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An Overview: Agile and Enterprise Architecture

Strategy Driven

Support the implementation of the proposed design , that is, work closing the solution architects within the Agile teams during the delivery of the product, CI and CD and DevOps. The roles of Agile architecture distinguish the responsibilities between the architect company, the architect of solutions and systems architect.

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The Executive Checklist: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Spitzer Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Harvard School of Public Health James M. Kerr Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and his leadership team Jeanne W. Bob''s blog entries Atul Gwande David Robertson Dean R.

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Enterprise Thinking

Coaching Tip

A new book, Paid to THINK just released by David and Lorrie Goldsmith, teaches leaders and their teams how to strategize, plan, transform through projects and dramatically enhance their global awareness while outmaneuvering competition.

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The IT Project That Brought a Bank to Its Knees

Harvard Business Review

We have developed a simple yet powerful framework that leadership teams can use to navigate the digital landscape and avoid the kinds of problems that Co-operative Bank suffered. What we are advocating here is a broader view of architecture ? enterprise architecture ? It is based on four questions.

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3 Ways to Get More Value from Automation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PWC’s Strategy&

Harvard Business Review

There’s still much to learn when it comes to digitizing business processes, and in particular using automation sprints—those smart, fast, and small efforts you use to boost productivity when a change to enterprise architecture isn’t the right step. Chiefly, it gives technologists accountability to your business teams.

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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. If the marketing team is developing a strategy to advance client needs, the IT team helps prioritize those needs based on the requirements of the infrastructure.

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CMOs and CIOs Need to Get Along to Make Big Data Work

Harvard Business Review

At Nationwide, a global insurance company, the CMO and CIO host a dinner for their leaders each quarter with the explicit goal of building camaraderie and trust within their teams. An effective decision governance framework makes clear how the CIO and CMO, and other members of the leadership team, must work together and support each other.

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