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Transformation Every DayEpisode 3: Enterprise Architecture: Strategy to Reality - Whynde KuehnGuest: Whynde Kuehn - Bestselling Author, Global Leader in Strategy Execution + Business ArchitectureHost: Alexander Greb - Consulting Director - cbs corporate business solutionsIn this episode of the Transformation Every Day podcast, Alexander Greb and Whynde Kuhn explore the critical role of enterprise and business architecture in successful digital transformations. They dive into the architect’s essential function in guiding organizations through high-risk transitions and ensuring strategic alignment with technological capabilities.Alexander emphasizes internal capacity building and maintaining a strategic balance with technology, advocating simplicity as fundamental to effe...2025-03-3158 min
Consultants Saying ThingsThe One About Enterprise Architect Skills for the FutureEnterprise Architects are just really good technologists and all they really need to know is the latest thing about AI or Agents or Gonkulators or Flux Capacitors. 🤖 🛸 🤓 Yeah. Right. Whynde Kuehn and I recently attended the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architecture Learning Forum at SAP HQ in Newton Square, PA. We spoke to some of our friends who were also attending the event. Our question? What skills do EA's need to navigate the tidal wave of transformation? 💫 💥 💬 We Discuss:- What does an architect need...2025-03-1121 min
Consultants Saying ThingsThe 2024 Christmas SpecialIt's that time of year. Overeating. Overthinking. Overimbibing. But full of festive spirit and reflection. What are YOU reflecting on this last week of 2024?
On this show we have a tradition of recording an end-of-year discussion. This year we share our most profound learnings from 2024... But it isn't pie in the sky stuff... No. We always keep it fresh and practical for the cats out there...
We Discuss:
What's the one thing that each of us has learned from this year that other consultants might benefit from?
If you're just an...2024-12-241h 02
Bold AgendasA Playbook For Strategy To ExecutionSuccessful execution of contemporary transformational strategies requires a playbook of best practices. In this episode, Mimi and guest Whynde Kuehn, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation, discuss that playbook for strategy to execution.2024-12-0554 min
Move Fast. Break Shit. Burn Out.If We Don’t Love the Journey, Why Are We Doing It? - Whynde KuehnOur podcast guest Whynde Kuehn brings a piquing frame to Catalysts - while we set big, hairy goals, we spend most of our time on the journey to achieve those goals. And yet many of us suffer through resistance and burnout on that path. As an ultramarathoner and mountaineer Whynde sees her most important catalytic skill as 'taking a journey'. While climbing Aconcagua she spent only 0.12% of the time on the summit, while 99.88% was the journey to get there and back down. In this podcast she helps us understand how to love the journey, as much as the summit!2023-08-0526 min
Architect TomorrowStrategy to Reality with Whynde Kuehn, Lisa Woodall and Catherine PrattThe latest episode of Architect Tomorrow, featuring an incredible all-female panel! Get ready to dive into the Whynde Kuehn's remarkable book, "Strategy to Reality."
Join us as Lisa Woodall, Catherine Pratt, and Oliver talk with Whynde to share their personal experiences in enterprise, business architecture, and technology transformation initiatives.
Discover the insights, inspiration, and valuable perspectives brought forth in this relaxed and engaging discussion. From discussing the book to shedding light on Women in Architecture, this episode promises to be a must-listen for architects and strategists.
More on the book...2023-05-3141 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 60: The One About Ego
Which is worst? Too much ego in the workplace, not ENOUGH ego in the workplace, an inability to read the room and tune to the right level of ego needed for the moment? The answer is Yes.
Ego can lead to self-deception and self-sabotage. Where humility is required, we often find exactly the opposite. We so often encounter (or embody) a total lack of awareness of how actions and behavior are perceived.
