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[2
Apr 09] Live chat with Dr Leong
Mun Kew, CTO and Deputy CIP of the National Library
Board at the EA Forum '09
[16 Mar 09] Flipside
talks to Pragmatic Enterprise Architecture Framework
(PEAF) developer and founder of Pragmatic EA, Kevin
Lee Smith about Enterprise Debt. Enterprise Debt will
be discussed at the upcoming Enterprise Architecture
Forum this 21-22 April 2009 in Singapore...
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[16 Mar 09] ABACUS
is PeaF certified
[23 Feb 09] Merger
of two enterprise architecture groups
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[2
Apr 09] Live chat with
Dr Leong Mun Kew, CTO and Deputy CIP of the National
Library Board at the EA Forum '09
Dr
Leong Mun Kew will be joining us at the upcoming EA
Forum '09 on 21 April to chat with us about the EA initiative
at the National Library Board.
[16
Mar 09]
Flipside talks to Pragmatic Enterprise Architecture
Framework (PEAF) developer and founder of Pragmatic
EA, Kevin Lee Smith, about Enterprise Debt
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Q:
Why should I be interested in Enterprise Debt?
Kevin: Debt in general and financial
debt in particular is big news. The financial
crisis is born out of burying or ignoring bad
debt. While looking at the profits, organisations
(and people) become blind
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the debt that was building up. Enterprise debt is
similar but is a hidden time bomb ticking away inside
many organisations and government departments today.
Getting a better grip on this will open your eyes
to the Enterprise debt building up in your organisation/agency
and will therefore allow you to acknowledge it.
You can then begin doing something about it before
your organisation/agency suffers a potentially catastrophic
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Q: OK – it’s important, but what can
I do about it?
Kevin
: Recognising a problem is the most important
first step in doing something about it. Managing
Enterprise Debt is surprisingly simple when you
know what to do. Like with any debt, you have to
first understand what debt already exists, put metrics
in place to monitor the debt as it increases or
decreases, and thirdly make changes as to how change
is effected to begin to reduce the debt.
Q:
If I ignore it, what is likely to happen?
Kevin:
The best case scenario is that your organisation/agency
will continue to work but will almost certainly
be overtaken by more nimble organisations that are
not hampered and dragged down by debt. The worst
case scenario is that – like the credit crisis,
your organisation/agency will require larger and
larger amounts of people, money and time just to
stand still, to the point where the organisation/agency
will collapse.
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[16
Mar 09]
ABACUS is PeaF certified
Avolution, the market leader in metrics-based analysis
of architectures and Pragmatic EA the developer of PeaF,
today announced that Avolution's ABACUS enterprise modelling
solution is the first tool to be certified to support
the Pragmatic Enterprise Architecture Framework (PeaF)
Version 1.1.
Licensed
ABACUS users can download the ABACUS - PeaF library
for free from the Avolution
Community.
Through
its PeaF certification, Avolution can provide organisations
with the flexibility to use this pragmatic framework
with the ABACUS modelling solution for their enterprise
architecture practice. Avolution will support the framework
in its training and professional services.
"Avolution
continues to support a wide range of industry standards
on architecture, and is proud to be the first tool certified
to support the emerging PeaF standard. This is another
example of how seriously the market is taking PeaF,"
said Dr Tim O'Neill, founder of Avolution. "The
flexibility of the ABACUS software allows us to accommodate
new frameworks very quickly. In the case of PeaF, it
took under a day to create the ABACUS library, and we
anticipate it will be a valuable addition for our users."
Kevin
Lee Smith, founder of Pragmatic EA said: "We are
delighted that Avolution has been able to attain PeaF
Certified Tool Vendor Status. The fundamental structure
of ABACUS is testament to Avolution’s understanding
and commitment to Enterprise Architecture. We were also
very impressed by the unique metrics and trade-off based
analytics. ABACUS is not just a tool to store information,
ABACUS is a comprehensive EA decision analysis and support
platform that is also charting new territory with advanced
3D visualisations."
