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Welcome to our Blog. Here we will express our opinions about a variety of subjects related to our consulting practice. You are welcome to express your opinions about our opinions but we reserve the right to publish (or not) those opinions.

We will strive to be open minded and will not censor material simply because it is in disagreement with our beliefs. However, if in our opinion a comment is in any way derogatory, inflammatory, or otherwise demeaning of another guest don't expect to see it here.

 


 

BPM and Enterprise Architecture

Business Process Management (BPM) provides a proven method for analysis and design of business processes that can provide agility and flexibility and improve alignment of business goals with IT systems. However, to achieve these benefits, BPM must be aligned with the overall enterprise. One of the best techniques we have to describe the overall enterprise is with enterprise architecture and the architectural domains of business, information, applications and technology, so let's see how these apply to BPM.

 

Business on the Cloud

This cloud thing on the internet changes everything, or does it? New business models, Web 2.0, social networking, interactions with customers, employees and partners, etc. are being revolutionized. The change is so rapid, how do we keep up? But perhaps more importantly from a business perspective, how do we turn those new opportunities into reduced costs and increased revenues, and incorporate them into improved business processes?
 

EA as a Profession

Enterprise Architecture continues to grow as a job title, but what does it mean to transition from just a title, to an actual profession? The Center for Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession (CAEAP) published a position paper Enterprise Architecture: A Professional Practice Guide that provides some ideas.

 

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