In the workplace, especially as consultants, this is amplified by clients, context and environment. Getting it right is just not an...2023-05-0250 min
Tech Sales InsightsE110 Part 3 - SPIRITBOUND: Changes, Engagement, and Spiritual Leadership With Whynde KuehnIt’s Whynde Kuehn’s final round with Randy in this episode of Tech Sales Insights. In this episode, Whynde runs through some questions and shares her insights about engagement models, working together for the customer, spiritual foundations in leadership, taking action on ideas, and many more so make sure to stay tuned only here in Tech Sales Insights. INSIGHTS OF THE DAYWHYNDE: IT’S ALL ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP THE CUSTOMER“At the end of the day, it's not about what you're modeling or what you're doing or you're de...2023-02-1013 min
Tech Sales InsightsE110 Part 2 - MULTIDIRECTIONAL: Directional Approaches Within The Hybrid EnvironmentRandy continues his conversation with Whynde Kuehn in this latest episode of Tech Sales Insights. The two discuss the effectiveness and the risks involved in the growing trend of hybrid working environments and how it correlates with business architecture. Whynde further discusses the metrics involved in the hybrid environment and other good stuff like change management, strategy execution, top-down vs bottom-up approach, and many more so stay tuned.INSIGHTS OF THE DAYWHYNDE: “Bring it to the doers. So there's two sides of this one, there's the doers, the people who will cre...2023-02-0823 min
Tech Sales InsightsE110 Part 1 - STRATEGY TO REALITY: A Look Into Whynde Kuehn’s Insights On Business ArchitectureIn this episode, Randy welcomes Whynde Kuehn, author of the book Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers and Strategy Execution Leaders. Whynde shares her humble beginnings and how she got into sales. Whynde’s conversation with Randy centers on the importance of Vision and Mission statements, their parallels with strategies, the importance of business architecture in designing strategies, and many more. Learn more about Whynde in this latest episode of Tech Sales Insights. INSIGHTS OF THE DAYWHYNDE: ALIGNMENT OF STRATEGY AND CAPABILITIES THROUGH BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE“...2023-02-0620 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 56: The One About Social MediaSocial media is a wonderful, terrible thing. It is a cosmos of tools that allow us to be our best or, perhaps more often, our worst. If we're a knucklehead in real life, Facebook can make us a louder knucklehead...
For consulting professionals, the use of social media is typically career related or career-adjacent. Given there are so many ways to engage, given the sheer amount of noise, given our own proclivities to react emotionally to things we read, how does a professional get their message out while avoiding the combative social trap?
I asked...2022-12-1450 min
Beyond SuccessTurning Strategy into Reality | Whynde KuehnDo you long for practical tips that will actually yield results? That will take your strategy and turn it into reality? It’s time to make the impossible possible with this week’s guest Whynde Kuehn!
Welcome to this episode of the Beyond Success Podcast. This series of conversations with business experts and captains of industry, is here to serve you in your growth as an entrepreneur. No matter what level of success you are at, there are always areas of growth open to us. So please join us in the collective uplift by listening, learning, enjoying and...2022-10-3130 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 54: The One About The Book: Strategy to RealityThe knock on consulting is that so much of what goes on is either a bunch of fluff and hand-waving at a stratospheric, impractical level or narrowly focused on mostly useless technical gee-wizardry with little connection to actual business need. How do you connect strategy to reality?
Luckily there's a new book that takes dead aim at this issue and serves as a practical guide to developing strategy that delivers real-world value. And even more luckily, the author is one of our own...
"Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers...2022-10-3141 min
SimpleBiz360™ PodcastEpisode #151: TURNING STRATEGY INTO REALITY WITH BUSINESS ARCHITECTUREWhynde Kuehn shares valuable insights on her new book about business architecture.Charting an operational path as one of the original business architecture pioneers, Whynde Kuehn takes our audience on a guided tour of this foundational discipline for enabling end-to-end transformation and organizational agility. Bridging alignment gaps and connecting strategy to execution are enterprise necessities tucked inside the digital transformation era. Whynde has devoted her career to becoming a specialist in this business architecture arena. Join us for our fast moving and enlightening chat about Whynde, this discipline and her book. Support the show2022-09-0858 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 51: The One About Architecture and ConsultingWhat is an architect? What is architecture? In the business technology context, is architecture a profession? What do architects do? A quick Google search reveals an endless debate on these topics that's been raging for several decades. Let's add more fuel to that fire and stir that pot...