For
further details please contact Renate Krelle on renate.krelle@avolution.eu.
[23 Feb 09]
Merger
of two enterprise architecture groups
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2009 – The Association
of Open Group Enterprise Architects (AOGEA) today announced
a merger with the Global Enterprise Architecture Organisation
(GEAO) to form the largest professional body for Enterprise
Architects in the world. At the time of this announcement,
the combined organisation serves more than 9,000 members
in 72 different countries. The AOGEA and GEAO, which
will retain their respective names for the indefinite
future, will be administered by The Open Group. The
merged organisation will focus on advancing the Enterprise
Architecture profession by helping to develop and enforce
standards of excellence and ethics for all members.
“We
warmly welcome members of the Global Enterprise Architecture
Organisation,” said Allen Brown, president and
CEO for The Open Group. “The GEAO’s proven
track record in furthering business skills for its members
and AOGEA’s emphasis on professional standards
and technical excellence will provide expanded value
for our joint members, as well as their employers and
clients.”
“I
am incredibly excited about this merger and the additional
value it will bring to members of both organisations.
Information technology is very pervasive and penetrates
into many business disciplines, such as corporate finance,
HR, financial accounting, business strategy, economics,
sales and marketing,” said Ben Ponne, president
of the GEAO. “AOGEA’s professional members
who need to be ‘in charge’ will need to
develop an integrative view of the business and strong
social capital to lead other people. GEAO’s executive
members, on the other hand, will benefit from an increased
understanding of information technology and how this
can help them to add value to their business.”
The merger brings together the complementary strengths
of the two organizations, providing members with increased
job opportunities through affiliation with The Open
Group’s leading certification programs, TOGAF
and ITAC (IT Architect Certification), ongoing advocacy
and education services, and peer networking opportunities
at local chapter meetings and international events.
In addition, the combined organization will deliver
expanded value to current AOGEA and GEAO members by
providing them with access to an increased range of
programs and services. For example, AOGEA members will
benefit from the GEAO’s programs and content focused
on business skills, whereas GEAO members will benefit
from the AOGEA’s distinct focus on professional
standards and technical excellence.
About
GEAO
The Global Enterprise Architecture Organization (GEAO)
focuses on executive level enterprise architects who
are in management and leadership roles. The added value
to organizations comes through an integrated view of
the business and strong social capital. The enterprise
architect as an individual performer needs pure cognitive
ability in addition to being a reputable resource of
facts, information and experience. Managers and leaders
on the other hand need to be integrative and strategic
thinkers with strong coordination and interpersonal
skills. GEAO focuses on the latter and offers a range
of services that develops a strong integrative view
of the business that supports enterprise architects
who want to grow into a leadership or management role.
About
AOGEA
The Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects
(AOGEA) offers several benefits to its members, including
enhanced career opportunities through promoting the
value of the profession to employers, extensive knowledge
sharing and networking within a peer community. AOGEA
also offers professional development via participation
in globally recognized certification programs; local
chapters; special interest groups; workgroups; bulletin
boards; and general networking opportunities. The Association’s
website can be found at http://www.aogea.org.
About The Open Group
The Open Group is a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral
consortium, which drives the creation of Boundaryless
Information Flow™ that will enable access to integrated
information within and between enterprises based on
open standards and global interoperability. The Open
Group works with customers, suppliers, consortia and
other standard bodies. Its role is to capture, understand
and address current and emerging requirements, establish
policies and share best practices; to facilitate interoperability,
develop consensus, and evolve and integrate specifications
and open source technologies; to offer a comprehensive
set of services to enhance the operational efficiency
of consortia; and to operate the industry’s premier
certification service. Further information on The Open
Group can be found at http://www.opengroup.org.
SOURCE
: The Open Group
Media
Contacts:
Bill Bourdon
The Bateman Group, for The Open Group
1 (415) 602-1491
opengroup@bateman-group.com
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