review the benefits & challenges surrounding process understanding, & outline field-proven approaches to obtaining these benefits. We also outline the methodology we use in practice, to guide these efforts.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanApplication Portfolio Rationalization and Optimization StrategiesApplication Portfolio Rationalization & Optimization is an approach to maximizing the value of current application assets, & laying a firm foundation for future growth. Organizations are moving to the cloud, or other off-premises environments, wouldn’t it make sense to rationalize & optimize your portfolio before the move? Let’s clean out the basement first, so to speak!
We outline the eight phase process we use to guide these efforts. The savings from this effort are real & straightforward.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBusiness Architecture Actually Developing Business CapabilitiesModel mania develops model after model, based on some identified general body of knowledge, rather than doing REAL Business Architecture – the identification, & development of Business Capabilities that enable business strategies and missions.
We define the methodology for developing a REAL Business Architecture (BA) – one that is “human consumable”. Identify the Business Capabilities you need to move your organization to its desired state, through analysis rather than declarations!
2020-06-1753 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBusiness Architecture - Identifying Needed Business CapabilitiesBusiness Architecture is explicitly representing an organizations desired state and as is state, through a set of independent non redundant artifacts, defining how these artifacts relate with each other, developing a set of prioritized and aligned Capabilities needed to meet the organizational Mission or Goals.
REAL Business Architecture is the enabler of Business Capabilities. Business Capabilities are the true result of REAL Business Architecture driving business to its desired state.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanCutting Through Technobabble/Claptrap in Business and TechnologyIoT Platform, Deep Neutral Networks, Digital Twin, Biochips, Brain-Computer Interface, Quantum Computing, & 5G. Global, downsize, marketplace, 110 per cent committed. We have enough to digest in the near-term, and there’s nothing candidly in our sightline suggesting we’re involved in engaging anything we’re going to acquire.
We bring understanding to the more common ill defined, or not defined consistently, terms you may read about or deal with, in your day to day activities.
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Digital Transformation Mistakes to Avoid!Public reports states 84% of Digital Transformation projects are failing to deliver their expected benefits. Organizations realize that looking for the “silver bullet”, technological magic, or magic pill, that will magically and mystically transform the organization to a 2020’s enterprise by “Monday morning” is not going to happen. From this horrifying failure statistic, are there some lessons than can be learned? The short answer is yes!
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnterprise Architecture – The How-To MethodologyMost information technology personnel look at & “do” information technology modeling & implementation rather than REAL Enterprise Architecture – the enabler of enterprise and business strategy and missions.
We define a four-phase methodology of developing a REAL Enterprise Architecture – one that is “human consumable.” This methodology has been practiced, taught, & implemented in organizations large & small. Get the essence of developing REAL Enterprise Architecture in this episode.
2020-06-1755 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnterprise Architecture – what is it and what is it not, actuallyA great thing about the internet, is anyone can write anything about anything. One of the problems with the internet IS, anyone can write anything about anything! For Enterprise Architecture (EA), the Google popularity list tool also thought of by some as a search engine, shows 811,000,000 search entries for EA. Not very useful.
We bring method to this madness. REAL EA is the enabler of Business Strategy. Building computer systems – Enterprise Information Technology Architecture – is different!
2020-06-1754 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanEnabling Business Strategy in the Hypercompetitive Digital WorldPublic reports state that 84% of Digital Transformation projects fail to deliver their expected benefits, organizations look for “silver bullets”, that transform organizations to a 2020’s enterprise by “Monday morning”.
We review what Strategy is – we focus on this word, & what it actually means. It's more than implementing a new technology! We look at this approach enabling an organization’s strategy, especially in this age of continuous change & the hypercompetitive environment we're in.
2020-06-1654 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanHyper-Competition – Going Beyond Digital TransformationMany organizations embarked on digital transformations are underwhelmed at the return on investment they see. Our observations suggest a high percentage of digital transformation projects and programs are “paving existing cow paths” – useful but far from game-changing.
The 2020’s & beyond businesses & enterprises require a full capacity to take on new & novel actions in response to new & changed circumstances. It's the ability of the business and its enabling technologies to deal with variance.
2020-06-1655 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanCybersecurity – what you need to knowWe discuss cybersecurity, & what you as a business person, technology professional, or just an innocent citizen needs to know. Do you need or know about cyber insurance? What are your rights if your personal information (bank accounts, passwords, social security numbers, credit cards, etc.) are “released” by a 3rd party? Do we need an agency that investigates, independently, cyber attacks? What about facial recognition? For organizations, what vulnerabilities exist in your supply chain?
