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This week we are publishing feedback on our first workshop concerning system rationalisation and migration which seemed to centre around the ‘why’ or ‘how’ large organisations got into such a mess in the first place. We thank everyone who attended the workshop and hope they will encourage others, in both business and IT, to attend follow up workshops where we can address issues of how to move forward. Read on…

The 1st of April comes once a year together with jokes, pranks and fake reports on the news causing outright laughter and giggles in the work place and on the streets. This year was no different than any other albeit with a slight twist. On 1st April 2011 the new Consumer Protection Act was enforced in South Africa. Exciting for some, thrilling for others and daunting to a number of organisations. Most social network

The concept of Enterprise Architecture (EA) has gained valuable traction in recent years, judging by the various methodologies and standards that are available and the many companies utilising them in this space.  An Enterprise Architecture of some nature has been implemented in various leading enterprises with various levels of success. From an implementation approach, organisations can choose between using EA in a

The revised King Code and Report on Governance for South Africa (“King III”) was launched on 1 September 2009.  It came into effect and replaces the existing King II Code and Report on Corporate Governance (“King II”) on 1 March 2010.  The review of King II was prompted by changes in international governance trends and the reform of South Africa’s company laws with the promulgation of th

A number of frameworks and methodologies including TOGAF, CoBIT,  ITIL and IT Balanced Scorecards  have been designed and further developed with a view to enhance IT governance. Despite the enormous IT investment in recent years, demonstrating the returns of investment in terms of  organisational performance has proven extremely difficult. In many organisations IT is yet to deliver to its full potential and clients a

Understanding EA Drivers From humble beginnings in 1987, EA has grown into a powerful tool for addressing current and future IT and organisational complexities for both start-up and established companies. While for new companies establishing a viable and visible EA is a proactive way to plan for future growth and profitability, large enterprises need to develop EAs to simplify complex organisational environments (ele