This episode is the third in a mashup series on this topic that began with an episode of IASA Global's "The Argument" podcast hosted by Paul Preiss (https://youtu.be/A6Bli8FYXz0) and continued in an episode of the "Architect Tomorrow" podcast hosted by Oliver Cronk (https://youtu...2022-07-1137 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 49: The One About Consulting Myths & MemesThe work environment can be tough. It is often political and tiresome and exhausting. The work week can be a tough slog. However... the workplace can often be very funny. Or at least, worthy of mockery and parody.
We set about trying to lighten the mood by taking a look at various tropes and memes about work in general and consulting in particular. The jokes are many and can often be NSFW.
We selected a number of memes off of Instagram and discussed them, had a laugh, and tried to decipher whether there was any mer...2022-05-0349 min
Leadership In CrisisHow Leaders Around the World are Leading Through a Time of TransitionChange is the new constant. we used to experience disruptions followed by periods of stability, but now the change is increasingly perpetual, pervasive, and exponential. Leading during a time of transition has become the norm as technology, globalization and new competition disrupt established business models.
So how leaders around the world are leading through a time of transition.
This is your host – Swamy Sriperumbudur and you are listening to “LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS”, and we have invited two very special guests
Mark Johnson & Whynde Kuehn
Mark Johnson is Southwest Ohio Regional Vice Presid...2022-04-2635 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 48: The One About Assessing Consulting SkillsIn the battle for talent, how do you identify people who are likely to exhibit the qualities you want? How do you do the same with your existing employees? Assessments? Reviews? Rorschach Tests?
Many of us have been part of organizations that sought to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their staff by utilizing personality tests and skill assessments. They've been around for a long time. In fact, the first modern personality test was applied by the US Army in the early 1900s to identify soldiers that may be susceptible to shell shock.
Fast-forward a hun...2022-04-1146 min
The Argument: Better Architecture EverydayMashup Series Part 2How do we know architects are architects? Why does the industry continue to have such collisions in definitions, direction, and roles if architecture is so important to continual outcomes? This two-part continuation of the architecture mashup series provides insight into a murky topic area in search of answers. Architect Tomorrow - https://youtube.com/ArchitectTomorrow/ Business Architecture Straight Talk https://bit.ly/st-podcasts / https://bizarchmastery.com/straighttalk Consultants Saying Things - https://www.consultantssayingthings.com The Argument by IASA - https://iasaglobal.org/Public/Connect...Tech After Five - https://www.techafterfive.com/...2022-03-1432 minThe Argument: Better Architecture EverydayMashup Series Part 1How do we know architects are architects? Why does the industry continue to have such collisions in definitions, direction, and roles if architecture is so important to continual outcomes? This two-part continuation of the architecture mashup series provides insight into a murky topic area in search of answers. Architect Tomorrow - https://youtube.com/ArchitectTomorrow/ Business Architecture Straight Talk https://bit.ly/st-podcasts / https://bizarchmastery.com/straighttalk Consultants Saying Things - https://www.consultantssayingthings.com The Argument by IASA - https://iasaglobal.org/Public/Connect...Tech After Five - https://www.techafterfive.com/...2022-03-1426 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 46: The One About Business ArchitectureThere is often a tendency for companies to prioritize action and delivery over planning and analysis. More "Deliver the widgets!" and less "What does our company actually do?"
This can be seen in places where decision making is driven by technology and timelines instead of desired business outcomes, where the "How" and "When" is obsessed over while the "Why" is practically forgotten.
But friends! It doesn't have to be this way!
