Chess and the art of enterprise architecture

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Enterprise Architecture is the discipline of managing the complexities of the Business-IT landscape. It has been around since the 1980's, when for the first time computers were connected in networks, and the already serious (and unsolved) problem of the complexity of computer programs for relatively simple business needs turned into the huge problem of large networks of them in complex business landscapes. In spite of many 'best practices' and 'frameworks' that have been introduced, Enterprise Architecture is not a great success. After thirty years, we still have the same problems. Chaos is still everywhere. Projects still fail far too often. In this book, (hidden) assumptions behind the existing approaches to enterprise architecture are challenged, and a more realistic perspective that helps us battle the complexities and unpredictabilities of today's Business-IT landscapes is described. Practical suggestions about enterprise architecture governance and products, based on real-world experience with the described approach, complete the book. From general management to IT professionals, everyone who is confronted with the problem of managing Business-IT landscapes can profit from the insights this book offers. No specialist prior knowledge is required.

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Uitstekend boek over 'enterprise architecture'. Je zou verwachten dat een 'enterprise architect' doorgaans met het hoofd in de wolken zit (sorry aan alle enterprise architecten), maar deze schrijver staat in elk geval met de beide voeten op de grond. Realistisch en zeer goed uitgelegd; als lezer kan je bovendien kiezen om de voetnoten met meer technische informatie en terechte extra bedenkingen al dan niet mee te nemen. Samen met de uitgebreide appendices (74 van de 243 pagina's) een zeer volledig overzicht van problemen en oplossingen op het terrein van de ondernemingsarchitectuur. Ideaal voor wie dit gebied altijd met argusogen bekeek, en er nu wel eens meer wil van weten.