Contrarian or Realist?
On the last podcast with Dana Gardner, which will be released shortly, Dana commented on my oft contrarian views on information technology. At the time, I took it as a…
The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned About the Information Technology Industry
It’s taken more than 10 years, but I finally got it through my thick skull: A design is only as good as the potential for it to be put it…
The Architect’s Dilemma
I’ve worked for Fortune 500 companies engaged simultaneously in 50+ of IT projects as well as small companies with one or two products and I don’t believe there is a…
When Agility is Absent, The Customer Suffers
Perhaps its the volume of business I do with Blockbuster, but once again I noticed that their aging retail system is at the crux of so many of their issues.…
Weighing In On Being A Good Enterprise Architect
So in James McGovern's Blog Entry 3/19/2005, James provides his wisdom on being a good Enterprise Architect. This drove me to think about what makes a good Enterprise Architect, something…