In the world of effective Business Architecture, understanding the "Why" actually enables and accelerates the "How" and the "When". In other words, if...2022-02-2247 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow to Lead Through a Crisis with Whynde KuehnWhynde Kuehne, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation Inc., teaches us how to lead through a crisis from her firsthand experience. She was having a normal, fabulous day when she receives a call from the big boss saying her boss was out immediately and she's now in charge of a 100-person team. Gulp. In a matter of days she came up with a way forward for the entire team. Listen in for these key insights and so much more from our powerful conversation. Why a "bridge" is a powerful metaphor for leadership Technical, consulting...2022-02-1944 min
Architect TomorrowHow effective is Enterprise Architecture in 2022? [Arch Podcast Mashup]In 2022 Enterprise Architecture is (arguably) facing yet another existential crisis. How do we move on from the rather inward focussed navel gazing and make progress on standardisation and professionalisation? So that we can really focus on delivering value for our organisations. This Business Technology Strategy & Architecture Podcast Mash up of the below podcasts really explores what we need to do in order to make pragmatic progress on the professionalisation of Enterprise, Business and Technology Architects
Architect Tomorrow - https://youtube.com/ArchitectTomorrow/ Business Architecture Straight Talk https://bit.ly/st-podcasts / https://bizarchmastery.com/straighttalk Consultants Saying Things - ht...2022-01-2034 min
Architect TomorrowBusiness Technology Architecture in 2022 - Introducing the podcast mashup seriesIn 2022 Enterprise Architecture is (arguably) facing yet another existential crisis. How do we move on from the rather inward focussed navel gazing and make progress on standardisation and professionalisation? So that we can really focus on delivering value for our organisations. This Business Technology Strategy & Architecture Podcast Mash up of the below podcasts really explores what we need to do in order to make pragmatic progress on the professionalisation of Enterprise, Business and Technology Architects
Architect Tomorrow - https://youtube.com/ArchitectTomorrow/ Business Architecture Straight Talk https://bit.ly/st-podcasts / https://bizarchmastery.com/straighttalk Consultants Saying Things - ht...2022-01-1911 min
Architect TomorrowTech Trends 2022 part 2 | Metaverse, Sustainability, Regulations, Ethics, Product vs ProjectOliver Cronk spoke to an all female panel about what they see coming in 2022 in terms of business, tech and society. Sally Pritchard (Ordnance Survey) returns but also introducing Jessie Bland (Harvard) and Whynde Kuehn (S2E Transformation) to the community to discuss what we need to think about as we move into 2022.
00:18 Harvard Tech Trends Report 01:18 Every business is a tech business 01:45 Technical Debt 02:01 Subcultures 03:02 Future regulation 03:42 Oliver's take on tech debt 06:55 Product over Project? 09:51 Regulation 12:20 COP26 related regulation 13:00 Driving sustainability into business 15:18 Electric Vehicles & Scandinavia 17:18 Public and Private Sector Partnership 18:28 Sustainability from consumer to cloud 22:09...2022-01-0347 min
Architect TomorrowTech Trends 2022 Part 1 | 2021 look back: hybrid, digital transformation and the race for innovationOliver Cronk spoke to an all female panel about what they see coming in 2022 in terms of business, tech and society. Sally Pritchard (Ordnance Survey) returns but also introducing Jessie Bland (Harvard) and Whynde Kuehn (S2E Transformation) to the community to discuss what we need to think about as we move into 2022. This first part recaps 2021 before we dive into 2022 in the next episode.2022-01-0116 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 44: The One About Ethics in ConsultingIn our connected world of technology, the ways in which we engage with businesses and clients can have a big impact. And as we've seen with the ways in which our public and private data is used by companies like Meta, not all impacts are positive. Some are downright manipulative.
How does a company or an employee or a consultant working with a client know how to operate with transparency and integrity? We know that certain industries have regulations that define what is acceptable and compel compliance (law, medicine, accounting). There are also voluntary standards and practices...2021-12-0638 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 43: The One About SustainabilityConsultants often help clients think about complex problems with few easy answers. There are almost always trade-offs to be made, regulations to follow, expenses to incur all while trying to run a business and make a profit.
One of the most complex issues involving tough decisions is around how best to utilize business (or national) resources in a manner that ensures the business (or nation) can continue to grow and thrive in a way that doesn't negatively impact everyone else.
