Should I wait for Windows 8? No. No. and No!

Should I wait for Windows 8? No. No. and No! Conclusion: Organisations that are still running Windows XP fleets are debating holding off a desktop refresh (to Windows 7) until Windows 8 becomes available. There are three key considerations to this discussion: product functionality,...

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Adam Magee

Adam Magee has over sixteen years experience as an information technology consultant in Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe, specialising in the strategy, governance, architecture and implementation of enterprise IT systems. He has wide-ranging experience in both technical and management roles covering all aspects of the enterprise business system lifecycle. Adam’s expertise lies largely in the areas of enterprise architecture, process improvement and information management particularly within the government context. Adam is a creative and confident professional, comfortable in communicating complex issues at all levels of an organisation. Adam holds masters degrees in both Management and Software Engineering from the Australian National University.

A matrix for cloud computing risk analysis

Analyst: Adam Magee Date: 2011-10-31

Cloud computing has multiple dimensions that must be considered when analysing risk. The use of four key variables can rapidly identify the expected level of risk in a cloud computing scenario. These four variables – deployment model, geographic location of data, supplier arrangements and information criticality – can be quickly applied to assess the level of risk and determine a suitable mitigation strategy.

Poor quality requirements demand architecture intervention

Analyst: Adam Magee Date: 2011-09-27

Poor quality and incomplete requirements continue to be a leading cause of IT project failure. While the more widespread use of iterative project management techniques is minimising the impact of bad requirements, it is still not addressing the underlying cause. Accountability for improving the quality of requirements remains elusive. Enterprise architects must take a stronger role in the validation of requirements, and be prepared to intervene when necessary.

How to find an enterprise architect (hint - don't just look in IT)

Analyst: Adam Magee Date: 2011-08-30

Enterprise architects must be systems thinkers first and foremost. Enterprise Architecture is a discipline rooted in IT, and its practitioners often have a deep IT background. However as an enterprise architect, an IT heritage can often be a burden as much as it is an advantage. Organisations that are looking for people with the “right stuff” to become an enterprise architect should cast their net wider than just the IT domain.

Making business architecture a business responsibility

Analyst: Adam Magee Date: 2011-07-28

Business architecture is poorly served by IT-centric enterprise architecture teams. While EA teams have the skills to establish detailed technology architecture, they lack the knowledge and understanding of the higher-level business activities that the technology is supporting. Meanwhile business experts who do have an innate understanding of the business landscape lack the skills and tools to create high-fidelity business architecture. To create a complete Enterprise Architecture, organisations should consider splitting responsibility between business and IT areas.

Using models to link Strategy and Architecture

Analyst: Adam Magee Date: 2011-06-30

An effective Enterprise Architecture should enable the strategy of an organisation to be clearly linked to the underlying business processes and information technology assets. Established enterprise architecture frameworks such as Zachman, TOGAF et al. include limited support for modelling the strategy of an organisation. An emerging framework, the Business Motivation Model, provides a much richer structure for capturing an organisation’s objective. Focusing on the strategy of an organisation represents an opportunity for Enterprise Architects to engage with the highest level of organisational planning and reflect true business intent, rather than reverting to a limited techno-centric perspective.

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