Written by jayvanzyl on June 14, 2011 – 6:21 am
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 [...]
Written by jeanine.norden on April 11, 2011 – 4:14 am
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 [...]
Written by admin on June 8, 2010 – 7:38 am
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 [...]
Written by jeanine.norden on March 9, 2010 – 3:22 am
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 [...]
Written by admin on March 20, 2009 – 1:39 am
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 [...]
Written by admin on January 27, 2009 – 8:45 am
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 [...]