Are you an oil company looking at how you'll be in business in 40 years if no...2021-11-3041 min
Straight Talk - Business ArchitectureThe Argument: Better Architecture Everyday – Architecture in Business and TechnologyIn this episode of IASA Global's podcast series, The Argument, IASA CEO, Paul Preiss has an unscripted, candid conversation with two leaders in architecture transformation and leadership: Whynde Kuehn and Eva Kammerfors. This discussion focuses on how to create a true business-impacting architecture practice, how to become a transformational chief architect, and how to help organizations manage change in a dynamic business environment. Participants discuss the qualities of bringing architects together, shared interactions between business and solution architects, and how to grow a practice that delivers on the promise of digital. Whynde Kuehn is the Founder and...2021-11-1819 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 42: The One About The Future of ConsultingIf I were to only read my LinkedIn feed, I'd think every industry is being disrupted all the time, every day...
Certainly a search for "future of consulting" yields plenty of opinion along with thought pieces about new business models and such. Many of these results are a bit frenzied, foreboding and filled with gloom about AI and Gen Z taking over consulting.
I'm not sure exactly what the future of consulting looks like. So I asked my friends, Phil Yanov, Whynde Kuehn and Oliver Cronk to give me their thoughts on the subject.
2021-11-1735 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 41: The One About Job CyclesIs it The Great Rebalance? The Great Reshuffle? The Great Resignation? The Great Discontent? To read about it, companies are really struggling to find workers these days. Clearly there aren't enough people that want to work.
We think that's just a load of codswallop. There was a recent LinkedIn News story about the consulting boom/bust job cycle that caught my eye. The story said that 2 in 3 consulting firms are short-staffed and 1 in 5 have to turn down work as a result. More than half said that recruiting and retention have become much harder this year.
I wo...2021-10-1450 min
The North StarArchitecting for Good: Making a Social ImpactArchitecture disciplines in general, and business architecture in particular, tend to be viewed as only applying to large, private and public sector institutions as opposed to non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social entrepreneurs, and other organizations seeking to make a social impact. While approaches vary based on the organization involved and its corresponding mission, architecture delivers value to organizations seeking to directly or indirectly contribute to the social good. Non-profits, NGOs, and other organizations seeking to improve people’s lives and the environment in which they live face many of the challenges shared by the private sector and government. While mission-driven ve...2021-09-1600 minThe Argument: Better Architecture EverydayArchitecture in Business and TechnologyIn this episode I got to get into some really exciting discussions with two leaders in architecture transformation and leadership. This was an off the cuff discussion of how to create a true business impacting architecture practice, how to become a transformational chief architect and how to help organizations manage change in a dynamic business environment. We discuss the qualities of bringing architects together, shared interactions between business and solution architects and how to grow a practice that delivers on the promise of digital. Their will be lots more from these two amazing speakers and women in architecture. 2021-08-2719 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture36. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Jake Walker (9:9)Concluding this series, business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn interviews Jake Walker, head of the business architecture practice at T. Rowe Price, a leading global investment firm managing over $1.5 trillion in client assets. Jake and Whynde discuss the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice.2021-07-2410 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture35. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Steven Scott (8:9)Steven Scott, Director of Business Architecture at US-based multinational software company Autodesk, joins thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-07-1806 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture34. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Amélie_Régimbal (7:9)Amélie Régimbal, Director of Business Architecture at Desjardins, Canada's financial services cooperative and the largest federation of credit unions in North America, discusses with thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-07-1407 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture33. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Alex Randell (6:9)Alex Randell, Director of HR Technology at Principal Financial Group, long-time business architecture leader, and member of the Business Architecture Guild joins thought leader Whynde Kuehn for a discussion on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-06-3008 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture32. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Chris Jarvis (5:9)Business Architecture thought leader, Whynde Kuehn, talks with Chris Jarvis, Enterprise Business Architect at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulator in the UK about the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-06-2606 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture31. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Linda Finley (4:9)Linda Finley, Founder and President of the Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum, a BIZBOK® Guide primary author, and former Guild board member speaks with thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-06-1906 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture30. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Grant Ecker (3:9)Grant Ecker, Vice President of Global Enterprise Architecture at Walgreens Boots Alliance and long-time business architecture community supporter talks with thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-06-1509 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 38: The One About MentorshipI used to think that if I could just clone myself a few times I might have the most perfect team and we'd produce the most perfect slides...
