tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017561465938084085.post1280480104600453861..comments2023-07-25T15:03:21.987+02:00Comments on Strategic Architecture: Process standardization & EAAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006311231488200413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017561465938084085.post-47661762546877229702010-09-14T00:05:42.466+02:002010-09-14T00:05:42.466+02:00What exactly is down? I just checked: the link to ...What exactly is down? I just checked: the link to HBR is still working so... not sure what you mean exactly. Please be more specific and we'll see what we can do!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006311231488200413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017561465938084085.post-68325679863137141192010-09-13T21:33:39.339+02:002010-09-13T21:33:39.339+02:00Thanks for sharing the link, but unfortunately it...Thanks for sharing the link, but unfortunately it seems to be down... Does anybody have a mirror or another source? Please reply to my post if you do!<br /><br />I would appreciate if a staff member here at strategic-architecture.blogspot.com could post it.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />WilliamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017561465938084085.post-39488308299884643942010-09-10T00:18:43.101+02:002010-09-10T00:18:43.101+02:00Brilliant blog, I hadn't noticed strategic-arc...Brilliant blog, I hadn't noticed strategic-architecture.blogspot.com before in my searches!<br />Continue the superb work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017561465938084085.post-47042410306750151202009-05-08T14:57:00.000+02:002009-05-08T14:57:00.000+02:00It is an interesting balance between stability/ st...It is an interesting balance between stability/ standardization and chaos/ flexibility. I agree that over-structuring is not good, or standardizing ‘the lot’. In IT this often happens, but as Tom argued machines will give better results if the work is structured and rule-based.<br />As for people it is important to invest in ‘giving them the skills, judgement, and cultural appreciation to exel in variable conditions’. Nobody wants to work without responsibility and a sense of purpose. Who will read all the detailed procedures?<br />But analysis can give nice insight in the artistic process. For me, EA is about providing that insight (for decision making and for design) and building a sound business-IT alignment. It bridges the world of machines with that of men and thus of analysis with artistic. Or at least it should, there is still some missionary work to be done.<br /> It is interesting to see how the concepts of Business Technology (Forrester) will be put to practice, how flexible can IT be to differentiate to customer needs?Klasien de Wildehttp://architect2architect.ning.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017561465938084085.post-56781663274257522012009-05-03T13:47:00.000+02:002009-05-03T13:47:00.000+02:00Tools that I bring to the party include Cynefin an...Tools that I bring to the party include Cynefin and Causal Layered Analysis (see summaries on Wikipedia for further links). Both of these address inherent uncertainty, and Cynefin in particular provides ways not only to identify inherent uncertainty, but also to identify the extent and applicability of the uncertainty, and what tactics to use for different types of uncertainty ('complex' and 'chaotic' domains).<br /><br />Wherever there is a high degree of certainty, rule-based or analytic ('scientific') approaches will usually give the best results - though note that machines will give better results than people if the work is solely rule-based, because people usually need some context for personal skill in order to be engaged in the work. Wherever there is inherent uncertainty, the 'artistic' approach will give best results, and rule-based or analytic models will create problems, and may fail in destructive ways: hence, being rule-based, machines and IT are <I>not</I> well-suited for such contexts.<br /><br />Statistical analysis will also help. Wherever the work tends toward high repeatability, 'scientific' approaches will probably serve best. Wherever the work tends towards the unique (i.e. low statistical repeatability), the 'artistic' modes should be emphasised. At the exact point of sale, for example, the customer-decision to buy or not-buy is a classic quantum-point: analogous to classic quantum-theory, any pressure one way or the other will cause the 'probability wave-form' to collapse early into no-sale - limiting the possibilities for actual sale.<br /><br />Somewhat paradoxically, we can use analytic techniques in this way in order to identify when <I>not</I> to use analysis. :-)Tom Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526969814702899986noreply@blogger.com