REAL Talk With Sam Holcman

Moving From Crisis Management to Creating Resilient Organizations In Anticipation of the Next Crisis

A new reality has been set- the global movement of people & goods provides a new set of opportunities and challenges, which cannot be predicted, but should be anticipated. Today's crisis is the disease, COVID-19 & the virus, SARS-CoV-2. The next could be another virus, or massive internet outage, or a terrorist attack.
But, the reaction of most organizations is reactive & crisis driven. We must look at approaches for developing resilient organizations to anticipate the next disruptive event.

Why Some People Revel In Complexity

Triggering my thoughts in developing this episode was YAF. What is YAF? YAF is Yet Another Framework! This is a consortium of academics, industry, & government people published YAF on enterprise architecture.
My thoughts quickly moved to thinking about complexity and those that revel in it. Is there such a thing as “complexity bias”? Is it, for some, a measure of progress?
In this episode, we will explore complexity and complex. They are different!

Applying Enterprise Architecture to Identify Cost Containment and Optimization Opportunities

We have all turned, to some degree, to a short-term focus in both our personal & business lives. We must deal with reality.
How do you address both short & long term issues & opportunities? In the short term, identify areas for optimization, while understanding the effects in future operations.
We outline a two-week Enterprise Architecture Immersion approach that identifies short-term prioritized opportunities for cost optimization, & sets the stage for the eventual return to normalcy.

Applying the EACOE and BACOE Architecture Methodologies to Analyze the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

We look at this Pandemic through the eyes of Enterprise & Business Architecture. A robust architecture methodology is a tool we can use to analyze things that are complex, and we are seeing significant complexity in this situation!
We apply out-of-the-medical-box thinking to this crisis situation. Let us take a brief time-out from the media driven hype & hysteria-focused analysis & see if we can provide another frame of reference for those professionals working to help us through the crisis.

Improve Your Company’s Enterprise Architecture Health - Obtain an Independent Assessment

What is an Enterprise Architecture (EA) Health Assessment? The “health” assessment of your Enterprise Architecture will provide you an informed, independent perspective of your strategic EA asset’s viability as a foundational resource.
Your Enterprise Architecture is a strategic asset, and must offer strategic value in several aspects. Assess your existing information to determine how well your EA is positioned to provide these values. A thorough, fair & objective assessment will get you there.

An Introduction to Process Distribution Centers ™ and Data Distribution Centers ™

Make to Order, Provide from Stock, Assemble to Order. The three maturity levels that are understood and tried and true in the manufacturing community. In the IT community, most organizations reside in level one and are attempting to “speed things up” – all within maturity level one.
Underlying maturity level three requires two concepts and underlying technologies. Change, displacement, new learnings, and reward systems are all part of the equation, which makes people uncomfortable – and resistant to change.

Process Mining the Complement to Data Mining

In the age of digital transformation, big data, cloud computing, one fundamental fact remains. What we in organizations are doing is processing data. Technology departments have many names nowadays. But fundamentally, they process data.
We outline our approach to understanding processes – Process Mining that leads to a Business Process Warehouse. We review benefits & challenges, & outline field-proven approaches to obtaining benefits. We will also outline the methodology used to guide efforts.

Luke Peters On The Hard Part of Digital Transformation is Organizational Change

Luke is the President/CEO at Retail Band, where he aims to help businesses sell appliances through online channels and allow their market to grow and expand. He has extensive product development and entrepreneurial experience.
Luke and his team are especially adept at creating product launch strategies at a wide variety of ecommerce sites.
We will get an understanding of Luke’s approaches to managing organizational change in his digital businesses.

The Status of the Cloud Revolution

The movement of applications to the cloud are well underway. With this movement, of course, comes observations both pro & con.
We will cover the good stuff & gotchas - some obvious & some hidden. The upsides of the cloud are pretty well discussed, documented, debated, and advertised. The gotchas, not so much!
We will provide you with a framework to think about both sides of the equation, to allow you to possibly make more informed decisions.

Security Architecture - What, How, Where, Who, When, Why

Our EACOE Enterprise Architecture practice looked at security as part of Enterprise Architecture, not as a separate activity.
Starting with this objective is key. In the physical world, look at the Ring doorbell – warn me before someone enters the house, rather than telling me someone is in the house. This comes from REAL Enterprise Architecture. Security is a Business Strategy first - not only an implementation technology concern.