Aside from that likely being a disaster, I used to think that's how mentorship worked. I mentor or coach someone to do things in the method of whatever firm we were working for so that I had more arms and legs to do work for clients.
Luckily I learned better.
It isn't about the firm or the client or even the work. It's about individual growt...2021-06-0839 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture29. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Coen de BruijnCoen de Bruijn, Program Director for Data and Analytics EMEA at Nike, talks with business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-06-0406 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture28. Business Architecture Practice Leader Series – Theresa Fannin (1:9)Theresa Fannin, practice leader for US-based health insurance carrier, talks with business architecture thought leader, Whynde Kuehn, on the value of business architecture, its unique role in business transformation, and how to build a successful practice in the organization.2021-05-2605 min
Consultants Saying ThingsEpisode 37: The One About Return to OfficeWell it looks like things are getting back to normal. Everyone should just go back to doing things like they did prior to Covid. All will be as it was…
Or not. As the case may be.
Have you heard the predictions for an imminent return to normalcy? Are you excited by the prospect of everyone working the 9-5, Monday thru Friday grind in the old cubicle just like before? Isn’t every consultant thrilled about the notion of going back to that 4am Monday flight to Peoria or Altoona or Wichita to sit in a co...2021-05-0343 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture27. Architecture as a ProfessionIn this podcast, global business architecture thought leader Whynde Kuehn interviews Paul Preiss, Founder and CEO of Iasa Global, a non-profit association for all Technology Architects. Paul is a leading voice worldwide for architecture as a profession and shares his unique perspectives on what it really means for architecture to be a profession, where it stands today, and what is possible for the future.2021-05-0222 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture26. Business Architecture in AcademiaIn this podcast, Dr. Brian Cameron, Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Programs in the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University, shares his unique perspectives with Whynde Kuehn, global business architecture thought leader and educator. Brian provides a pulse on business architecture in academics today and shares his vision for the future.2021-05-0217 min
Status GoStatus Go: Ep. 113 – Business TransformationWhynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation deep dives into business architecture; the what, they why and they how.
The post Status Go: Ep. 113 – Business Transformation appeared first on InterVision Systems.2021-04-1931 min
Meaghan Shaffer, Author at InterVision SystemsBusiness TransformationWhynde Kuehn, Founder and Managing Director of S2E Transformation deep dives into business architecture; the what, they why and they how.
The post Business Transformation appeared first on InterVision Systems.2021-04-1931 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture25. Part 3 of 3 – How To Succeed With Business ArchitectureIn this special three-part podcast series, business architecture thought leader and educator, Whynde Kuehn, has conversations with nine prominent business architecture practice leaders from varied industries from around the world on how to succeed with business architecture. These leaders generously share their stories, journeys, and advice on how to position business architecture, how to deliver real business value and outcomes, how to gain buy-in and shift mindsets, and how to start and grow an internal practice within an organization. Part 3 features Jake Walker, Amélie Régimbal, and Alex Randell.2021-04-1826 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture24. Part 2 of 3 – How To Succeed With Business ArchitectureIn this special three-part podcast series, business architecture thought leader and educator, Whynde Kuehn, has conversations with nine prominent business architecture practice leaders from varied industries from around the world on how to succeed with business architecture. These leaders generously share their stories, journeys, and advice on how to position business architecture, how to deliver real business value and outcomes, how to gain buy-in and shift mindsets, and how to start and grow an internal practice within an organization. Part 2 features Coen de Bruijn, Linda Finley, and Steven Scott.2021-04-1819 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture23. Part 1 of 3 – How To Succeed With Business ArchitectureIn this special three-part podcast series, business architecture thought leader and educator, Whynde Kuehn, has conversations with nine prominent business architecture practice leaders from varied industries from around the world on how to succeed with business architecture. These leaders generously share their stories, journeys, and advice on how to position business architecture, how to deliver real business value and outcomes, how to gain buy-in and shift mindsets, and how to start and grow an internal practice within an organization. Part 1 features Theresa Fannin, Grant Ecker, and Chris Jarvis.2021-04-1721 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture22. Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Business Architecture and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)In this special installment of StraightTalk, we answer your top-ten frequently asked questions about business architecture and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Business Architecture thought leader, Whynde Kuehn, interviews Jo Gilmore, marketing manager and seasoned business architecture professional at FedEx. Jo possesses over 20 years of experience in Product Development, Portfolio Strategy, and Marketing. She is a Certified Business Architect® and started the Marketing Business Architecture practice for FedEx. She is also certified as a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Program Consultant and for Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), and practices and teaches both SAFe and general Agile concepts.2021-02-2712 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture21. How Business Architecture and Customer Experience Design Work TogetherKrishan Jogia and Fran Mether of Evolve & Amplify, a problem-solving advisory firm specializing in delivering executable strategic advice that’s human-centered, share their unique perspectives with Whynde Kuehn on customer experience (CX) design with an emphasis on the nexus between business architecture and CX.2021-02-1123 min
Straight Talk - Business ArchitectureBusiness Architecture and the Strategy JourneyJulie Choo, author of THE STRATEGY JOURNEY book, creator of THE STRATEGY JOURNEY Framework, and founder of the Stratability Academy joins long-time business architecture practitioner and global thought leader Whynde Kuehn for an in-depth conversation on the art of business architecture and the intersection of the strategy journey.2021-01-171h 07
Straight Talk - Business Architecture19: How Change Management and Business Architecture Work Together to Help OrganizationsWhynde Kuehn explores how the complementary disciplines of business architecture and organizational change management set up enterprises for success. Guest star Ken Williams, Certified Business Architect (CBA)® and Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP)®, reveals how the two distinct disciplines can successfully support change leaders to drive prosperous business outcomes.2020-11-1312 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture18: How Business Architecture and BizOps Improve Business OutcomesIn this StraightTalk podcast, Whynde Kuehn, has a conversation with Mike Rosen on the topic of BizOps. Rosen is a published author and recognized authority in the field of digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and business and application development. Rosen unpacks Business to Operations (or BizOps) by revealing how business architecture and BizOps can play a pivotal role in managing the end-to-end journey of creating, delivering, and monitoring business outcomes.2020-10-2909 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture17: How Organizations Can Manage the Unexpected By Leveraging Business DesignIn this podcast, S2E Transformation founder, Whynde Kuehn, interviews Mike Clark, an experienced visionary business leader and delivery-focused strategist on the topic of how organizations can manage the unexpected by leveraging business design. Clark has a deep focus on capitalizing on current and emerging technologies for the benefits of business, whilst being able to consider the impact on people. He has a comprehensive background in shaping and bringing innovative products to market against challenging timelines. He also brings a unique combination of practical experience and a 360-holistic business and market awareness. Mike Clark has an understanding...2020-05-0222 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture16: The Concept of Life Architecture - 20-Minutes With Gary WrightWhynde Kuehn, the founder of S2E Transformation, interviews entrepreneur, innovator, business architect, and Unabomber survivor Gary Wright on the concept of Life Architecture: a framework that allows one to evaluate their personal strengths and weaknesses by providing a blueprint on how to best move forward when life changes suddenly and dramatically.2020-01-0423 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture15: The Concept of Servant Leadership and Business ArchitectureStraightTalk author, Whynde Kuehn, has a conversation with experienced business architect Jeff Dols on adopting a servant-leader mindset and how the characteristics of a servant-leader can benefit business architects to be more effective and far-reaching in their impact on organizations.2019-12-1612 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture14: Digital Readiness and How Business Architecture Can Accelerate Preparedness - 15-Minutes With Dr. Frank GranitoStraightTalk author, Whynde Kuehn, interviews Dr. Frank Granito, Chief Scientist, Partner, and Institute Fellow at the Institute for Digital Transformation on the concept of digital readiness and the critical role that business architecture can serve in accelerating an organization's preparedness for digital transformation.2019-10-1815 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture13: How Business Architecture Can Help