2020-06-1655 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanHuman and Business Change is Hard - you need A.C.T.I.O.n.Less than 50% of Digital Transformation is about technology. Why? This is the "easy" part. The difficult area of Digital Transformation is the human side of change driving Business activities. The probable change is due to enhanced or revised digital actions. We describe the A.C.T.I.O.n. model for Human/Organization Change.
Benefit from experience with organization changes leading to true advantages. Digital Transformation - the hard part is the human part. Not theory - hands on practice.
2020-06-1654 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanGet over it – the hackers have won!Finger-pointing is great, but that doesn’t mean anything is going to be addressed.
The path is clear. The path is logical. It is really not complicated. Yes, it is probably a bit different than what you are doing now. Organizations are embarking on this approach and change. It will not be done “next Monday morning”. Fundamentally, what is the “change”? Stop writing computer software and start assembling software. Why would there be resistance? Change – change is hard. We will lay out the path.
2020-06-1653 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanBig Data and Good Data and Enterprise ArchitectureAs consultant Tom Davenport said, “At American Airlines, they told me they had 11 different usages of the term ‘airport’. As a frequent traveler on their planes, I was initially a bit concerned about this but when they explained it, the proliferation of meanings made sense.
How do you have the unique meanings when you essentially have a running database?
Good Data comes before Big Data - we will explore how to get there. It requires Enterprise Architecture.
2020-06-1655 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanMoving To An Agile Digitally Transformed Strategic EnterpriseAny other hyped words I can throw into the title of this episode?! Much has been discussed in virtually every media outlet on the movement toward digitization, agility, and a host of other phrases being used to both generate excitement and trepidation. What does all of this really mean?
We provide an understanding of what is actually required to move from strategic intent to measurable actions and roadmaps.
2020-06-1654 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanA Rational Approach to Government ContractingIf you heard the term "beltway bandits", this episode will be refreshing to you. We interview Brad King and Liam Speeden CEO & CTO of Robbins-Gioia, LLC respectively.
Since 1980, they approached Federal Government contracting in a different way, and are not the stereotypical beltway bandits! RG combines leading-edge capabilities in management and technology with a seasoned understanding of clients’ missions.
2020-06-1653 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanDigital Transformation and Continuous Change is here!We are entering the Information Age, & existing the Internet Age. Digital "everything" is no longer a nice-to-have, it is an imperative. Yet, most organizations are being inhibited in addressing these new realities due to the Organizations Technology backbone, & IT approaches that are hold-overs from previous ages.
Have you asked technology execs how they plan to address increases in competition, increases in the speed of change, & the ease of which customers can change their loyalty?
2020-06-1654 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanFostering State Government Tech Excellence - Getting to know NASCIOEric Sweden, Program Director at NASCIO – the National Association of State Chief Information Officers is our guest today. NASCIO’s mission is to foster government excellence through quality business practices, information management, and technology policy.
NASCIO provides state CIOs and state members with products and services designed to support the challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the exchange of information and promote the adoption of IT best practices and innovations.
2020-06-1655 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanSoft Skills - What are they and do I need them - YES!We explore the other side of the brain – soft skills. Being a technical wizard, or expert in a field, is no longer enough in today’s digital communication intensive world. We provide a case for the need for enhancing soft skills as part of an individual’s professional development, provide some examples of soft skills, and provide a path for further exploration of the concepts of soft skills, on your part. Our guest is Ken Naigus, a renown educator & practitioner in strategy & soft skills.
2020-06-1654 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanThe Hard Part of Digital Transformation is Organizational ChangeAs Digital Transformation efforts sweep across Government & Corporate America, enterprises find results of Digital Transformation efforts are much less than expected. The difficulty is analyzing the organization & how it needs to function. This is more than looking at an org chart & "looking" for inefficiencies.
The "traditional" organization chart tells very little about how the organization actually functions. We describe innovative techniques to address Organizational Transformation.
2020-06-1654 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanMoving from the Internet Age to the Information Age: Part 3We complete our discussion on understanding 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!
2020-06-1650 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanMoving from the Internet Age to the Information Age: Part 2We continue our discussion on understanding 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!
2020-06-1652 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanMoving from the Internet Age to the Information AgeWe provide an understanding of 12 attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday morning is in order!
2020-06-1646 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanSetting the Stage for the 2020 Enterprise and BeyondThis show is about sorting through the internet-driven advice madness that exists in business today. We provide practice-based insights in business transformation, organizational transformation, and technology transformation, based on real world practices.
Our philosophy is to provide the audience with insights that can provide true value to organizations and individuals that face today’s and tomorrow’s competitive pressures, and provide a usable takeaway from each broadcast.
2020-06-1645 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanData Driven Marketing – the Key to Digital TransformationTechnology changed the way companies deliver their marketing message but not its basic marketing principles. Customer data is the most valuable asset a company has and they se reviews as a way of deciding which company to do business with. Data and customer information allow companies to hyper-target their marketing message. And, underlying all of this is a concern for privacy.
