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An Overview: Agile and Enterprise Architecture

Strategy Driven

Enterprise-level architecture supports the strategic themes and portfolio vision by understanding the portfolio backlog, product vision, and roadmap. The new approach to architecture makes it possible to offer companies innovative digital models and technologies.

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How to Optimally Align IT with Your Business Processes?

Strategy Driven

Structuring business information is also referred to as enterprise architecture. How Does Enterprise Architecture Add Value? The market a company operates in should also be taken into account for enterprise architecture. In order for enterprise architecture to be effective, a company must be agile.

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The CIO Paradox: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries Accountability versus Ownership “Be yourself [period] Everyone else is taken” Bibliomotion CIO Career Path Corporate Board Cost versus Innovation David C.

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A Board Director's Perspective on What IT Has to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

As many companies move from exclusively internal focused R&D to distributed-innovation systems (e.g., A new component of the IT function must be developed to support this category of work: the Distributed Innovation Group (DIG). online idea markets), the center of expertise for innovation support, and analysis across the enterprise.

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Firms Need a Blueprint for Building Their IT Systems

Harvard Business Review

The discipline of enterprise architecture (EA)—creating and adhering to an overarching plan for building IT systems—has been around for some time. As incumbent businesses are increasingly threatened by digitally oriented disruptors, the operating model is as important as the innovative design of the business model.

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“Which business books should every executive keep near at hand?”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Soon most of us will be exchanging holiday gifts and perhaps you’ll be asked what you would like to receive. Why not suggest some business books? In my opinion, whether as a gift from someone else or one you give yourself, these ten are among the essentials, listed in title alpha order: Beyond Performance: How [.].

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Bridging the Gap Between Marketing and IT

Harvard Business Review

One of the common divides is that the former is focused on adopting the latest technologies, while the latter is focused on governance, security, and enterprise architecture. Website innovation and other digital marketing projects, which require IT staff to accomplish, would be top priorities for marketing.