Comments on: Enterprise Architecture Models for Digital Transformation

By: Eric Roch

Eric Roch — Tue, 12 May 2015 21:52:58 +0000

The “unicorns” – companies that have soared to a $1 billion valuation or higher – are virtually all based on technology. Established global companies – let’s call them “whales” – need leading-edge technology too. And the whales are the ones that need to transform. The unicorns are already there and threaten to disrupt the whales. Dinosaur IT shops need DT.

By: Michael Porter

Michael Porter — Tue, 12 May 2015 20:51:03 +0000

This is an interesting article. Too often I see examples of people who claim that IT is a dinosaur and cannot contribute. The reality is that if the culture of IT and the culture of a company allow it, a role like an EA could be a significant enabler of digital transformation.

By: Eric Roch

Eric Roch — Mon, 11 May 2015 16:38:19 +0000

In reply to Jason Bloomberg. Part of the process needs to be alignment. I was not thinking of being clueless but of having different objectives that are misaligned. I have been hearing about IT alignment for decades yet we still lack alignment - politics? Maybe clueless fits in some situations too. And I agree that in most companies EA needs to change.

By: Jason Bloomberg

Jason Bloomberg — Mon, 11 May 2015 16:31:49 +0000

If your executives are as clueless as this article paints them, then even the best EA models are unlikely to facilitate any effective transformation. If the EAs are going to effect any significant change, they must first rethink what it means to do enterprise architecture.