Clark Keller, of Data Driven Marketing, gives us unique insights into marketing in the digital age.
2020-06-1556 minREAL Talk With Sam HolcmanDistance Learning – The New Normal?We speak with three college students, from 3 different universities, about their experiences with the change to Distance Learning as a result of the current pandemic.
School closures led educational institutions to scramble to move instruction to an online format. We get insights from real students on this new reality.
Topics include basic education topics, food, housing, money, learning access, feedback, social interactions, and the “new” academic life.
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The 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanApplying Logic to Consumer Behavior in Times of CrisisMy guest on today’s episode of The 2020’s Enterprise with Sam Holcman is Ken Metviner. Ken has a very interesting and fresh perspective on the what the future holds as we move out of the most current crisis we are in. Yes, as I state, this will unfortunately, not be the last crisis, and perhaps we should look at consumer behavior with a bit more logic than just believe it is a “random walk”.
Ken will outline a perspective that we suggest is quite unique and logical. He suggests that one half the economy can be characterized as stable and one...2020-05-2052 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanDistance Learning – The New Normal?In this unique view of distance learning, we will be speaking with three college students, from three different universities, on their personal experiences in this, in some cases very new learning environment. School closures have led educational institutions everywhere to scramble to move instruction to an online format. It is unfortunate, that once again, proper planning seems to have given way to crisis management and implementation.
We will get real insights from real students on what they see and feel about this new reality. Questions discussed will include, beyond basic education topics, food, housing, money, learning access, feedback, social interactions...2020-05-0659 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanCyber Security - what you need to knowAre you wrapping your automobile key fob in aluminum foil? Sam, of course not, I am not paranoid!
It is not about paranoia, it is about coming out to the parking lot and not finding your automobile! This broadcast is for you, whether or not aluminum foil is being used.
In this episode of The 2020’s Enterprise, we will discuss cyber security, and what you as a business person, technology professional, or just an innocent citizen needs to know.
Do you need or know about cyber insurance? What are your rights if your personal information (bank accounts, passwords, social security nu...2019-07-2455 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanFostering State Government Excellence - Getting to know NASCIOIn this episode of The 2020’s Enterprise with Sam Holcman, we are pleased to have as our special guest, Eric Sweden, Program Director, Enterprise Architecture and Governance at NASCIO – the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. NASCIO’s mission is to foster government excellence through quality business practices, information management, and technology policy.
The primary state members are senior officials from state government who have executive-level and statewide responsibility for information technology leadership.
NASCIO provides state CIOs and state members with products and services designed to support the challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the exchange of information and pr...2019-05-2255 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanSoft Skills - What are they and do I need them - YES!In this episode of The 2020’s Enterprise with Sam Holcman, we explore the “other side of the brain” – soft skills. Being a technical wizard, or expert in a specific field, is no longer enough in today’s digital communication intensive world. We will provide a case for the need for enhancing soft skills as part of an individual’s professional development, provide some examples of soft skills, and provide a path for further exploration of the concepts of soft skills, on your part. Our special guest for this episode is Ken Naigus, a world renown educator and practitioner in strategy, and the art...2019-05-1554 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanMoving from the Internet Age to the Information Age Part 3Welcome to our next installment of The 2020’s Enterprise. This episode will complete our elaboration of the twelve attributes of the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. The Industrial Age and Internet Age dominant organizations are and may be facing displacement, or significant change challenges. On the other hand, the opportunity is ripe for a new set of “dominating” organizations to address this new Information Age we are entering. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monday mor...2019-05-0151 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanMoving from the Internet Age to the Information Age Part 2Welcome to our next installment of The 2020’s Enterprise. This episode will continue our elaboration of the twelve attributes of the the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. The Industrial Age and Internet Age dominant organizations are and may be facing displacement, or significant change challenges. On the other hand, the opportunity is ripe for a new set of “dominating” organizations to address this new Information Age we are entering. Beginning the planning of your organization’s opportunities in the Information Age next Monda...2019-04-2455 minThe 2020’s Enterprise with Sam HolcmanMoving from the Internet Age to the Information AgeWelcome to our next installment of The 2020’s Enterprise with Sam Holcman. This episode will provide an understanding of the twelve attributes of the Industrial Age, the Internet Age, and the movement to the next age – the Information Age. Each of these attributes will have a profound impact on all aspects of businesses and technologies. The Industrial Age and Internet Age dominant organizations are and may be facing displacement, or significant change challenges. On the other hand, the opportunity is ripe for a new set of “dominating” organizations to address this new Information Age we are entering. We have not reached...2019-04-1755 min