Whilst on my travels abroad I received a call from my wife who was concerned about a strange noise emanating from the front of the car. She said that it made a Ka Thling Ka Thling noise whilst driving. Concerned about her safety, as she drives quite a bit in her sales career, I told [...]

Being in a position where I’m fortunate enough to work with students who are interested in studying the subject of innovation; metaphors are used to shape our understanding of how new ideas come into being and are then allowed to develop into fully developed real-world outcomes. One such metaphor is the role of the architect [...]

Systematic and comprehensive organisational performance analysis is the only accurate basis for improving performance at the organisational, process, team and even worker levels.  Regardless of the approach used, most standard improvement methodologies include multiple phases – from analysis to benefits evaluation. However, it is the way in which the analysis phase is conducted that determines [...]

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 [...]