Organizations to Become A Cognitive Enterprise - 10-Minutes With William UlrichIn this StraightTalk podcast, Whynde Kuehn and business architecture guru, William Ulrich, explore how business architecture can enable the cognitive enterprise and ways organizations can begin the journey. Cognitive enterprise represents a shift in computing away from its traditionally programmatic approach to one that is probabilistic, where artificial intelligence and other transformative decision support play a leading role.2019-10-0511 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture12: The Power of Storytelling in Business Architecture - 15 Minutes with Tamara ParkIn this StraightTalk Podcast, Whynde Kuehn interviews Tamara Park, storyteller extraordinaire, on the power of story and how storytelling can be an inspiring and valuable tool for business architects to employ during organizational transformation. Tamara, an award-winning television producer and documentary series director, is the co-founder of StoryNow, which she describes as the first digital creative agency and production house you can take with you wherever you go.2019-03-1514 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture11: Graphic Recording and Graphic Facilitation for Business Architecture – Part 2 (15 Minutes With Michael Pemberton)In part two of this podcast series on graphic facilitation and graphic recording, Whynde Kuehn and business and strategy architect, Michael Pemberton, explore real-life graphic technique examples that can be used as creative methods to engage participants, at every level of an organization, to improve communication, understanding, and retention of information.2019-03-0117 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture10: Graphic Recording and Graphic Facilitation for Greater Success – Part 1 (5 Minutes with Sarah Greer)In this two-part podcast series, S2E Transformation founder and author of StraightTalk, Whynde Kuehn interviews illustrator Sarah Greer on how business architecture practices can leverage graphic recording and graphic facilitation for greater success.2019-03-0109 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture09: How Presentation Design Performs Vital Role for Business Architecture Practices - 20 Minutes With James JonesS2E founder and industry thought leader, Whynde Kuehn, interviews Chicago-based presentation designer, James Jones, on how presentation design can perform a vital role in the success of business architecture.2019-02-1721 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture08: Alignment of the TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Framework with the BIZBOK® Guide - 10 Minutes With Bryan Lail & Steve DuPontWhynde Kuehn interviews two leading business architecture practitioners, Bryan Lail and Steve DuPont (both Certified Business Architects® from the Business Architecture Guild®), on key aspects about the TOGAF®–BIZBOK® Guide alignment.2019-02-0110 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture07: How Business Architecture Can Help To Leverage Blockchain - 5 Minutes With Josué BatistaIn this StraightTalk Podcast installment, Whynde Kuehn interviews business and technology strategist Josué Batista on how business architecture can be used to leverage blockchain—an exciting emerging technology (also known as distributed ledger technology or DLT) that provides immutable data in a highly secure and encrypted manner for a host of industries and business applications.2019-01-0408 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture06: Business Architecture and Artificial Intelligence - 5 Minutes With Raj RameshWhynde Kuehn interviews Dr. Raj Ramesh on how business architecture can help organizations to leverage artificial intelligence (AI).2018-12-1406 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture05: The Relationship Between Business Architecture and Agile - 5 Minutes With Alex RandellS2E founder, Whynde Kuehn and Business Architect, Alex Randell, explore how business architecture and agile processes can work together for improved delivery of products and services.2018-05-0407 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture04: How Business Models Work with Business Architecture - 5 Minutes With Linda FinleyS2E founder and managing director, Whynde Kuehn, interviews Linda Finley on business models and business architecture.2018-04-1506 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture03: The Connection Between Business Architecture and Customer Experience - 5 Minutes With Mike ClarkWhynde Kuehn interviews customer experience (CX) guru Mike Clark on the interconnectedness of business architecture and CX.2017-11-1607 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture02: How Business Architecture Drives IT Architecture Alignment and Transformation - 5 Minutes With William UlrichWhynde Kuehn interviews business architecture leader William Ulrich on how business and IT architecture relate in this StraightTalk podcast.2017-11-0406 min
Straight Talk - Business Architecture01: Understanding Enterprise and Business Architecture - 5 Minutes With Mike RosenIn our first StraightTalk Podcast installment, Whynde Kuehn, noted author and S2E Transformation founder and managing director, interviews industry thought leader Mike Rosen on understanding enterprise and business architecture.2017-10-1505 min