REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

Enterprise Architects and Business Architects; do you have a seat at the ”Big Persons Table?’

Enterprise Architects and Business Architects; do you have a seat at the “Big Persons Table?” Perhaps it is not only what you are delivering but HOW you are delivering it. The key to delivery is a series of soft skills in addition to the Hard Skills you may possess.So, how do you make yourself heard? Soft Skills delivering Human Consumable architectural representations! Of course, this is in addition to real Enterprise Architecture and real Business Architecture Skills. This Webinar will first describe and contrast Soft Skills with Hard Skills. Soft Skills are often associated with a set of behaviors and traits that relate to an individual’s ability to interact with other people, such as communication skills. Contrast this with Hard Skills that describe capabilities needed to perform tasks, such as industry expertise and process knowledge. This Webinar aims to introduce you to some of the underlying concepts of selected Soft Skills and provide an overview of some practical tools and frameworks to aid your understanding of this most important personal asset.Please join us for this most important and unique Webinar that will exercise the other side of your brain! Want to SEE the broadcast presentation" Watch HERE: https://www.architecturescoe.org/resourcesall/do-you-have-a-seat-at-the-big-persons-tableCommunicate clearly and concisely. Build trust by demonstrated practice to become a valued advisor. Do not show people your tools (or your models) and expect them to be impressed. Let go of the “scarcity mentality.” Make your work visible and understandable without your constant presence. Don’t confuse having a “Seat at the Table” with “Having a Voice at the Table.” 

Enterprise Architecture in the Era of Hybrid Cloud

Enterprise Architects are becoming Cloud Architects in many instances, or at least are finding the need to apprise themselves of whole new ways of strategically managing data. And as hybrid cloud becomes the norm, most companies realize they need to pay keen attention to their information architectures. How can your company stay on top?

Enterprise Architect Participants?

Who are they? Who makes a good enterprise architect partner?  Who makes a good enterprise architect practitioner?

Business Architect participants?

Who are they? Who makes a good business architect partner? Who makes a good business architect practitioner?
We discuss this and more in our podcast.

Architecting to Create Business Agility to Compete in the Post Pandemic World

The Coronavirus pandemic is the latest in a long list of disruptors to established business models. Whether it is competitors, technology, natural disasters, foreign or domestic threats, a disruption, or the next occurrence of an unknown, businesses are recognizing that change is the new normal.
This emerging reality does not begin with new technology. Technology enables a series of business and mission-aligned initiatives to move the organization to its next state.

Applying Logic to Consumer Behavior in Times of Crisis

Our guest, Ken Metviner, very interesting & fresh perspective on the what the future holds as we move out of the most current crisis we are in. This won't be the last crisis, & perhaps we should look at consumer behavior with a bit more logic than just believe it is a “random walk”.
Ken outlines a perspective that is unique & logical - one half the economy can be characterized as stable and one half the economy characterized as variable – each requiring move-ahead approaches in their own way.

Data Driven Marketing – the Key to Digital Transformation

Clark Keller, of Data Driven Marketing, provides insights into marketing in the digital age.Technology has changed the way companies deliver their marketing message but hasn't changed basic marketing principles.
Customer data is the most valuable asset a company has. Customers use reviews as a way of deciding which company to do business with. Data & customer information allow companies to hyper-target their marketing message. Of course, underlying all of this is a concern with privacy.

Distance Learning – The New Normal?

In this unique view of distance learning, we speak to 3 college students, from 3 universities, on their personal experiences with distance learning. School closures led institutions to move instruction to online. Proper planning has given way to crisis management & implementation.
Questions include, education topics, food, housing, money, learning access, feedback, social interactions, & the “new” academic life. We will gain insights “from the trenches” on what works, & what needs improvement.

Focusing on the Here and Now – A One Day Exercise

If you're tuning in in the April 2020 timeframe, we are in a bit of a turmoil situation.
Pressures are coming from a number of directions, & focus is easily lost and replaced by motions & actions that substitute for planned actions and strategies. Focus, consistency, coordinated actions, & efficiencies are more important “in the now”, yet we need explicit representations we can view & act on.
Yes, unfortunately, a short-term focus is a necessity at this hour- how to succeed in the here & now.

Architecting for the Cloud and the Cloud Repatriation Movement

The cloud is discussed as the potential for better technology & business agility, but moving computing resources has two sides.
IT leaders are learning that running applications in the cloud costs more than doing so on-premises, & adds complexity & security concerns not fully appreciated in the “rush” to the cloud, leading them to rethink strategies, & bring applications back in-house.
We outline our EACOE Enterprise Architecture analysis approach on rationalizing cloud/in-house strategies.
Watch and see the presentation: https://www.architecturescoe.org/resourcesall/processvisualization-75sn8-lz977